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1971  1st Lt William L Calley Jr are discovered guilty in My Lai (Vietnam) massacre   

1972  J Arthur Rank, 1st Baron Rank, industrialist/film magnate.   

1973  Last Australian troops leave South Vietnam   

1973  Naval Advisory Group and Naval forces, Vietnam disestablished and last U.S. prisoners of war left Vietnam   

1973  In this year, Dave Cowens, claims NBA MVP.   

1974  Mariner 10's, inaugural fly-by of Mercury, returns photos   

1974  The American spacecraft Mariner 10 takes the inaugural close-up photographs of Mercury   

1974  Mariner 10's, 1st fly-by of Mercury, returns photos.   

1974  Seton I Miller, writer, dies at 71   

1975  Evacuation of Danang by sea began   

1975  In this year, Jane Blalock claims LPGA Karsten-Ping Golf Open.   

1976  8 Ohio National Guardsmen indicted for shooting 4 Kent State students   

1976  38th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Indiana beats Michigan 86-68   

1978  Jayasinghrao Mansinghrao Ghorpade, cricketer (8 Tests for India), dies   

1979  Andrew Hilditch given out handled the ball vs Pakistan at WACA.   

1979  Delhi beat Karnataka by 399 runs to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy   

1979  Last day of Test cricket for Mushtaq Mohammad   

1979  Melville Cooper, TV panelist (I Got a Secret), dies at 82   

1980  ... Mantovani, orch leader (Mantovani), dies at 74.   

1981  Eric Williams, Prime Minister (Trinidad and Tobago), dies at 79   

1982  2nd Golden Raspberry Awards Mommie Dearest claims   

1982  54th Academy Awards "Chariots of Fire", Henry Fonda and Katharine Hepburn win   

1982  Carl Orff, German composer (Mouth, Antigonae), dies at 86.   

1983  Richard O'Brien, actor (Rocky Horror Show), dies of cancer at 65   

1985  Christos Sartzetakis elected President of Greece.   

1985  Wayne Gretzky breaks own NHL season record with 126th assist.   

1986  Beatle records officially go on sale in Russia   

1986  Harry Ritz, actor (3 Musketeers, On the Avenue), dies at 79   

1987  US tourist Ginger Meadows taken by crocodile in Prince Regent River, Western Australia   

1987  Wrestlemania III-93173 watch Hulk Hogan beat Andre the Giant   

1987  Yitzhak Shamir re-elected chairman of right wing Herut Party.   

1988  US Congress discontinues aid to Nicaraguan contras   

1989  61st Academy Awards "Rainman", Dustin Hoffman and Jodie Foster win.   

1989  Michael Milken, junk bond king, indicted in New York for racketeering.   

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1484  Johann spangenberg: Composer   

1519  Carlo caraffa: Italian cardinal   

1553  Vitsentzos kornaros: Greek renaissance poet (d. 1613 or 1614)   

1561  Santorio sanctorius: Trieste italy, physician/burned at stake/heretic   

1584  Ferdinando fairfax: 2nd lord fairfax of cameron, english general   

1602  John lightfoot: English theologist/literary (horae hebraicae)   

1616  Johann erasmus kindermann: Composer   

1668  Thomas coram: Founder of the foundling hospital   

1058  Death of Stephen ix: [frederik van lotharingen], 1st belg pope (1057-58),   

1368  Emperor go-murakami: Emperor of japan (b. 1328)   

1461  Henry percy: 3rd earl of northumberland, english politician (b. 1421)   

1546  Death of Cardinal beaton: English archbishop of st andrews, murdered   

1578  Arthur champernowne: English admiral (b. 1524)   

1625  Death of Antonio de herrera y tordesillas: Spanish historian (b. 1549)   

1628  Tobias matthew: Archbishop of york (b. 1546)   

1629  Jacob de gheyn ii: Dutch artist (b. 1565)