Nikita Filatov (born 1990) is a Russian professional ice hockey player. Since 2012, he has been a member of Salavat Yulaev, a club based in Ufa, Bashkortostan, that plays in the Kontinental Hockey League. He began his career playing for CSKA Moscow in their minor and junior hockey systems. He joined the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 2008 Entry Draft as the top-ranked European skater by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau, and was selected sixth overall by the Columbus Blue Jackets. He has played two seasons in North America, splitting time between the Blue Jackets and their previous AHL affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch. During the 2009–10 season, Filatov was unhappy with his situation in Columbus and was loaned to CSKA Moscow for the remainder of the season. At the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, Filatov was traded to the Ottawa Senators, and then was again loaned to CSKA Moscow. Filatov has represented Russia in international hockey at two World U18 Championships, winning gold and silver medals, and three World Junior Championships, where he has won two bronze medals. He was named to the Tournament All-Star Team at the 2008 World U18 Championships and the 2009 World Junior Championships.
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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
1885:
The Mikado (poster pictured), Gilbert and Sullivan's most frequently performed Savoy Opera, debuted at the Savoy Theatre in London. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mikado
1915:
First World War: British forces cornered and sank the SMS Dresden, the last remnant of the German East Asia Squadron, near the Chilean island of Más a Tierra. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_M%C3%A1s_a_Tierra
1937:
Pope Pius XI issued the encyclical Mit brennender Sorge, condemning antisemitism, criticizing Nazism, listing breaches of an agreement signed with the Roman Catholic Church. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mit_brennender_Sorge
1978:
Israeli–Lebanese conflict: The Israel Defense Forces began Operation Litani, invading and occupying southern Lebanon, and pushing PLO troops north up to the Litani River. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_South_Lebanon_conflict
2008:
A series of riots, protests, and demonstrations erupted in Lhasa and elsewhere in Tibet. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Tibetan_unrest
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annis Domini: (of multiple years or of a date range) Taking place a specifed number of years following the assumed birth of Jesus Christ. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/annis_Domini
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