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1968  Joe Frazier TKOs Buster Mathis in 11 for heavyweight boxing title.   

1968  Martin Luther King Jr announces plans for Poor People's Campaign.   

1968  Orbiting Geophysical Observatory 5 launched.   

1968  Alexandre Cellier, composer, dies at 84.   

1969  RCMP to replace remaining dog teams with snowmobiles, Sargent York and his faithful dog Yukon can now rest easy   

1970  French submarine "Eurydice" explodes   

1971  "City Command" kidnaps 4 US military men at Ankara, Turkey.   

1971  Pierre Elliott Trudeau 1919- marries Margaret Sinclair in St. Stephen's Roman Catholic Church; inaugural Prime Minister to marry while in office; couple divorce in 1984.   

1972  Last train run between Penrith to Keswick UK.   

1972  Libya and USSR signs cooperation treaty   

1973  15th Grammy Awards The inaugural Time Ever I Saw Your Face, America   

1974  David Hares' "Knuckle", premieres in London.   

1974  In this year, Harold Wilson formally adopts in place of resigning Ed Heath as British premier   

1974  Adolph Gottlieb, US painter, dies at 71.   

1977  A 7.2 earthquake occurred in Romania, it was centered about 170 kilometers northeast of Bucharest. It killed 1500, injured about 10500, and caused extensive damage in Bucharest and other parts of Romania   

1977  Colin Croft takes 8-29 against Pakistan at Port-of-Spain   

1977  Earthquake in Romania, results in the deaths of 1541.   

1977  The inaugural big CRAY 1 supercomputer shipped, to Los Alamos Laboratories, New Mexico.   

1978  In this year, Chicago Daily News, founded in 1875, publishes last issue.   

1979  200th episode of "All in the Family".   

1979  US Voyager I photo reveals Jupiter's rings   

1980  Robert Mugabe forms Zimbabwe's inaugural black government.   

1980  In this year, Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF claims parliamentary election in Zimbabwe   

1981  Torin Thatcher, actor (Houdini, Isranbul, Lady Godiva), dies   

1982  NASA launches Intelsat V   

1984  Shalva Mikhaylovich Mshvelidze, composer, dies at 79   

1985  Virtual ban on leaded gas ordered by EPA.   

1985  War veterans returned to the "Bridge over the River Kwai"   

1989  Actress Phoebe Cates marries actor Kevin Kline   

1989  Eastern Airlines machinists strike.   

1989  Time and Warner Communications announce a planned merger to form the world's largest media and entertainment company.   

1990  A 6.1 earthquake occurred in Pakistan at least 11 people killed, about 40 injured and many homes and buildings damaged in the Kalat area. Also felt at Quetta and Mastung.   

1990  US 65th manned space mission STS 36 (Atlantis 6) returns from space.   

1991  Bank of Credit and Commerce International divests itself of inaugural American Bank.   

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1188  Blanche of castile: Wife of louis viii of france   

1394  Henry the navigator: Prince/sponsors portuguese voyages of discovery   

1492  Francesco de layolle: Composer   

1610  William dobson: English portraitist and painter   

1651  John baron somers: (whig), william iii's chief minister (1696-1700)   

1665  Philip christoph von königsmarck: Swedish soldier   

1678  Antonio vivaldi: Venice, baroque violin virtuoso/composer (4 seasons)   

1702  Jack sheppard: English burglar and escapee   

0251  Death of Pope lucius i: Pope lucius i   

0480  Death of Saint landry: Bishop of sées   

1172  Stephan iii: King of hungary (1162-72),   

1193  Death of Saladin: Kurdish sultan (b. 1137)   

1238  Death of Joan of england: Queen consort of scotland, wife of alexander ii (b. 1210)   

1303  Daniel of moscow: Russian saint, grand prince of muscovy (b. 1261)   

1484  Death of Kazimierz: The saint, polish ruler/saint,   

1496  Sigismund of austria: Sigismund of austria (b. 1427)