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1968  Mauritius, in the Indian ocean island, granted independence after 158 years of British rule   

1969  11th Grammy Awards Mrs Robinson, By the Time I Get to Phoenix win   

1969  120 joints are discovered at George and Patti Harrison's home.   

1969  Paul McCartney marries Linda Louise Eastman in London   

1970  US lowers voting age from 21 to 18.   

1971  Syrian premier Hafez Assad elected President.   

1971  Turkish Government of Demirel forced to resign by Army   

1972  In this year, Judy Rankin claims LPGA Lady Eve Golf Open   

1972  NHL great Gordie Howe retires after 26 seasons.   

1973  Esther Williamson Ballou, composer, dies at 57   

1974  Bundy victim Donna Manson disappears, Evergreen SC, Olympia WA.   

1974  Billy Fox, Protestant Dublin MP, assassinated.   

1975  Vietcong conquer Ban me Thuot South Vietnam.   

1976  South African troops leave Angola.   

1977  Chile President Pinochet bans Christian-Democratic Party   

1977  Egypt's Anwar Sadat pledges to regain Arab territory from Israel   

1978  Eric Heiden skates world record 1000 meter (1 14.99).   

1978  In this year, Nancy Lopez claims LPGA Sunstar Golf Classic   

1978  John Cazale, actor (Dog Day Afternoon, Deer Hunter), dies at 41.   

1980  Jury finds John Wayne Gacy guilty of murdering 33 in Chicago   

1981  Soyuz T-4 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 6 space station   

1981  Walter R T Witschey installs world's largest sundial, Richmond VA   

1982  1st-class debut of Courtney Walsh, Jamaica vs Leeward Islands   

1982  PLO chief Yassar Arafat appears on "Nightline".   

1982  Elisabeth Zernike, Dutch writer (Course of Events), dies at 90.   

1983  Jevsei G Liberman, Ukraine economist (Plan, profit, bonus), dies at 85.   

1984  British ice dancing team, Torvill and Dean, become inaugural skaters to receive 9 perfect 6.0s in world championships.   

1984  National Union of Mine Workers in England begin a 51 week strike.   

1984  Arnold Riley, playwright/actor, dies at 88   

1985  Eugene Ormandy [Blau], Hungarian/US conductor, dies at 85.   

1986  210.25 million shares traded in New York Stock Exchange.   

1986  Giotto encounters Comet Halley.   

1986  In this year, Susan Butcher claims 1158 mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race   

1987  "Les Miserables" opens at Broadway/Imperial NYC for 4000+ performances.   

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1270  Charles of valois: Son of philip iii of france   

1336  Eduard: Duke of gelre (1361-71) husband of catharina of bayern   

1479  Giuliano de' medici: Monarch of florence   

1515  Caspar othmayr: Composer   

1607  Paul gerhardt: German hymnist   

1613  André le nôtre: French landscape architect   

1620  Johann heinrich hottinger: Swiss philologist and theologian   

1626  John aubrey: English antiquary and writer   

0417  Innocent i: Italian pope (401-417),   

0604  Death of Gregory i the great: Pope (590-604),   

1209  Death of Djamal al-din abu mohammed iljas nizami: Persian poet,   

1289  King demetre ii of georgia: King demetre ii of georgia (b. 1259)   

1374  Emperor go-kogon of japan: Emperor go-kogon of japan (b. 1336)   

1447  Death of Shah rukh: Ruler of persia and transoxonia (b. 1377)   

1471  Death of Dionysius the carthusian/van rijkel: Dutch scholastic theologist,   

1496  Death of Johannes de lapide: [johan heynlin], german philosopher,