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1964  Malcolm X steps down from Nation of Islam.   

1964  6th Grammy Awards: Days of Wine and Roses, Streisand win.   

1966  Bobby Hull's 51st goal of season, sets record   

1966  Love's inaugural album released "Love".   

1966  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1966  Estelita Rodriguez, actor (Golden Stallion, Susanna Pass), dies at 37.   

1967  Austria's Reinhold Bachler ski jumps 505 feet   

1967  Indonesian congress deprives President Sukarno of authority.   

1968  Mauritius gains independence from Britain (National Day)   

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

1968  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

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   

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

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.   

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

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.   

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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  Death of Innocent i: Italian pope (401-417),   

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

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

1289  Death of 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,