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1965  John Lennon's 2nd book "A Spaniard in the Works" is published.   

1965  Military takeover in South Vietnam   

1965  Guido Guerrini, composer, dies at 74   

1966  6 RAR arrives in South Vietnam   

1967  Launch of Mariner V for Venus fly-by   

1967  USSR launches Kosmos 166 for observation of Sun from Earth orbit.   

1968  Karl-Birger Blomdahl, Swedish opera composer (Aniara), dies at 51   

1969  John and Yoko appear on David Frost's British TV Show   

1974  Knud Christian Jeppesen, composer, dies at 81   

1975  In this year, Janis Ian releases "At 17".   

1975  USSR launches Venera 10 for Venus landing   

1976  "Gong Show" premieres on TV (syndication)   

1977  Alan Reed, actor (Fred Allen)/voice (Fred Flintstone), dies at 69.   

1978  Theodore Karyotakis, composer, dies at 74.   

1979  Rock group "Little Feat" disbands   

1980  E Bowell discovers asteroid #2937 Gibbs, #2938 Hopi and #3160 Angerhofer.   

1981  In this year, The French Socialist Party claims landslide presidential vote.   

1982  Argentine forces surrender at Port Stanley. Argentina has lost more than 1000 men including those who went down with the cruiser General Belgrano, Britain 243. Argentina has lost 74 planes and 7 helicopters, says Britain; Britain has lost 48 planes, says Argentina.   

1982  Marie Rambert, [Cyviam Ramberg], Polish/British ballerina, dies at 94.   

1983  5 killed in a fire at a Ramada Inn in Fort Worth, Tx   

1985  Lebanese Shiite Moslem gunmen hijack TWA 847 after Athens' takeoff   

1986  Alan Jay Lerner, Broadway librettist, dies in NY at 67   

1987  4th full-duration test firing of redesigned SRB motor.   

1987  Les Favell, cricketer (757 runs for Australia), dies   

1989  Ground breaking begins in Minn on the world's largest mall.   

1989  Rocker Carol King gets a star in Hollywood's walk of fame   

1989  Pete de Freitas, drummer (Echo and the Bunnyman), dies.   

1991  Space Shuttle STS 40 (Columbia 12) lands   

1991  Joy Finzi, [Joyce A Black], British painter, dies at 84   

1993  U.S. President Clinton selects Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a women's rights advocate, to serve on the Supreme Court.   

1993  Vincent T Hamlin, cartoonist (Alley Oop), dies at 93.   

1994  Denys Hay, historian, dies at 78   

1995  Anthony Joly de Lotbiniere, television producer, dies at 69   

1996  Ted Nightingale, former colonial governor, dies at 91   

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1479  Giglio gregorio giraldi: Italian poet   

1529  Ferdinand: Archduke (austria)/mayor (bohemia)   

1657  Cornelis cruys: [niels olsen creutz], norwegian/dutch admiral   

1691  Jan francisci: Composer   

1730  Antonio maria gasparo giaccino sacchini: Composer [or jul 23 1734]   

1736  Charles-augustin de coulomb: Physicist (formulated coulomb's law)   

1760  Candido jose ruano: Composer   

1763  Johannes simon mayr: Composer   

1144  Death of Aboe 'l-kasim mahmoed ibn omar al-zapowersjari: Theologist,   

1161  Death of Emperor qinzong of china: Emperor qinzong of china (b. 1100)   

1349  Gunther van schwarzburg: German anti-king 1349,   

1381  Death of Simon sudbury: Archbishop of canterbury   

1497  Giovanni borgia: Duke of borgia (b. 1474)   

1544  Death of Antoine: Duke of lorraine (b. 1489)   

1548  Carpentras: French composer   

1594  Orlandus lassus: Composer (prophet sybillarum),