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1982  Celia Johnson, actress (Brief Encounter, Happy Breed), dies at 73.   

1983  "Nightline" expands from « hour to a full hour   

1983  Yuri Andropov invites US schoolgirl Samantha Smith to USSR.   

1984  Richard Benedict actor, dies at 64 of a heart attack.   

1984  Rock group Wings disbands   

1984  Richard Benedict, actor (Okinawa), dies at 64 of a heart attack.   

1985  For 2nd time, Wayne Gretzky, scores 7 goals in a Cup game   

1985  Murray Matheson actor (Felix-Banacek), dies at 72.   

1985  Richard Haydn British actor, dies at 80   

1985  Murray Matheson, actor (Felix-Banacek), dies at 72   

1988  "Nightline" goes on location to Jerusalem Israel   

1988  NASA launches space vehicle S-211.   

1988  Boris Kremenliev, composer, dies at 76.   

1989  Mike Tyson gets a speeding ticket for drag racing in Albany NY   

1989  Near Coast of Guerrero, Mexico a 6.8 quake killed 3 people, and few injured and some damage at Mexico City   

1989  George Coulouris, actor (Papillon, Runaway Bus), dies at 85   

1990  25th Academy of Country Music Awards (Clint Black and Kathy Mattea win).   

1990  Dexter Gordon jazz saxophonist, dies at 67 in Philadelphia.   

1990  Hubble space telescope is placed into orbit by shuttle discovery   

1990  Violeta Barrios de Chamorro begins a 6 year term as Nicaragua's pres   

1990  Dexter Gordon, Jazz saxophonist, dies of kidney failure at 67.   

1991  Designer Mary McFadden (52) announces divorce of Kohie Yohannan (23).   

1991  Lisa Olson brings suit against NFL NE Patriots for sexual harassment.   

1991  The Interprovincial Pipeline mothballed; Quebec refiners can buy oil cheaper offshore; Sarnia to Montreal 832 km line built in 1974 energy crisis.   

1991  Frank Hamilton, actor (Subterraneans), dies at 66.   

1992  In Petrolia, California a 7.1 earthquake resulted in ninety-eight people injured and considerable damage in southwestern Humboldt County.   

1992  Brian Macleod, Canadian musician, dies of cancer at 39.   

1993  Rosita Moreno, actress (Walls of Gold), dies of heart attack at 85.   

1994  David Langton, British actor (Upstairs Downstairs), dies at 82.   

1995  Art Fleming, game show host (Jeopardy), dies at 74.   

2005  A passenger train derails in Amagasaki Hyogo Prefecture Japan killing 107 people and injuring another 456. (see Amagasaki rail crash).   

2007  Representative Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio), introduces articles to impeach Vice President Dick Cheney.[9].   

2007  The Burj Dubai reaches the height of the Sears Tower on its way to becoming the tallest building in the world.   

2007  The Dow Jones Industrial Average gains 135.95 points to close at 13089.89; its inaugural close above 13000 in its history.   

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0032  Marcus salvius otho: Roman emperor   

1214  Louis ix: King of france (1226-70)   

1228  Koenraad iv: Roman catholic german king (1237-54)   

1228  Conrad iv of germany: Conrad iv of germany (d. 1254)   

1284  Edward ii: King of england (1307-27)   

1287  Roger de mortimer: 1st earl of march, de facto ruler of england   

1502  Georg major: German protestant theologian   

1567  Aurelio signoretti: Composer   

0068  Saint mark: The first pope of alexandria and the founder of christianity in africa   

0974  Death of Ratherius of verona/liege: Bishop/abbot,   

1265  Death of Roger de quincy: 2nd earl of winchester, english crusader   

1295  Sancho iv: The brave, scholar/king of castile/leon,   

1342  Death of Benedict xii: [jacques fournier], pope (1334-42),   

1472  Leon battista degli alberti: Scupltor/musician (dinner pieces),   

1482  Death of Margaret of anjou: Queen (henry vi),   

1516  Death of John yonge: English diplomat (b. 1467)