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1973 Yoko Ono is granted permanent residence in US. 
1973 Ken Maynard, actor (Phantom Rancher, $50000 Reward), dies at 77
1976 International Bill of Rights comes into force (35 nations ratify)
1979 In a ceremony at NAS Norfolk, Vice Admiral Forrest S. Petersen transferred ownership of the last Kawanishi H8K2 flying boat to the Japanese Museum of Maritime Science
1979 Philip Bourneuf, actor (Big Night, Frankenstein), dies at 71.
1980 Shah of Iran arrives in Egypt
1981 Supreme Court rules states could require, with some exceptions, parental notification when teen-age girls sought abortions.
1982 Guatemala military coup under General Rios Montt, President Romeo Lucas flees
1982 Mario Praz, Italian author (Casa della vita), dies at 85.
1983 Barney B. Clark, survived for 112 days before his death, the Jarvick 7, an artificial heart made of polyurethane and aluminum
1983 US President Ronald Reagan introduces "Star Wars"-plan (SDI).
1983 Barney Clark, 1st artifical heart recipient, dies after 112 days at 62
1984 World Ice Dance Championship in Ottawa won by J Torvill and Chris Dean (Great Britain).
1985 Billy Joel weds supermodel Christie Brinkley
1985 Discovery moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 51-D mission
1985 Julian Lennon's inaugural concert (San Antonio TX)
1985 Anton Constandse, Dutch anarchist/writer, dies at 85
1986 Heavyweight Trevor Berbick KOs Pinklon Thomas
1987 Near Kamloops, BC an avalanche results in the deaths of six American skiers and their Canadian guide
1987 Soap opera "Bold and Beautiful" premieres.
1987 US offers military protection to Kuwaiti ships in the Persian Gulf.
1987 West Germany SPD chairman Willy Brandt steps down
1987 Dean Paul Martin, musician/tennis pro, killed in plane crash at 29
1989 2 Utah scientists claim they have produced fusion at room temperature
1989 Joel Steinberg sentenced to 25 years for killing his adopted daughter
1990 Former Exxon Valdez Captain Joseph Hazelwood ordered to help clean up Prince William Sound and pay $50000 in restitution for 1989 oil spill
1991 20 Tornadoes kill 5 in Tennessee
1991 Dominic Bellissimo, created buffalo chicken wings, dies at 68.
1992 WordStar announced it would buy Delrina Corporation, makers of a fax program called WinFax
1992 Friedrich A von Hayek, British economist (Road to Serfdom), dies at 92.
1993 Belgian government of Dehaene, steps down.
1993 Hans Werner Richter, German writer/founder (Gruppe 47), dies at 84
1994 Amy Fisher's lover, Joey Buttafuoco, released from jail after 4 months and 9 days
1994 Howard Stern formally announces his Libertarian run for New York Governor
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