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1966 Soviet Union's Luna 10 is recorded as becoming 1st spacecraft to orbit Moon 
1966 Cecil Scott Forester, English author (Horatio Hornblower), dies at 66
1967 Actress Lynn Redgrave marries John Clark.
1968 Beatles form Python Music Ltd.
1968 Chad creates Union of Central African States
1969 Milwaukee Bucks sign (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Lew Alcindor).
1969 Fortunio Bonanova, actor (My Best Gal, Havana Rose), dies at 74.
1970 2 men begin ascent of south face of Annapurna I, the highest final stage in a wall climb in the world.
1970 Meghalaya is recorded as becoming autonomous state within India's Assam state
1970 Qatar gains independence from Britain.
1971 Sci-fi soap opera "Dark Shadows" concludes an almost 5 year run.
1972 44th Academy Awards presented.
1972 Prime Minister Begin visits Cairo
1972 44th Academy Awards.
1972 Gil Hodges, manager (NY Mets), dies of heart attack at 57
1974 In this year, Arganat Comm publishes report concerning Yom Kippur War
1974 Douglass Dumbrille actor (Mr Deed Goes to Town), dies at 84.
1974 Georges Pompidou French president, dies in Paris.
1975 The CN Tower is completed, reaching 555.35 metres in height, becoming the world's tallest free-standing structure
1976 Ray Teal actor (Sheriff Roy Coffee-Bonanza), dies at 74.
1977 Charlotte Brew is recorded as becoming the inaugural woman to ride in Britain's Grand National steeplechase when she rides her own horse, Barony Fort.
1977 Fleetwood Mac's "Rumors," album goes to #1 and stays #1 for 31 weeks.
1977 Mont Canadiens set NHL record of 34 straight home games without a lose.
1979 Carroll D Rosenbloom LA Rams president, dies at 72.
1979 Israeli PM Menachem Begin visits Cairo Egypt.
1980 Wayne Gretzky is recorded as becoming inaugural teenager to score 50 goals in a season
1980 Dick Howorth, cricketer (Engld slow lefty all-rounder late 40's), dies.
1981 A Gilmore and P Kilmartin discovers asteroid #3400.
1982 Argentina seizes Malvinas (Falklands) Islands the start of the war with England.
1982 Argentinian forces invade the British run Falkland Islands.
1984 Georgetown beats Houston for NCAA basketball title.
1986 4 US passengers killed by bomb at TWA counter Athens Airport Greece.
1986 George Corley Wallace (Gov-D-Ala) announces retirement plans
1987 Buddy Rich drummer/orch leader (Away We Go), dies at 69.
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