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1968  Bobby Hutton, US Black Panther leader, shot to death.   

1971  Igor F Strawinsky, Russ composer (Le Sacre du Printemps), dies at 88.   

1972  Bomb explosion at the Cuban Trade Commission in Montreal results in the deaths of one person.   

1973  Pioneer 11 launched toward Jupiter and Saturn.   

1974  200000 attend rock concert "California Jam"   

1974  Willem Dudok, Dutch architect (Hilversum Town Hall), dies at 89.   

1975  Bundy victim Denise Oliverson disappears from Grand Junction, Colo   

1975  Chiang Kai-Shek Nationalist Chinese leader, dies at 87.   

1976  The inaugural quadrophonic movie track "Ladies and Gentlemen the Rolling Stones"   

1976  Ruth P Thomson, writer, dies   

1977  In Iran a 6.0 earthquake was was centered about 800 kilometers northwest of Bandar Abbas. The earthquake killed at least 348, injured about 200   

1977  Judge rules the Beatles 1962 Hamburg album can be released   

1977  The Kingdome in Seattle opens.   

1978  Nicolas Nabokov, composer (Holy Devil), dies at 74.   

1979  Rod Stewart and Alana Collins wed.   

1979  M Marie Widlow, softball pitcher (Hall of Fame 1957), dies at 61   

1980  Gordie Howe completes a record 26th season   

1981  Bob "The Bear" Hite, singer (Canned Heat-Goin' up the Country), dies   

1982  Columbia returns to Kennedy Space Center from White Sands   

1983  Ana Maria, Salvador guerilla leader, murdered   

1984  11th Space Shuttle Mission (41-C)-Challenger 5 is launched.   

1984  Jimmy Kenndy, British songwriter (South of the Border), dies.   

1985  Atlantis (OV-104) rollout at Palmdale   

1986  In this year, American, James Connolly, claims inaugural Olympic gold medal in mod history.   

1986  Soccer ball juggled non-stop for 14 14 hrs   

1987  Sugar Ray Leonard upsets Marvelous Marvin Hagler   

1989  President orders DOD to assist in Exxon Valdez oil spill cleanup.   

1990  Lady Nancy Hawkes (1946 best dress woman) dies at 73.   

1990  Liberals and Parti Quebecois team up to pass motion rejecting any modifications to Meech Lake accord; hours before Newfoundland rejection   

1990  Newfoundland Legislature votes to rescind support for Meech Lake accord   

1990  Nancy Hawkes, (1946 best dress woman), dies at 73   

1991  Former child actor Adam Rich arrested for breaking into a pharmacy.   

1991  Bill Ponsford, cricketer (Test avg 48 22, 1st-class avg 65 18), dies   

1992  Britain Radio Authority licenses Virgin and TV-AM radio licenses   

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1483  Raphael sanzio: Italian painter/master builder (madonna sistina)   

1613  Stjepan gradić: Croatian philosopher and scientist   

1631  Vincenzo de grandis: Composer   

1632  Maria leopoldine of austria: Holy roman empire empress   

1651  André dacier: French classical scholar   

1660  Johann kuhnau: Composer   

1664  Arvid horn: Swedish statesman   

1671  Jean-baptiste rousseau: French playwright/poet (sacred odes & songs)   

0885  Methodius: Greek apostle of the slaves/archbishop of sirmium,   

0912  Death of Nottker "the stamelaar": Benedictine monk/poet,   

1147  Death of Frederick ii: Duke of swabia (b. 1090)   

1199  Death of Richard i: The lion-hearted, king of england (1189-99),   

1252  Death of Peter of verona: [peter martyr], italian inquisitor/st,   

1348  Petrarch's laura:   

1362  Death of Jacques de bourbon: Count of marche, killed in battle   

1472  Pieter bladelin: Belgium, land owner (middelburg castle),