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Marius Žaliūkas
1983Nov, 10

Marius Žaliūkas

Marius Žaliūkas, Lithuanian footballer
Marius Žaliūkas (10 November 1983 – 31 October 2020) was a Lithuanian professional footballer who played primarily as a centre back, but also played as a defensive midfielder.Žaliūkas played in his homeland for Inkaras Kaunas, FBK Kaunas and FK Šilutė before joining Hearts of the Scottish Premier League in 2006, initially on loan. He spent seven years there, playing 193 games and scoring 13 goals, and winning the Scottish Cup in 2012. He then had spells in the Football League Championship with Leeds United and the Scottish Championship with Rangers, before retiring back in Lithuania with Žalgiris in 2016.

At international level, Žaliūkas played 25 times for the Lithuania national team between 2005 and 2016, scoring once. He died at the age of 36 from motor neurone disease.

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Events on 1983

  • 24Feb

    Japanese American internment

    A special commission of the United States Congress condemns the Japanese American internment during World War II.
  • 19Jul

    CT scan

    The first three-dimensional reconstruction of a human head in a CT is published.
  • 24Jul

    Sri Lankan Civil War

    The Black July anti-Tamil riots begin in Sri Lanka, killing between 400 and 3,000. Black July is generally regarded as the beginning of the Sri Lankan Civil War.
  • 1Sep

    Korean Air Lines Flight 007

    Cold War: Korean Air Lines Flight 007 is shot down by a Soviet Union jet fighter when the commercial aircraft enters Soviet airspace, killing all 269 on board, including Congressman Lawrence McDonald.
  • 12Sep

    Los Macheteros

    A Wells Fargo depot in West Hartford, Connecticut, United States, is robbed of approximately US$7 million by Los Macheteros.