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1970 Colonel Kadhaffi is recorded as becoming premier of Libya 
1970 Curt Flood files a civil lawsuit challenging baseball's reserve clause
1970 Armijn Pane, Indonesian writer (Djinak-djinak merpati), dies at 61.
1971 Kermit Maynard, cowboy actor (Saturday Roundup), dies at 68.
1972 David Seville, singer (Alvin and Chipmunks), dies at 52
1973 NBC presents 440th and final showing of "Bonanza"
1973 USSR's Lunakhod 2 begins radio-controlled exploration of the Moon
1973 Ray Barrett, sportscaster (Gillette Summer Sports Reel), dies at 65
1974 "Jaws" by Peter Benchley is published.
1974 L A Landslide results in the deaths of 9, Canyonville OR
1976 "Donny and Marie" [Osmond] musical variety show premieres on ABC TV.
1978 5th American Music Award Stevie Wonder, Fleetwood Mac and Conway Twitty
1978 Soyuz 27 returns to Earth
1979 Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi of Iran flees Iran for Egypt
1979 The ruler of Iran, the Shah, leaves his country
1979 Fred Elizalde, composer, dies at 71
1980 Paul McCartney jailed in Tokyo for 10 days on marijuana possession
1980 Anna van Wageningen-Salomons, Dut author (Unspoilt Dream), dies at 94.
1981 In this year, John Lennon releases "Woman" in UK.
1981 Leon Spinks is mugged, his assailants even take his gold teeth.
1981 Protestant gunmen shoot and wound Bernadette Devlin McAliskey and husband.
1981 Bernard Lee, actor (Fallen Idol, Dr No), dies at 73.
1984 11th American Music Award Michael Jackson
1984 Extortionist sends letter to Queensland Primary Industries Department threatening to release foot and mouth virus unless state jails are reformed.
1984 Paul and Linda McCartney arrested in Barbados-possession of cannabis.
1984 President Reagan called for peaceful competition with Moscow. He authorized research and development on space-age weapons capable of destroying incoming nuclear missiles, the program known as Star Wars
1985 "Playboy" announces end of stapling centerfolds
1986 Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi said Libya would train, arm and protect Arab guerrillas for Palestinian suicide and terrorist missions, his inaugural explicit endorsement of terrorism
1986 Police arrested 3 IRA-terrorists in Amsterdam
1987 Hu Yaobang steps down as head of China's Communist Party, accepting blame for policy mistakes stemming from student turmoil
1987 Earl Wilson, Bdwy columnist (Midnight Earl), dies in Yonkers at 79.
1988 4th Soap Opera Digest Awards - Days of Our Live claims
1988 Jimmy "The Greek" Snyder fired from CBS for racial remarks
1989 Police arrest writer Vaclav Havel in Prague.
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