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1971 Kingston penitentiary inmates stage four-day riot, holding five guards hostage; two convicts murdered, 11 injured. 
1971 Masao Oki, composer, dies at 69.
1972 T Smirnova discovers asteroids #1902 Shaposhnikov, #2192 Pyatigoriya and #2250 Stalingrad.
1974 Betty Compson, actress (Barker, Weary River, Drag Net), dies at 77.
1975 In this year, John Lennon releases "Stand by Me"
1975 Rob Touber, [Robert J Noordervliet), chansonnier/director, dies at 38.
1976 Percy Julian holder of more than 138 chemical patents, dies at 78
1977 In this year, Jerome Drayton claims the 81st Boston Marathon in in 2 14 46; the eighth Canadian to win the Marathon
1977 The Hall Commission Report on Grain Handling and Transportation is published. This recommends limited branch line abandonment on the prairies
1978 US Senate approves transfer of Panama Canal to Panam
1979 "Real People" premieres on NBC TV.
1980 Zimbabwe's (Rhodesia) formal independence from Britain (Nat'l Day).
1982 In this year, Canada Constitution Act adopts in place of British North America Act
1982 M Watt discovers asteroid #2687.
1983 A lone suicide bomber results in the deaths of 63, at the US Embassy in Lebanon
1983 Joan Benoit set a women's record for the Boston Marathon.
1983 KMO-AM in Tacoma Wash changes call letters to KAMT (now KKMO)
1983 N G Thomas discovers asteroid #2933 Amber, #3151 Talbot and #3561 Devine
1983 Alan Melville, cricketer (11 Tests for South Africa, 894 runs), dies.
1984 Challenger flies back to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB.
1984 John Lee Mahin screenwriter, dies of emphysema at 81.
1984 Michael Jackson faced surgery in Los Angeles. Doctors performed scalp surgery to repair damage done after the megastar’s hair caught fire during the filming of a Pepsi commercial on January 27. Jackson was hospitalized and recuperated for months before he could return to work.
1985 In Yunnan Province, China a 5.8 quake resulted in Twenty-three people killed, 300 injured and damage in the Luquan-Xundian area.
1986 Marcel Dassault, [Bloch], French airplane builder, dies at 94.
1987 An unconscous skydiver is rescued by another diver in mid-air.
1987 Pat Knauff, France sets 1-leg downhill ski speed record (115.012 mph).
1988 Barbra Striesand records "Warm All Over".
1989 Zimbabwe gains independence
1990 Bankruptcy court forces Frank Lorenzo to give up Eastern Airlines
1990 On the Minahassa Peninsula a 7.4 quake resulted in at least 3 people killed and 25 people injured. More than 1140 houses damaged in the Bolaang-Gorontalo area.
1990 Robert D Webb, director/actor (Love Me Tender, Jackals), dies at 87
1991 Congress ends railroad worker 1 day strike.
1992 Florence Randall, model/designer (Bill Blass), dies at 54 of cancer
1993 In Peru a 6.3 earthquake centered centered about 70 kilometers northeast of Lima, killed six people
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