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1967  Verne Gagne beats Mad Dog Vachon in St Paul, to become NWA champion   

1967  Harry McNaughton, comedian (It Pays to be Ignorant), dies at 70   

1968  Clandestine Radio Voice of Iraqi People (Communist) final transmission.   

1968  Eric Feldary, actor (16 Fathoms Deep), dies of burns at 55.   

1969  Karl Jaspers, German psychiatrist/philosopher, dies at 86.   

1970  Beatles release "Beatles Again" aka "Hey Jude" album.   

1970  Ethel Leginska, composer, dies at 83   

1971  In this year, Ottawa starts program to raise Francophone numbers in the Canadian Armed Forces to at least 28%   

1971  Edward van der Merwe, cricket keeper (S Afr in 2 Tests in 30's), dies.   

1972  Slag heap dam collapses above Buffalo Creek WV, results in the deaths of 125.   

1972  Tom Manders, Dutch cabaret artist (Dorus), dies at 50.   

1973  Triple Crown horse Secretariat bought for a record $5.7m   

1973  Mary Finney, actress (Honestly Celeste), dies at 68   

1974  Gold hits record $188 an ounce in Paris   

1975  "Night... Made America Famous" opens at Barrymore NYC for 75 performances   

1975  A televised kidney transplant is shown.   

1976  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.   

1977  inaugural flight of Space Shuttle (atop a Boeing 747).   

1977  Bukka White, rocker, dies at 43   

1978  Ira Levin's "Deathtrap," premieres in New York NY   

1979  A total eclipse of the sun casts a huge shadow from Oregon to North Dakota.   

1979  Total solar eclipse crosses western Canada, casting a moving shadow 250 km wide.   

1980  Egypt and Israel exchange ambassadors for the inaugural time.   

1980  Military coup under Desi Bouterse in Suriname.   

1980  R Hadlee scores Test Cricket century vs Roberts, Garner, Holding, Croft   

1981  3 Anglican missionaries detained in Iran since August 1980 are released.   

1981  FC Terborgh, [Reijnier Flaes], lawyer/writer (Turkish War), dies at 79   

1982  Test Cricket debut of Martin Crowe, vs Australia Wellington, run out 9   

1982  Gabor Szabo, Hungarian jazz pianist (Perfect Circle), dies at 45   

1983  Michael Jackson's "Thriller" album goes to #1 and stays #1 for 37 weeks.   

1984  Last US marines in multinational peace-keeping force in Lebanon left Beirut.   

1984  Pak Awang (84) marries 80th spouse   

1984  Reverend Jesse Jackson acknowledges that he called NYC, "Hymietown".   

1984  Robert Penn Warren, Pulitzer Prize winner, named inaugural US poet laureate.   

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1361  Wenceslas of bohemia: Holy roman catholic german emperor (1378-1400)   

1587  Stefano landi: Italian composer   

1588  Nicolaus erich: Composer   

1671  Anthony ashley-cooper: 3rd earl of shaftesbury, english politician and philosopher   

1672  Antoine augustine calmet: French theologian   

1675  Johann philipp treiber: Composer   

1677  Nicola fago: Composer   

1686  Godefroi l count d'estrades: French diplomat   

1076  Godfried iii: With the hump, duke of neth-lutherian, murdered   

1154  Rogier ii guiscard: King of sicily (1101-54),   

1200  Symeon: Former serbian ruler and saint   

1266  Manfred: Bastard son of emperor frederik ii/king of sicily,   

1324  Death of Dino compagni: Italian silk seller/poet/chronicler,   

1360  Death of Roger mortimer: 2nd earl of march, english military leader (b. 1328)   

1538  Death of Worp van thabor: Frisian abbott of thabor (chronicon frisiae),   

1552  Heinrich faber: German composer