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1960  Rock falls traps 437 at Coalbrook South Africa, 417 die of methane poisoning   

1961  "Conquering Hero" closes at ANTA Theater New York City NY after 8 performances   

1961  Portuguese rebels seize cruise ship Santa Maria.   

1961  "Conquering Hero" closes at ANTA Theater NYC after 8 performances.   

1961  John Joseph Becker, composer, dies a day before 75th birthday.   

1962  JFK arrives in Uruguay   

1962  Snow falls in San Francisco.   

1962  Andre Lhote, French painter/art historian, dies at 76.   

1963  Al St John, actor (Law and Order, Devil Riders), dies at 70   

1964  Carl T Rowan named director of US Information Agency   

1964  Joseph Schildkraut, actor (Cleopatra, Diary of Anne Frank), dies at 68   

1965  Harvey Zorbaugh, doctor/TV host (Play the Game), dies at 68   

1966  Beatle George Harrison marries model Patti Boyd   

1967  US female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming.   

1967  US male Figure Skating championship won by Gary Visconti   

1967  Ann Sheridan, actress (Pistols 'n' Petticoats), dies of cancer at 51.   

1968  US B-52 bombers with nuclear bomb crashes in Greenland   

1971  "Alias Smith and Jones" premieres on ABC TV   

1971  Richard B Russell, (Sen-D-Ga), dies at 73.   

1972  Assam's North East Frontier Agency is recorded as becoming Arunachal Pradesh territory   

1972  Belgium government of Eyskens-Cools forms   

1972  Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura become separate states of Indian union   

1972  Mizoram, formerly part of Assam, creates an Indian union territory.   

1973  Canadian actor Leslie Nielson appears in the Ringbanger episode of the TV sitcom M*A*S*H.   

1974  Silver hits record $3.97 an ounce in London   

1974  Jan Arends, Dutch poet/author, dies at 48   

1975  Marie Lohr, actress (Pygmalion, Small Hotel, Escapade), dies at 84.   

1976  England and France place the supersonic jetliner Concorde into regular service.   

1976  The supersonic airliner 'Concorde' begins regular commercial service.   

1976  The supersonic Concorde airplane was put into service by Britain and France.   

1977  Italy legalizes abortion   

1977  President Carter pardoned American Vietnam War-era draft evaders and ordered a case-by-case study of deserters.   

1977  President Jimmy Carter pardons almost all Vietnam War draft evaders.   

1977  U.S. Presient Jimmy Carter provides a presidential pardon to most Vietnam War draft dodgers.   

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1337  Charles v: The wise, king of france (1364-80)   

1338  King charles v of france: King charles v of france (d. 1380)   

1571  John i pontanus: Physicist/historian (amsterdam)   

1659  Adriaen van der werff: Dutch portrait painter/engraver/architect   

1721  James murray: British military officer, governor of quebec   

1735  Johann gottfried eckard: Composer   

1743  John fitch: Inventor (had a working steamboat years before fulton)   

1746  Johann h pestalozzi: Zurich switz, educator (leonard & gertrude) [ns]   

0304  Saint agnes: Saint agnes (martyred) (b. 291)   

0879  Death of Boudouin with the iron arm: Earl of flanders,   

0917  Death of Erchanger: Duke of swabia (c. 880)   

1118  Death of Paschalis ii: [raniero], pope (1099-1118),   

1519  Death of Vasco núñez de balboa: Spanish explorer (b. 1475)   

1527  Juan de grijalva: Spanish conquistador (c. 1489)   

1546  Death of Azai sukemasa: Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1491)   

1596  Death of John ligarius: German theologist/prime minister,