1979 Iran proclaimed an Islamic Republic following fall of Shah

1980 Wayne Gretzky breaks Bobby Orr's record with 103rd assist

1981 E Bowell discovers asteroid #3480 Abante

1982 US formally transfers Canal Zone to Panama

1984 8 men record longest distance rowed in 24 hours at 13 miles

1984 Marvin Gaye shot to death by his father Marvin Gaye Sr in LA

1986 US sub Nathaniel Green runs aground in the Irish Sea

1986 World oil prices dip below $10 a barrel

1988 Jim Jordan radio's Fibber McGee, dies at 91 in a fall

1990 CBS fires sportscaster Brent Mussburger

1990 It becomes illeagal in Salem Oregon to be within 2' of nude dancers

1990 Jack Nicklaus wins first start on Senior PGA tour

1990 Wrestlemania VI-Ultimate Warrior beats Hulk Hogan for championship

1991 Richard Thorpe director (MGM), dies at 95

1991 US minimum wage goes from $3.80 to $4.25 per hour

1991 Warsaw Pact officially disolves

1992 Juanito soccer star (Madrid Real 1977-87), dies at 37 in car crash

1992 NFL decides to stay with 17 week sched instead of expanded 18 games

1513 The spanish explorer Ponce de Leon discovers Florida in what is now the USA

1789 US House of Representives first meeting

1913 17th amendment, requiring direct election of senators, ratified

1946 United Nations assemble for first time

1614 The birth of El Greco, Spanish painter

1884 The birth of Harry S.Truman, Former American President

1893 The birth of Mary Pickford, American actress

1919 The birth of Ian Smith, Prime Minister of Rhodesia

1937 The birth of Seymour Hersh, American journalist

2005 Referendum in Curaçao on independence vs. integration with the Netherlands.

2005 Birth of Leah Isadora Behn, granddaughter of King Harald V of Norway2006 Shedden massacre: The bodies of 8 murdered men are found in Shedden, Elgin County, Ontario.

2006 Bristol, United Kingdom celebrates the 200th birthday of Isambard Kingdom Brunel (actually apr 9) by relighting the Clifton Suspension Bridge.

2006 Numbersixvalverde, ridden by Niall Madden, wins the Grand National at Aintree.

2006 Bloc 8406 publishes their Manifesto on Freedom and Democracy for Viet Nam in Viet Nam; their name comes from this date.

2007 Zach Johnson wins the 2007 Masters Tournament.

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