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1984 tulsa OK gets 13" of rain, 14 die. 

1985 In this year, Danny Sullivan claims Indianapolis 500 by 24 seconds following a spin 

1985 explosions destroys 2 tankers off of Gibraltar, 30 die. 

1987 cecilia Bolocco, 22, of Chile, crowned 36th Miss Universe. 

1987 Great offensive against Tamil-rebellion in Jaffra Sri Lanka 

1987 supreme Court ruled dangerous defendants could be held without bail. 

1987 In this year, William H Webster formally adopts in place of Robert M Gates as 14th director of CIA 

1988 stanley Cup Edmonton Oilers sweep Boston Bruins in 4 games. 

1988 Stanley Cup: Edmonton Oilers sweep Boston Bruins in 4 games 

1989 Danish parliament allows legal marriage among homosexuals 

1989 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site. 

1990 china People's Republic performs nuclear test at Lop Nor People's Rebublic of China. 

1991 all 223 passengers aboard a Laudia Air Boeing 767 are killed when the plane crashes in Thailand. 

1991 presidential elections, after the collapse of the USSR, are held in Georgia. 

1991 Tom Cassidy, anchor (CNN), dies of AIDs at 41 

1992 In this year, Weird Al Yankovic starts his Off The Deep End tour 

1992 with the break up of the Soviet Union, Russia and the Ukraine decide to split the Black Sea fleet. 

1992 danny Biasone, basketball innovator (24-second clock), dies at 83. 

1993 emmy 20th Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 14th time. 

1993 in this year, Olympique Marseille claims 38th Europe Cup I at Munich. 

1993 Carleton Morse, radio dramatist (One Man's Family), dies at 91 

1994 michael Jackson (35) weds Elvis' daughter Lisa Marie Presley (26). 

1994 George Wildman Ball, under minister of Foreign affairs, dies at 84 

1995 isadore "Friz" Freling, cartoon director (Sylvester), dies at 88. 

1996 halka Grossman, resistance fighter/politician, dies at 76. 

1997 manfred Von Ardenne, German scientific pioneer, dies at 90. 

2006 yogyakarta earthquake in Indonesia killing 5782 people. 

2007 russia is once again recognized as a full-fledged superpower by the United States. [10]. 

2011 Former Bosnian Serb Army commander Ratko Mladić, wanted for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity, is arrested in Serbia 

2012 A gunman in the Finnish town of Hyvink 

2013 the Mumbai Indians defeat the Chennai Super Kings to win the Indian 20/20 Premier League. 

2014 Narendra Modi is recorded as becoming President of India 

2017 taliesin Myrddin Namkai-Meche and Ricky John Best killed, Micah David-Cole Fletcher injured defending Muslim teenager in Portland, Oregon. 

2018 ireland votes to reveal their 8th amendment that will allow legalized abortion, 66.4% vote yes. 

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