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1968  Evel Knievel fails in his attempt to jump Cæsar's Palace Fountain.   

1968  Netherlands gets color TV   

1969  Barton Maclane, actor (Gen Peterson-I Dream of Jeannie), dies at 68.   

1970  "The Epoch" (Time 0 for UNIX systems, Midnight GMT).   

1970  Afro-American Historical Calendar Series Established.   

1970  Revised calendar for Western (RC) Church comes into force   

1971  Cigarette advertisements banned on TV.   

1972  "Promises Promises" closes at Shubert Theater New York City NY after 1281 performances.   

1972  International Book Year begins   

1972  People's Republic of China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor People's Rebulic of China.   

1972  Jane Morgan, actress (Mrs Margaret Davis-Our Miss Brooks), dies at 91   

1973  47th Australian Women's Tennis Margaret Court beats Goolagong (64 75)   

1973  Britain is recorded as becoming a member of the European Economic Community   

1973  Britain, Ireland and Denmark become 7th-9th members of Common Market.   

1973  West African Economic Community formed (Benin, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Upper Volta)   

1974  World Population Year begins.   

1975  Establishment of the Office of Australian War Graves to take over the responsibilities of the Anzac Agency.   

1975  Haldeman, Ehrlichman, Mitchell and Mardian convicted of Watergate crime   

1975  International Women's Year begins   

1975  In this year, Sweden formally adopts constitution.   

1975  Arthur Pierson, actor/director (Hat Check Girl), dies at 73.   

1976  Liberty Bell moves to new home behind Independence Hall   

1976  In this year, NBC adopts in place of the peacock logo.   

1976  Venezuela nationalizes oil fields   

1977  Belgium reapportions 2359 communities into 596   

1977  Czech intellectualus and chinas begin Human Rights Group Chapter 77.   

1977  inaugural woman formally ordained an Episcopal priest (Jacqueline Means)   

1978  Air India B747 explodes near Bombay killing 213.   

1978  President Ford signs inaugural major revision of copyright law since 1909   

1979  International Year of the Child begins.   

1979  US and China (People's Republic) begin diplomatic relations   

1980  Chrysler UK renamed Talbot   

1980  International Decade of Water and Sanitation begins.   

1980  Mob storms Russian embassy in Teheran.   

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0766  Ali al-rida: Shia imam   

1387  Charles: The angry one, king of navarra (1349-87)   

1431  Alexander vi [rodrigo borgia]: Spanish/italian pope (1492-1503)   

1449  Lorenzo de'medici: [the magnificent] of florence   

1449  Lorenzo de' medici: Italian statesman   

1467  Sigismund i: The old, king of poland   

1481  Huldrych zwingli: Swiss protestant reformer   

1484  Huldrych zwingli: Swiss protestant leader   

0379  Basilius the great: Of caesarea, saint (moralia),   

0404  Telemachus: Roman monk, murdered   

0898  Death of Odo: Earl of paris/king of france (888-98),   

0962  Boudouin iii: Count of flanders,   

1204  Death of King haakon iii of norway: King haakon iii of norway (c. 1170)   

1387  Death of Karel de boze: King of navarra (1349-87),   

1502  Death of Gregorius xiii: [ugo buoncampagni], italy, pope (1572-85),   

1515  Louis xii: "the justified" king of france (1498-1515),