Latvian ice hockey player and politician

Sandis Ozoliņš

Sandis Ozoliņš, commonly spelled Sandis Ozolinsh in North America, is a Latvian former professional ice hockey player and coach. During his career in North America, Ozoliņš was a seven-time NHL All-Star, Stanley Cup champion, and James Norris Memorial Trophy finalist. He is also the all-time leader for goals, assists, points, and games played by a Latvian in the NHL and holds several Colorado Avalanche and San Jose Sharks franchise records. Ozoliņš was also the highest-paid sportsman in Latvian history, before NBA basketball player Andris Biedriņš succeeded him in 2008.

Born

1972

August 3

Died

Living

Era

1970s

Country

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Sandis, in brief

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Key dates

1972 Born

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What else happened on this day, through history

8 Roman Empire general Tiberius defeats the Dalmatae on the river Bosna.
435 Deposed Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Nestorius, considered the originator of Nestorianism, is exiled by Roman Emperor Theodosius II to a monastery in Egypt.
881 Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu: Louis III of France defeats the Vikings, an event celebrated in the poem Ludwigslied.
908 Battle of Eisenach: An invading Hungarian force defeats an East Frankish army under Duke Burchard of Thuringia.

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The world in 1972

When Sandis arrived

april 10 Tombs containing bamboo slips, among them Sun Tzu's Art of War and Sun Bin's lost military treatise, are discovered by construction workers in Shandong.
april 10 Vietnam War: For the first time since November 1967, American B-52 bombers reportedly begin bombing North Vietnam.
april 13 The Universal Postal Union decides to recognize the People's Republic of China as the only legitimate Chinese representative, effectively expelling the Republic of China administering Taiwan.
april 13 Vietnam War: The Battle of An Lộc begins.

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Abhisit Vejjajiva 1964– English-Thai economist and politician, 27th Prime Minister of Thailand Eric Esch 1966– American wrestler, boxer, and mixed martial artist Ernie Pyle 1900–1945 American journalist and soldier (born 1900) Esther Earl 1994– American author, vlogger, and online personality (died 2010) Jonas Savimbi 1934–2002 Angolan general, founded UNITA (died 2002) Juanita Helms 1941–2009 American politician (died 2009) Lance Alworth 1940– American football player Mark Reynolds 1983– American baseball player Martha Stewart 1941– American businesswoman, publisher, and author, founded Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1972

Eminem 1972– American rapper, producer, and actor Adam Beach 1972– Canadian actor Archie Panjabi 1972– British actress Billie Joe Armstrong 1972– American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, and producer Brian Wood 1972– American writer, illustrator and graphic designer Chilly Gonzales 1972– Canadian-German singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer Chris Candido 1972–2005 American wrestler (born 1971) Chris Osgood 1972– Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster Christophe Beck 1972– Canadian television and film score composer and conductor

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