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1966  Race riot in Chicago   

1966  D T Suzuki, Zen Buddhism scholar, dies in Tokyo Japan at 96   

1967  5th Mayor's Trophy Game, Mets beat Yanks 4-0.   

1967  Blacks in Newark, riot, 26 killed, 1500 injured and over 1000 arrested.   

1970  Janis Joplin debuts in Kentucky   

1971  Juan Corona, indicted for 25 murders   

1973  Lon Chaney Jr, actor (Wolfman), dies after long illness at 66   

1975  Sao Tome and Principe declare independence   

1975  Sao Tom‚ e Pr¡ncipe gains independence from Portugal (Nat'l Day)   

1976  Ted Mack TV host (Original Amateur Hour), dies at 72   

1976  Ted Mack, TV host (Original Amateur Hour), dies at 72.   

1977  Ed Holmes actor (Growing Paynes, Once Upon a Tune), dies at 66.   

1977  The inaugural free flight test of space shuttle Enterprise.   

1977  Ed Holmes, actor (Growing Paynes, Once Upon a Tune), dies at 66   

1978  Sun Bank Building opens   

1979  "Disco Demolition Night" at Comiskey Park, leads to fans to go wild and leads to White Sox to forfeit 2nd game of a doubleheader to the Tigers   

1979  Kiribati (Gilbert and Ellice Is) gains independence from Britain   

1979  Minnie Ripperton singer (Lovin' You), dies of cancer at 30.   

1979  Kalervo Tuukkanen, composer, dies at 69.   

1980  John W Davis Pres (WV State college), dies at 92   

1980  John W Davis, Pres (WV State college), dies at 92.   

1981  In British Columbia, 48000 BC woodworkers go on strike, shut down forest industry; 60000 workers off the job by July 20.   

1981  Ben Seijes, historian (WW II), dies at 73   

1982  FEMA promises survivors of a nuclear war will get their mail.   

1982  Kenneth More actor, dies of Parkinson disease at 67   

1982  Kenneth More, Brit actor (Genevieve), dies of Parkinson disease at 67   

1983  Chris Wood, rocker (Traffic), dies at 39   

1984  Geraldine Ferraro, NY became inaugural woman major-party VP candidate.   

1985  Doctors discover a cancerous growth in Pres Reagan's colon   

1985  STS 51-F launch scrubbed at T -3s because of main engine shutdown.   

1988  Joshua Logan Broadway producer, dies at 79 of palsy   

1988  USSR launches Phobos II for Martian orbit.   

1988  Joshua Logan, Broadway producer, dies at 79 of palsy.   

1989  NY Yankee pitching great Ron Guidry retires (170-91 .651, 3.29 ERA).   

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1394  Ashikaga yoshinori: Japanese shogun   

1644  Arnold moonen: Dutch vicar/literature (david's holy saint graduals)   

1675  Evaristo e felice dall' abaco: Italian cellist/composer   

1730  Josiah wedgwood: England, pottery designer/manufacturer (wedgwood)   

1757  Christian danner: Composer   

1794  Heinrich christian pander: Russian zoologist   

1801  John hill hewitt: Composer   

1802  Charles-louis hanssens: Composer   

0783  Bertha "with the great feet": Wife of french king pippin iii,   

1073  Johannes gualbertus: Italian monk/saint,   

1429  Death of John [jean c] gerson: Fren theologist (theologica mystic),   

1441  Ashikaga yoshinori: Japanese shogun (b. 1394)   

1450  Death of Jack cade: Slain in a revolt against british king henry vi   

1536  Death of Desiderius erasmus: Humanist/priest (novum instrumentum omne),   

1545  Death of Maria manuela van portugal: Niece of spanish king philip ii,   

1575  Death of Renée/renata de france: Duchess of ferara/daughter of louis xii,