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1947  Communists grab power in Hungary.   

1947  Eastern DC-4 crashes between Port Deposit and Perryville MD, results in the deaths of 53.   

1947  Italian Government of Gasperi forms.   

1947  Adrienne Ames, actress (Black Sheep, 24 Hours), dies at 39   

1948  Jose Vianna da Motta, composer, dies at 80   

1949  Charley Lupica begins stay on 4-foot-square platform platform atop a 60' pole, vowing to stay until Indians clinch pennant. (They don't, and he comes down 117 days later).   

1951  Netherlands and South Africa sign cultural accord   

1952  Walter Schellenberg, German lawyer/headed spy (Venlo), dies.   

1953  Lebanese President Camille Shamun disbands government.   

1955  Construction begins on Soviet cosmodrome launch facilities   

1955  Great Britain proclaims emergency crisis due to railroad strike.   

1955  Supreme Court orders school integration "with all deliberate speed"   

1955  "Wild Bill" Vukovich, killed in Indy 500.   

1957  Great Britain performs nuclear test at Christmas Island (atmospheric).   

1960  Willem Elsschot, [Alfons de Ridder], Flemish writer (Kas), dies at 78   

1961  Chuck Berry's amusement park, Berryland in St Louis, opens.   

1961  Dominican Republic President Trujillo assassinated   

1961  JFK visits Charles de Gaulle in Paris.   

1961  Judge Irving Kaufman orders Board of Education of New Rochelle, to integrate   

1961  South Africa is recorded as becoming an independent republic   

1961  Union of South Africa is recorded as becoming a republic, leaves the Commonwealth   

1962  "Tell It To Groucho" last airs on CBS-TV.   

1962  Adolf Eichmann, war criminal, hanged at Ramie Prison in Israel at 56   

1963  Carel C van Essen, archaeologist (Art of Ancient Rome), dies at 63   

1964  Charles Schmid results in the deaths of inaugural Pied Piper victim.   

1969  "Gitarzan" by Ray Stevens peaks at #8   

1969  John Lennon and Yoko Ono record "Give Peace a Chance".   

1969  In this year, Stevie Wonder releases "My Cherie Amour"   

1970  At 03 23 PM, Yungay Peru levelled by 7.75 earthquake (50-70000 die)   

1971  Dainty Ironmonger, cricketer (74 wkts in 14 Tests after age 46), dies   

1972  In this year, Ajax claims Europe Cup 1 in Rotterdam.   

1973  Glenn Turner scores his 1000th cricket run of English season   

1973  Albert Egges van Giffen, Dutch archaeologist, dies at 89   

1974  Israel and Syria sign an agreement concerning Golan Heights.   

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1443  Lady margaret beaufort: Mother of henry vii of england   

1469  Manuel i: King of portugal (1495-1521) during era of exploration   

1472  Erardus van der mark: Prince-bishop of luik/cardinal   

1557  Theodorus i (fedor ivanovitsj): Czar of russia (1584-98)   

1557  Feodor i of russia: Feodor i of russia (d. 1598)   

1613  John george ii: Elector of saxony   

1640  MichaÅ‚ wiÅ›niowiecki: King of poland   

1656  Marin marias: Composer   

0455  Death of Petronius maximus: Senator/emperor of rome, lynched   

1091  Death of Hendrik van verdun: Bishop of luik (1075-91),   

1198  Death of Moses ben solomon ha-cohen: Rabbi of mainz,   

1246  Isabella of angouleme: Queen of john of england   

1349  Thomas wake: English politician (b. 1297)   

1408  Ashikaga yoshimitsu: Japanese shogun (b. 1358)   

1410  Death of King martin i of aragon: King martin i of aragon (b. 1356)   

1495  Death of Cecily neville: Mother of edward iv of england and richard iii of england, (b. 1415)