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1963  225000 students boycott Chicago schools in Freedom Day protest.   

1963  225000 students boycot Chicago schools in Freedom Day protest.   

1964  EMI rejects audition by "High Numbers," they go on to become The Who.   

1965  Dipa Nusantara Aidit, Indonesian leader (PKI 1951-65), murdered at 42   

1966  USSR launches Luna 12 for orbit around Moon   

1966  Hewlett Johnson, Red Deacon of Canterbury, dies.   

1967  In this year, 17th Ryder Cup: US claims 23½-8½ at Champions Golf Club (Houston, Texas, US).   

1968  Apollo 7 returns to Earth   

1969  Giovanni Martinelli, Ital opera singer (NY Met), dies on 84th birthday.   

1970  René Schneider, Chilean general/supreme commander, murdered   

1972  Kurt Edzard, German sculptor (nudist/portraits), dies   

1973  Security Council Resolution 338 -c ease fire to the Yom Kippur War.   

1973  Pablo Casals, Spanish violin cellist/conductor/composer, dies at 96.   

1975  Soviet spacecraft Venera 9 soft-lands on Venus.   

1975  World Football League disbands   

1975  Arnold Toynbee, English historian/cultural sociologist, dies at 86.   

1977  International Sun-Earth Explorers 1 and 2 launched into Earth orbit.   

1978  Laugh-in's Judy Carne arrested at Gatwick Airport for drug possession.   

1979  Deposed Shah of Iran arrives in NY for medical treatment.   

1979  Ousted Shah of Iran arrives in New York for cancer treatment   

1979  Walt Disney World's 100-millionth guest   

1979  Jesse Bishop, murderer, dies in Nevada gas chamber   

1980  New South Korean constitution comes into effect   

1981  Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization decertified.   

1981  US national debt tops $1 trillion   

1981  Michael Granger, actor (Creature with Atom Brain, Pier 5 Havana), dies   

1984  Harold Laurence Walters, composer, dies at 66   

1986  Albert Szent-Gyorgyi, bio-chemist (Vitamin C, Nobel 1937), dies at 93.   

1987  Lino Ventura, Italian/French actor (Medusa touch), dies at 68   

1988  Elton John sells out Madison Square Gardens for a record 26th time.   

1989  Roland Winters, actor (Jet Pilot, Meet Millie), dies at 84.   

1991  General Motors announces 9 month loss of $2.2 billion   

1991  Peter Willes, British actor/producer (Way We Live), dies   

1992  Cleavon Little, actor (Blazing Saddles), dies of colon cancer at 53   

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1071  William ix: Duke of aquitaine and poet   

1197  Emperor juntoku of japan: Emperor juntoku of japan (d. 1242)   

1592  Gustaf horn: Swedish soldier and politician   

1686  Georg balthasar schott: Composer   

1688  Nadir shah of persia: Nadir shah of persia (d. 1747)   

1689  King john v of portugal: King john v of portugal (d. 1750)   

1698  Nicola bonifacio logroscino: Composer   

1701  Maria amalia of austria: Holy roman empire empress   

0741  Charles martel: Ruler of the franks,   

1383  Ferdinand i: The wise, king of portugal,   

1494  Death of Gian galeazzo: Italian duke of milan (1476-94),   

1565  Death of Jean: Vicomte d'aguisy grolier de servieres, french bibliophile (b. 1479)   

1613  Death of Pomponio nenna: Italian composer   

1625  Kikkawa hiroie: Japanese politician (b. 1561)   

1651  Death of Jacob praetorius: Composer,   

1674  Gerbrand van den eeckhout: Dutch painter (b. 1621)