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1973  O.J. Simpson is recorded as becoming inaugural NFLer to rush 2000 yard in a season   

1973  Syd Barnes, cricketer (13 Tests for Australia 1938-48), dies   

1974  Kostas Varnalis, writer, dies.   

1976  George a goose that lived to 49 years 8 months   

1976  Government halts swine flu vaccination program following reports of paralysis.   

1976  George, a goose that lived to 49 years 8 months, dies.   

1978  Cleveland, Ohio, become the inaugural city in the post-Depression era to default on its loans.   

1978  Ronald Reagan denounces President Jimmy Carter's recognition of China PR.   

1978  Blanche Calloway, US singer/dancer/radio hostess, dies at 76   

1980  Pres-elect Reagan announces Alexander Haig as secretary of state.   

1980  Harland "Colonel" Sanders, founder Kentucky Fried Chicken, dies at 90.   

1982  Anthony C B Chapman, England, formula 1 racer, dies at 54   

1983  Riverside, Cal judge denies cerebral palsy victim Elizabeth Bouviato request to starve herself to death in a county hospital   

1983  Yogi Berra named Yankee manager for 2nd time.   

1983  Kusan Sunim, are discovered Milae Sa temple/Bulsung Sa Zen in Korea, dies at 74.   

1985  Challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 51-L mission   

1985  Paul Castellano Organized-crime chief shot dead by a NYC restaurant.   

1985  Dick Pollard, cricketer (England fast-medium bowler 1946-48), dies.   

1987  In this year, Roh Tae Woo claims Presidential Election in South Korea   

1987  Albert P Morano, (Rep-R-Conn, 1951-59), dies at 79.   

1988  Political cult leader Lyndon LaRouche convicted of tax, mail fraud   

1988  H "Stork" Hendry, cricketer (11 Tests for Australia 1921-29), dies   

1989  Aileen Pringle, actress (Age of Consent, Convicted, Night Parade), dies   

1991  UN reverses ruling that Zionism is racism by 111-25 (13 abstain) vote   

1991  Fred D Scott, actor (2 Gun Troubador), dies   

1992  IBM said it would make its inaugural layoffs in fifty years. The company announced it would trim its staff by 25000 employees and dispose of some of the assets of its mainframebusiness.   

1992  Israel orders deportation of 415 Palestinians after escalating terrorist activity   

1992  Anton [Tom] Koolhaas, Dutch writer (Snow White), dies at 80   

1993  Bentri Seddik, Algerian court judge, murdered at 46   

1994  Mary Durack, poet, dies at 81.   

1996  IBM announced on this day in 1996 it would stop selling computers that used that PowerPC chip and ran Windows NT. IBM, Motorola, and Apple had teamed up to challenge Intel Corporation's dominance in chips and Microsoft's near monopoly on operating systems   

2005  43rd Mersenne prime are discovered, 230402457 - 1. Discovered with the GIMPS project by Dr. Curtis Cooper and Dr. Steven Boone, professors at Central Missouri State University   

2005  The West Wing Actor John Spencer dies at 58   

2007  Parliamentary elections in Kyrgyzstan   

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1485  Catherine of aragon: Spanish princess/1st wife of henry viii   

1584  John selden: English jurist and oriental scholar   

1614  Eberhard iii: Duke of württemberg   

1622  Kurt s adeler: Danish admiral/ship builder   

1652  Giovanni maria casini: Composer   

1714  George whitefield: English-born methodist leader   

1716  Louis-jules mancini-mazarini: Duc de nivernais, french diplomat and writer   

1717  Elizabeth carter: English writer   

0705  Death of Empress wu of zhou: Empress wu of zhou (b. 625)   

0714  Death of Pippin ii: Of héristal, duke/prince of france,   

0867  Death of Eberhard of friuli: Eberhard of friuli   

0875  Death of Ado of vienne: French archbishop of vienne,   

0882  Death of John viii: Italian pope (872-82),   

0999  Adelheid the saint: German empress of otto i/saint,   

1325  Charles of valois: Son of philip iii of france (b. 1270)   

1378  Otto iii of montferrat: Otto iii of montferrat