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1970  Estimated 15 cm (6") of rainfall, Bug Point, Utah (state record)   

1972  Chemical spill with fog sickens hundreds in Meuse Valley Belgium.   

1972  Israeli athletes held hostage by Arab guerrillas at the Munich Olympics.   

1972  The Olympic Games in Munich, Germany are marred by tragedy when PLO terrorists hold the Israeli delegation hostage; 11 Israelis are killed during the ordeal.   

1972  Josef Romano, Israeli olympian, murdered.   

1975  Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme makes an attempt on the life of US President Gerald Ford in Sacramento, CA.   

1975  US President Gerald Ford escapes assassination attempt in Sacramento   

1975  Wings release "Letting Go".   

1976  A E R Gilligan, cricketer (11 Tests for England 1922-25), dies.   

1977  Voyager 1 (US) launched toward fly-by of Jupiter, Saturn.   

1978  Sadat, Begin and Carter began peace conference at Camp David, Md   

1979  Earl of Mountbatten funeral held in Bruma   

1980  World's longest auto tunnel, St Gotthard in Swiss Alps, opens   

1980  Barbara Loden, actress (Ernie Kovacs Show), dies at 48.   

1981  Ayatollah Ali Qoddusi, prosecutor-general of Iran, assassinated   

1982  Eddie Hill sets propeller-driven boat water speed record of 229 mph   

1982  Maurice Naessens, Belgian banker, dies at 73   

1983  8th Space Shuttle Mission-Challenger 3-lands at Edwards AFB   

1984  12th Space Shuttle Mission (41-D) -Discovery 1- lands at Edwards AFB.   

1986  Merv Griffin makes his final appearance as host of his own TV talk show.   

1986  NASA awards study contracts to 5 aerospace firms   

1986  NASA launches DOD-1.   

1987  Bill Bowes, cricketer (Bodyline bowler, 68 wkts for England), dies.   

1988  Jerry Lewis' 23rd Labor Day telethon raises record $41132113   

1988  Gert Froebe, actor (Lover's Wood, Upper Hand), dies at 75.   

1989  Deborah Norville is recorded as becoming news anchor of the Today Show.   

1990  Iraqi Pres Saddam Hussein urges Arabs to rise against the West.   

1990  Beppo Brem, actor (Frontgockel), dies of heart failure at 84.   

1991  Actor John Travolta weds Kelly Preston.   

1991  The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), wound up by the Congress of Peoples Deputies.   

1991  US trial of former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega begins   

1992  Billy Herman, 2nd baseman/manager (Dodgers, Cubs), dies at 83   

1993  Claude Renoir, French cinematographer (Spy Who Loved Me), dies at 78.   

1994  Billy Usselton, saxophonist, dies at 68.   

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1187  Louis viii: [coeur-de-lion] king of france (1223-26)   

1319  Pedro iv: King of aragon   

1567  Date masamune: Renowned samurai and daimyo in japan   

1568  Tommaso campanella: Italian theologian, philosopher, and poet   

1600  Loreto vittori: Composer   

1621  Juan andrés coloma: Spanish noble   

1638  Louis xiv: Sun king, king of france (1643-1715) [os]   

1644  Gillis schey: Dutch admiral (battle at lowestoft)   

1165  Death of Emperor nijo of japan: Emperor nijo of japan (b. 1143)   

1201  Constance: Duchess of brittany (b. 1161)   

1235  Henry i: Duke of brabant,   

1548  Catharine parr: Queen of england/wife of henry viii,   

1566  Death of Suleiman i: Great law giver, sultan of turkey (1520-66),   

1569  Pieter bruegel: South netherlands painter,   

1572  Pieter tichelmann: Flemish franciscan,   

1607  Pomponne de bellièvre: Chancellor of france (b. 1529)