Matt Stevic, Australian footballer and umpire
Matt Stevic (born 12 November 1979) is an Australian rules football field umpire in the Australian Football League (AFL). He has umpired 400 career games in the AFL, including nine grand finals.Stevic was born in Leongatha, Victoria. He made his debut umpiring his first match in the AFL in Round 1, 2004, between the Western Bulldogs and the West Coast Eagles at the Telstra Dome, and he has since umpired internationally.He used to teach physical education, business management and geography at secondary schools, including Melbourne Grammar, Scotch College and Xavier College.
As of the end of the 2021 season, Stevic has umpired in nine grand finals. His first, alongside Brett Rosebury and Simon Meredith, was the 2012 AFL Grand Final; after not being selected in 2013, he has since umpired eight consecutive grand finals from 2014 until 2021. He has umpired a total of 49 finals matches in his career, a record among all umpires in VFL/AFL history.Stevic studied applied science (sport coaching and administration) at Deakin University with a major in sport coaching.

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Ruhollah Khomeini
Iranian Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returns to Tehran after nearly 15 years of exile. - 11Feb
Ruhollah Khomeini
The Iranian Revolution establishes an Islamic theocracy under the leadership of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. - 16Mar
People's Liberation Army
Sino-Vietnamese War: The People's Liberation Army crosses the border back into China, ends the war. - 15Jul
Malaise speech
U.S. President Jimmy Carter gives his "malaise speech". - 16Dec
OPEC
Libya joins four other OPEC nations in raising crude oil prices, which has an immediate, dramatic effect on the United States.