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** Luis Posada Carriles, an anti-Castrist Cuban wanted by Venezuela for the 1976 bombing of Cubana Flight 455, which the US has refused to extradite in 2006 to Venezuela, on claims that he was not sufficiently enough protected from risks of torture in this last state.
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** Luis Carrero Blanco, Spanish statesman ( d. 1973 )
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** José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, Prime Minister of Spain
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** Spanish legislative election, 2004: The incumbent government led by José María Aznar is defeated by the Socialist José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero.
** Luis Barahona de Soto, Spanish poet ( d. 1595 )
** Tomás Luis de Victoria, Spanish composer ( d. 1611 )
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** Javier Sotomayor, Cuban high jumper
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