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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   

1989  Sergei Priakin signed by Calgary Flames; inaugural Soviet player allowed to play in North America by Soviet Ice Hockey Federation.   

1989  The inaugural Soviet hockey players are permitted to play for the NHL   

1989  US private commercial rocket takes suborbital test flight (New Mexico).   

1989  Bernard Blier, actor (Les Miserables, Women and War), dies at 73.   

1990  NYC's Zodiac killer shoots 2nd victim, Germaine Montenesdro   

1990  In this year, Prime Minister Bob Hawke claims victory in Australian election, becoming inaugural Labor winner of four consecutive terms.   

1990  Germaine Montenesdro, 2nd victim of NYC's Zodiac killer, shot dead   

1991  Lee Atwater, political strategists (R), dies of brain tumor at 40   

1992  12th Golden Raspberry Awards Hudson Hawk claims   

1992  World Ice Dance Championship in Oakland won by Klimova and Ponomarenko (CIS)   

1992  Earl Spencer, father of Lady Diana, dies at 68.   

1992  12th Golden Raspberry Awards: Hudson Hawk claims.   

1993  65th Academy Awards "Unforgiven", Al Pacino and Emma Thompson win   

1993  Catherine Callbeck leads her Prince Edward Island Liberals to a 31 seat landslide; inaugural woman in Canada to be elected premier.   

1993  Queensland all out for 75 vs New South Wales in Sheffield Shield Final   

1993  65th Academy Awards: "Unforgiven", Al Pacino and Emma Thompson win.   

1994  Last day of Test cricket for Allan Border.   

1994  Serbs and Croats signed a cease-fire to end the war in Croatia   

1994  Bill Travers, actor (Trio, Gorgo, Born Free), dies at 72   

1995  Carl E Jefferson, record company owner, dies at 74   

1996  10th Soul Train Music Awards Patti Labelle, Boyz II Men win.   

1996  Maggie Donnelly, bag lady, dies at 46.   

1996  10th Soul Train Music Awards: Patti Labelle, Boyz II Men win   

1997  A boat carrying dozens of Albanians seeking refuge in Italy strikes an Italian navy ship and sinks in Adriatic waters, killing at least 52 people.   

1997  Eddie Ryder, actor (Slick Jones-General Hospital), dies at 74   

2000  A US Air Force report shows a link between Agent Orange and diabetes in veterans who sprayed the chemical in the Vietnam War. Finally   

2013  10 people are killed and 31 are injured by a blast outside the US consulate in Pakistan.   

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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   

1636  Esaias reusner: Composer   

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  Cardinal beaton: English archbishop of st andrews, murdered   

1578  Death of Arthur champernowne: English admiral (b. 1524)   

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

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

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