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1964 President Lyndon Johnson's top advisers--Maxwell Taylor, Dean Rusk, Robert McNamara, and other members of the National Security Council--agree to recommend that the president adopt a plan for a two-stage escalation of the bombing of North Vietnam. 

1964 Charles Meredith, actor (Court of Last Resort), dies at 70. 

1965 President Elect Ferdinand Marcos of the Philippines states that he will send troops to South Vietnam, in response to President Lyndon Johnson's call for "more flags" in Vietnam. 

1966 Coup in Burundi overthrows monarchy; a republic is declared. 

1966 Vittorio Giannini, composer, dies at 63 

1967 Leon Mba, 1st president of Gabon (1960-67), dies 

1968 John Lennon is fined œ150 for unauthorized drug possession 

1968 Enid Mary Blyton, author (Before I Go To Sleep), dies at 70 

1969 Roy Barcroft, actor (Eyes of Texas, Son of Zorro), dies at 67 

1970 Fritz v Unruh, writer, dies at 85. 

1971 Wasfi Tal, Jordan's PM, assassinated by Black Sept in Cairo. 

1972 Los Angeles Dodgers trade Frank Robinson to California Angels. 

1972 Gustave Frederic Soderlund, composer, dies at 91. 

1974 Bowie Kuhn suspends George Steinbrenner for 2 years 

1975 East Timor declares independence from Portugal. 

1975 Wings release "Venus and Mars/Rock Show" medley. 

1976 Robert Fleming, composer, dies at 55. 

1977 Trevor Bardette, actor (Clanton-Legend of Wyatt Earp), dies at 75. 

1978 Andre Morell, actor (Hound of the Baskervilles), dies at 69. 

1979 Air New Zealand DC-10 crashes in Antarctica killing 257. 

1981 In this year, Bear Bryant claims his 315th game to out distance Alonzo Stagg andbecome college football's winningest coach 

1983 9th Space Shuttle Mission-Columbia 6-is launched. 

1983 Christopher George, actor (Chisum, Heist), dies of heart attack at 54 

1984 Hans Speidel, German gen/NATO-supreme commander (1957-64), dies at 87. 

1985 Fernand Braudel, French historian, dies at 83 

1986 NBC’s Ahmad Rashad heard the acceptance of his marriage proposal from Phylicia Ayers-Allen during halftime of the Detroit Lions-New York Jets football game 

1986 Reagan administration exceeds SALT II arms limitations for inaugural time 

1986 Herb Vigran, actor (Ernest-Ed Wynn Show), dies at 76 

1987 South African Airways Boeing 747 crashes into Indian Ocean, 159 die. 

1987 Choh Hao Li, bio-chemist prof (isolated growth hormones), dies at 74 

1988 Picasso's "Acrobat and Harlequin" sells for $38.46 million 

1989 Jo[hanne M Bos-]Vincent, Dutch soprano (Songs for Life), dies at 91. 

1990 Tamara De Treaux, actress (ET), dies at 31 

1992 Bill Kearns, US actor (Playtime), dies of lung cancer at 69. 

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