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1961 George Weiss is recorded as becoming pres of NY Mets. 
1961 Akiba Rubinstein, Polish chess player (opening theorist), dies at 78
1962 Disarmament conference opens in Geneva without France
1963 SF Guy Rogers ties NBA record with 28 assists.
1964 Jack Ruby are discovered guilty of killing Lee Harvey Oswald, and sentenced to death.
1964 Jack Ruby, the Dallas nightclub owner who killed Lee Harvey Oswald, the accused assassin of President John F. Kennedy, is sentenced to die in the electric chair for his "murder with malice" of Oswald
1964 "Girl Who Came to Supper" closes at Broadway NYC after 112 perfs.
1965 Israeli cabinet approves diplomatic relations with West Germany.
1967 JFK's body moved from temporary grave to a permanent memorial
1968 CBS TV suspends Radio Free Europe free advertising because RFE doesn't make it clear it is sponsored by the CIA
1968 Erwin Panofsky, German/US art historian/iconologist, dies
1969 Ben Shahn, US painter, dies at 70.
1971 Barbra Streisand appears on "The Burt Bacharach Special" on CBS TV
1971 South Vietnamese troops flee Laos.
1971 The Rolling Stones leave England for France to escape taxes.
1973 Liam Cosgrave appointed president of Ireland.
1973 Murat B "Chic" Young, US comic strip artist (Blondie), dies at 72
1974 Quebec to make French the official language of the province.
1975 Susan Hayward, actress (Young and Willing), dies at 56.
1976 In this year, Jockey Bill Shoemaker claims his 7000th race.
1976 Alberta Franklin, silent screen actress, dies at 79.
1978 Marines terminate Molukse action in Province house (1 dead).
1978 Statistics Canada reports unemployment passed the 1000000 mark in February for the inaugural time not bad for a population of what 20 million.
1979 Near Coast of Guerrero, Mexico a 7.6 earthquake was centered about 250 km south of Mexico City. At least five people were reported killed
1979 In this year, Peter Lougheed 1928- claims third term in provincial election and so continues the Tory Blue Rule.
1980 Polish airliner crash results in the deaths of all 87 aboard (22 are US amateur boxers)
1980 World Ice Dance Championship in Dortmund West Germany won by Krisztina Regoczy and Andras Sallay (Hungary).
1981 Ken Barrington, cricketer (82 Tests for England, 6806 runs), dies.
1982 Kirill Vladimirovich Molchanov, composer, dies at 59
1983 OPEC cut oil prices for inaugural time in 23 years
1983 Maurice Ronet, actor (Circle of Love, Frantic, Sphinx), dies at 55.
1984 Challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 41-C mission
1984 Aurelio Peccei, Italian businessman/CEO (Club Rome), dies at 75.
1985 In this year, 11th People's Choice Awards Bill Cosby claims 4 awards.
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