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1977  Menachem Begin is recorded as becoming Israel's Prime Minister   

1978  Italy legalizes abortion   

1978  Russian dissident Yuri Orlov exiled to compulsory work   

1980  Belgium 3rd Government of Martens forms.   

1980  China People's Republic launch inaugural intercontinental rocket   

1980  Fernando Belaunde Terry elected President of Peru.   

1980  In Washington State, a 5.2 quake was felt (V) at Yakima and (IV) in many parts of Washington and Oregon. This earthquake occurred only seconds before the explosion which began the eruption of Mount St. Helens volcano.   

1980  Mount St Helens blows its top in Washington State, 60 die.   

1980  Mt St. Helens, North America, erupts causing widespread damage   

1980  Ian Curtis, English rock vocalist (Joy Division), commit suicide at 23   

1981  Arthur O'Connell, actor (Mr Peepers, 2nd Hundred Years), dies at 73   

1982  Unification Church founder Reverend Sun Myung Moon convicted of tax evasion.   

1983  Senate revises immigration laws, gives millions of illegal aliens legal status under an amnesty program.   

1983  Sri Lanka impose a State of Emergency after election violence   

1985  "One Night In Bangkok" by Murray Head hits #3   

1985  The inaugural remote location for "Nightline" (South Africa).   

1985  Tex Terry, actor (Apache Rose, Timberjack), dies at 82   

1986  Chung Kwung Ying does 2750 "atomic" hand-stand push-ups.   

1986  South African army occupies Botswana, Zimbabwe and Zambia.   

1986  John Bubbles Sublett, tap dancer (Black and Bubbles), dies at 84.   

1987  Wilbur J Cohen, 1st employee of Social Security System, dies at 73.   

1988  Daws Butler, cartoon voice (Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound), dies at 71   

1989  Lisa Strawberry files for divorce from Darryl   

1990  "Return To Green Acres" TV movie airs   

1990  East and West Germany sign a monetary union treaty   

1990  Judy Carne arrested at JFK airport on an 11 year old drug warrant   

1990  Treaty forming the basis for monetary union between East and West Germany signed.   

1990  Jill Ireland, actress (Carry on Nurse, Family), dies of cancer at 54   

1991  France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island   

1991  USSR launches 2 cosmonauts to MIR space station   

1991  Edwina Booth, actress (Trader Horn), dies of heart failure at 86   

1992  Supreme Court rules states could not force mentally unstable criminal defendants to take anti-psychotic drugs   

1992  Lawrence Welk, bandleader (L Welk Show), dies of pneumonia at 89   

1993  Danish people vote in favor of ratifying the Maastricht Treaty   

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1048  Omar khayyám: Persian mathematician, poet and philosopher   

1186  Konstantin of rostov: Prince of novgorod   

1474  Isabella d'este: Marquise of mantua   

1551  Domenico di pace beccafumi: Italian renaissance-mannerist painter   

1610  Stefano della bella: Italian printmaker   

1662  George smalridge: English bishop of bristol   

1692  Joseph butler: Wantage berkshire, theologian   

1711  Ruggiero g boscovich: [rudzer j boskovic], italian astronomer   

0526  Death of John i: Pope (523-26),   

1160  Death of Erik ix helgi: [the saint], king of sweden,   

1401  Death of WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw opolczyk (german: ladislaus von oppel: Count palatine of hungary 1367-1372, governor of halych-volhynia 1372   

1410  Death of Ruprecht: Roman catholics german king,   

1450  Sejong the great of joseon: Ruler of korea (b. 1397)   

1550  John: Cardinal of lorraine, french churchman (b. 1498)   

1551  Death of Domenico di pace beccafumi: Italian renaissance-mannerist painter   

1584  Death of Ikeda motosuke: Japanese samurai commander (b. 1559)