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1988 Belgium 8th Government of Martens forms. 
1989 Journalists petition Chinese Government for freedom of press
1989 Vice President Dan Quayle says in United Negro College Fund speech "What a waste it is to lose one's mind" instead of "a mind is terrible thing to waste"
1989 Keith Whitley, country singer (Don't Close Your Eyes), dies at 33
1990 New York Newsday reporter Jimmy Breslin suspended for a racial slur.
1990 Luigi Nono, Ital composer (Intolleranza), dies at 66
1991 Italian actress Laura Antonelli are discovered guilty of cocaine possession
1991 Michael Landon appears on Tonight Show to talk about his cancer.
1991 James L Reinsch, media-advisor (Roosevelt/Churchill/Kennedy), dies.
1992 America's Cup finals begin in San Diego.
1992 Final episode of "Golden Girls" airs on NBC-TV.
1992 Michelle McLean, 19, of Namibia, crowned 41st Miss Universe.
1992 Mike Tyrell [Red Baron], British air acrobat, dies in an accident.
1993 Landslide in Nambija Ecuador, results in the deaths of 300
1993 Paraguay holds its inaugural presidential and parliamentary elections in 50 years
1993 Freya Stark, English author (Sunday Bloody Sunday), dies at 61.
1994 Massachusetts murderer Joel Rifkind are discovered guilty in New York.
1995 Kinshasa, Zaire under quarantine after an outbreak of Ebola virus
1995 Abha Gandhi, servant to Gandhi, dies at 68.
1997 The inaugural US ambassador returns to Vietnam since Saigon fell arrives in Vietnam.
2005 A town in Brazil declares Orgasm Day
2006 Beaconsfield mine collapse: After 14 days trapped underground, miners Todd Russell and Brant Webb are rescued in Beaconsfield, Tasmania, Australia
2007 Subtropical Storm Andrea forms off the coast of Florida, the earliest subtropical storm since Subtropical Storm Ana in 2003.
2012 Mark Rothko's "Orange, Red, Yellow" is recorded as becoming the most expensive contemporary art piece to be sold at auction for $86.9 million dollars.
2013 Everton Manager David Moyes is announced to become Sir Alex Ferguson's successor at Manchester United.
2017 US President Donald Trump dismisses FBI Director James Comey.
2017 Moon Jae-in elected President of South Korea after a snap election to replace Park Geun-hye.
2017 Fossil of Chinese feathered baby dinosaur formally identified as Beibeilong sinensis (baby dragon in Chinese)
2017 Jakarta’s Christian governor Ahok jailed for 2 years for blasphemy.
2018 In this year, Manchester City smashes EPL records in 3-1 win over Brighton - most goals (105), most points (97) and most claims (31).
2018 Historic win in Malaysian general election by opposition coalition Pakatan Harapan led by former Prime Minister Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad , defeating Prime Minister Najib Razak and ending 61 years of rule by the Barisan Nasional coalition More >>
2018 Walmart takes a majority stake in Indian online retailer Flipkart for 16 billion.
2018 India's Supreme Court criticises the country’s archaeological conservation body for failing to protect the Taj Mahal from discoloration and green slime
2018 Iranians and their president Hassan Rouhani react angrily to President Trump pulling the US out the Iran Nuclear deal
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