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1965  In El Salvador a 6.0 earthquake left 125 persons dead, about 500 injured, and an estimated 48000 homeless   

1965  Pulitzer prize awarded to Irwin Unger (Greenback Era).   

1965  The inaugural use of satellite TV, Today Show on the Early Bird Satellite   

1965  Howard Spring, British author (Heaven Lies About Us), dies at 76   

1966  Wylie Watson, dies at 77.   

1967  Black students seize finance building at Northwestern University.   

1968  Holland Pirate Radio Station VRON is recorded as becoming Radio Veronica International.   

1968  Leonid Leonidovich Sabaneyev, composer, dies at 86.   

1969  Imre Vincze, composer, dies at 42   

1970  Candelario Huizar, composer, dies at 82.   

1971  Erich Honecker succeeds Walter Ulbricht as East German party leader.   

1971  Nixon administration arrests 13000 anti-war protesters in 3 days   

1971  Pulitzer prize awarded to John Toland (Rising Sun).   

1972  Bruce Cabot, actor (Diamonds are Forever), dies at 68   

1973  Chicago's Sears Tower, world's tallest building (443 meters), topped out   

1975  Samuel Gonard, chairman (International Red Cross), dies at 78   

1976  Pulitzer prize awarded to Saul Bellow (Humboldt's Gift)   

1976  David Bruce, dies at 62.   

1978  "Sun Day" - solar energy events are held in US.   

1978  In this year, Anderlecht claims 18th Europe Cup II   

1978  Last cricket test match appearance for Bobby Simpson, at Kingston.   

1978  West Indies all set to lose cricket test vs Australia at Kingston till riots end game.   

1978  Wim van Doorne, Dutch auto manufacturer (DAF), dies at 71.   

1979  Margaret Thatcher is recorded as becoming Britain's inaugural female prime minister.   

1979  The Yukon River submerges Dawson under more than two metres of water; downtown declared a disaster area.   

1979  Erin O'Brien-Moore, actress (Nurse Choate-Peyton Place), dies at 76.   

1982  ABC's All Talk network begins on radio (2 west coast stations).   

1982  New York Times reports that military will get 25% of NASA's budget.   

1982  President Reagan begins 5 minute weekly radio broadcasts.   

1982  Helmut Dantine, actor (Shadow of the Cloak), dies at 64.   

1983  Soviet leader Andropov decreases nuclear weapons in Europe   

1983  US bishops condemn nuclear weapons.   

1983  Vaughn Taylor, act (Jailhouse Rock), dies of cerebal hemmorrhage at 72   

1986  Air Lanka crashes, killing 22.   

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0612  Constantine iii: Byzantine emperor   

1415  Cecily neville: Mother of edward iv of england and richard iii of england   

1428  Pedro gonzález de mendoza: Spanish cardinal and statesman   

1446  Margaretha: English princess/duchess of bourgondie   

1446  Margaret of york: Wife of charles i, duke of burgundy   

1469  Niccolo machiavelli: Italy, politician/writer (prince)   

1514  Bartholomaeus a martyribus: [fernandez], primate of portugal   

1535  Alessandro "agnolo" allori: Italian painter/carpet designer   

1010  Ansfried: 9th bishop of utrecht (995-1010)/saint,   

1152  Matilda of boulogne: Queen of england (b. 1105)   

1160  Peter lombard: Italian scholar and bishop (b. c.1100)   

1270  Death of King b�la iv of hungary: King b�la iv of hungary (b. 1206)   

1294  Jan i: Duke of brabant/limburg/poet,   

1410  Death of Alexander v: [petros philargi], kreta's pope (1409-10),   

1442  Death of Engelbert i: Earl of nassau-dillenburg,   

1481  Death of Mehmed ii: Ottoman sultan (b. 1432)