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1968 President Lyndon B. Johnson announces that he will not seek reelection to the presidency 
1970 Semjon Timoshenko, Russ marshal/inspector-general (WW II), dies at 75
1971 South Africa national debt hits 5.45 billion
1971 Ewan McGregor, Scottish actor is born.
1971 William L Calley Jr sentenced to life for My Lai Massacre
1971 Liselotte Liselot Beekmeyer, Dutch actress (Child Crying), dies at 31.
1972 Official Beatles Fan Club closes down
1973 Ken Norton defeats Muhammad Ali in a 12 round split decision.
1973 Kurt George Hugo Thomas, composer, dies at 68
1974 Andrea Checci, actress (2 Women, Assassin, Black Sunday), dies at 57
1976 New Jersey Court rules Karen Anne Quinlan may be disconnected from respirator
1978 Biochemist Charles Best dies at age 79; co-discoverer of insulin, used to treat diabetes.
1978 USSR launches Kosmos 1000 navigational satellite
1978 Wings release "London Town" album.
1978 Astrid Allwyn, actress (Love Affair, Girl for Calgary), dies at 68
1980 Larry Holmes TKOs Leroy Jones in 8 for (WBC) heavyweight boxing title
1980 Mike Weaver KOs John Tate in 15 for (WBA) heavyweight boxing title.
1980 President Jimmy Carter deregulates banking industry
1981 53rd Academy Awards "Ordinary People", Robert De Niro, Sissy Spacek win
1982 Arkas tanker at Montz LA, spills 1.47 million gallons of oil
1982 Canada's inaugural fibre optics cable manufacturing plant opens in Saskatoon.
1982 Rock group Doobie Brothers split up
1982 Fritz Eberhard, West German lawyer/resistor, dies at 85
1983 Earthquake in Colombia results in the deaths of some 5000 people
1983 In Colombia a 5.5 quake occurred Between 250 and 350 people killed, many injured and extensive damage (VIII) in the Popayan area.
1983 Stephen Murray, actor (Guilty, Silent Dust, Master Spy), dies at 70
1984 One-legged runner Steve Fonyo dips his artificial leg in St. John's Harbour to start run across Canada to raise money for cancer research.
1985 El Salvador's President Duartes Christian-Democrats win election.
1986 167 die when Mexicana Airlines Boeing 727 crashes
1986 English Hampton Court palace destroyed by fire, 1 dead.
1986 In Central California a 5.5 quake occurred Six people were treated for minor injuries. Slight damage (VI) in the Fremont area and power outages in parts of Fremont and San Jose.
1986 The largest local government in the world, 'The Greater London Council', is abolished.
1986 Harry Ritz, comedian/actor (Ritz Brothers), dies at 79
1988 Death of Sir William McMahon, Australian Liberal prime minister
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