1985 Mike Tyson KOs Hector Mercedes in 1 round in his first pro fight

1985 Méxican authorities find body of US drug agent Enrique C Salaazar

1985 Yul Brynner appears in his 4,500th performance of "King &I"

1986 USSR's Vega 1 flies by Halley's Comet at 8,889 km

1987 6.8 earthquake hits Ecuador, kills 100

1987 A British ferry sinks off the Belgian port of Zeebrugg, killing 189.

1987 Belgium ferry boat "Herald of Free Enterprise" capsizes/sinks; 192 die

1987 In the Colombia - Ecuador region a 7.0 earthquake killed approximately 1,000 people, 4,000 missing, 20,000 homeless, extensive damage, landslides and ground cracks in Napo Province and in the Quito-Tulcan area, Ecuador

1988 3 IRA suspects were shot dead in Gibraltar by SAS officers

1988 In the Gulf of Alaska a 7.7 earthquake was felt in parts of Alaska, but little damage on land however an estimated 5,000 dollars damage caused to the ships Exxon North Slope, Exxon Boston and Exxon New Orleans

1990 SR-71 sets a transcontinental record, flying 2,404 miles in 1 08 17

1990 The Soviet government allows its citizens to own factories and hire workers.

1991 Following Iraq's capitulation in the Persian Gulf conflict, President Bush told Congress that "aggression is defeated; The war is over"

1994 United Arab Emirates beat Kenya by 2 wickets to win ICC Trophy

1995 9th American Comedy Awards Rodney Dangerfield

1995 American Express Travel begins charging for domestic air tickets

1995 US 4.5¢ equals 156.30 Dutch guilder (record)

1996 10th American Comedy Awards

1996 Aravinda De Silva smashes 145 vs Kenya in cricket World Cup at Kandy Sri Lamar

1999 Sheik Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa, emir of Bahrain, dies at age 65.

1899 Aspirin was patented by Felix Hoffman

1957 Israel completes its withdrawl from Sinai, Middle East

1475 The birth of Michelangelo, Italian artist and sculptor

1619 The birth of Cyrano de Bergerac, French novelist

1806 The birth of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, English poet

1945 The birth of Rob Reiner, American director

2005 Death of Teresa Wright, American actress (b. 1918)

2007 Mega Millions sets a new world record for the highest lottery jackpot of US $370 million.

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