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1987  Danny Kaye, comedian (Danny Kaye Show), dies at 74   

1988  Lois Wilson, actress (Crash, Deluge, Bright Eyes), dies   

1989  Machinists strike Eastern Airlines; pilots honor picket lines.   

1989  Robert McFarlane gets $20000 fine, 2 years probation for Iran-Contra.   

1990  Carole Gist, 20, (Michigan), inaugural black crowned 39th Miss USA   

1990  Frans Goedhart, Dutch journalist/founder (Parool), dies at 86.   

1991  Iraqi generals and General Schwarzkopf meet to discuss cease fire   

1991  Latvia and Estonia vote to become independent of the USSR   

1991  Los Angeles riot due to 4 LA Police Officers beating Rodney King.   

1991  Switzerland votes on lowering voting age from 20 to 18.   

1991  United Airlines crashes near Colorado Springs, results in the deaths of 25   

1991  Arthur Murray, dance instructor, dies at 95 of pneumonia   

1992  Gas explodes in coal mine at Zonguldak Turkey, 100s die.   

1992  Mike Bossy's #22 is 2nd number retired by New York Islanders.   

1992  President Bush apologizes for raising taxes after pledging not to   

1992  Robert Beatty, actor (Odd Man Out), dies at 82.   

1993  Howard Stern radio show premieres in Boston (WBCN 104.1 FM-evenings)   

1993  Albert Sabin, physician (oral polio vaccine), dies at 86   

1994  Alan Eagleson indicted on 32 counts of embezzlement, fraud and racketeering; former head of the NHL Players Association.   

1994  IRS investigates Darryl Strawberry   

1994  Anita Morris, actress (Nine), dies of cancer at 50   

1995  Camilla Parker Bowles and her husband Andrew divorce   

1995  Gilbert Gadoffre, French scholar, dies at 84.   

1996  Auckland beat Wellington by 9 wickets to win Shell Trophy Final   

1996  David Bowman, trade unionist, dies at 82.   

1997  Stanislav Shatalin, Russian economist (500 Days), dies.   

1998  Bill Gates testifies at Senate Judiciary Committee   

2005  Millionaire Steve Fossett breaks a world record by completing the inaugural non-stop, non-refueled, solo flight around the world in the Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer.2007 Total lunar eclipse.   

2005  The freighter M/V Karen Danielsen crashes into the Great Belt Bridge of Denmark. All traffic across the bridge is closed, effectively separating Denmark in two.   

2007  In this year, Mixed martial artist Randy Couture claims the UFC heavyweight championship at the age of 43 in the main event of UFC 68   

2007  Total lunar eclipse   

2009  e Sri Lankan cricket team is attacked by terroris while on eir way to e Gaddafi adium, Lahore for a Te match again Pakian   

2012  Lorry crash in east Guinea results in the deaths of 50 and injures 27.   

2013  45 people are killed by a bomb blast in Karachi, Pakistan   

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1455  King john ii of portugal: King john ii of portugal (d. 1495)   

1500  Reginald pole: English cardinal/"heretic"   

1520  Matthias flacius: Croatian protestant reformer   

1583  Edward herbert of cherbury: English military/philosopher   

1589  Gisbertus voetius: [gijsbert voet], dutch reformed theologist   

1606  Edmund waller: England, poet (penshust)   

1652  Thomas otway: England, playwright/poet (venice preserved)   

1678  Madeleine de verchères: French canadian heroine   

0561  Death of Pelagius i: Italian pope (547-51, 556-61),   

1191  Saladin [salah ad-din]) yusuf: Sultan of egypt/syria,   

1239  Death of Vladimir iii rurikovich: Grand prince of kiev (b. 1187)   

1459  Ausias march: Catalan poet,   

1554  Death of Johann friedrich: The generous, elector of saxony (1532-47) and head of the protestant confederation of germany (the schmalkaldic league),   

1580  Jacob hillebrand: Dutch mayor of groningen,   

1635  Philips de l'espinoy: Historian/mayor of ghent,   

1703  Death of Robert hooke: Scientific genius,