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1954  CKLW TV channel 9 in Windsor, ON (CBC) begins broadcasting   

1955  Bauer and Berra homer in 9th beating Red Sox 5-4 taking over 1st   

1955  Leopold C M S Amery, Brit minister of Colonies (India), dies at 81   

1956  In this year, Marlene Bauer claims LPGA Clock Golf Open.   

1957  Coup in Thailand (Premier Songgram deposed)   

1957  Ch'i Pai-shih, traditional Chinese painter, dies at 93   

1959  President De Gaulle recognizes Algerian right of self determination.   

1961  A P F Chapman, cricketer (26 Tests for England), dies.   

1962  Public TV channel 13 begins in NYC   

1962  Saif al-Islam Achmad, monarch of Yemen, dies at about 71.   

1963  "Outer Limits" premiers on TV   

1963  Malaysia formed from Malaya, Singapore, Br. N. Borneo and Sarawak   

1963  Malaysian independence.   

1964  "Shindig" premiers.   

1964  Leo Weismantel, German writer (Das Totenliebespar), dies at 76.   

1966  Metropolitan Opera opens at NY's Lincoln Center   

1968  Richard Nixon appears on "Laugh-in"   

1971  Six Klansmen arrested in connection with bombing of 10 school buses.   

1971  Ferdinand LR Sassen, priest/philosopher (Descartes), dies at 77   

1972  inaugural TV series about mixed marriage-Bridgit Loves Bernie   

1972  Penny Marshall appears on Bob Newhart Show in "Fly Unfriendly Skies".   

1973  Buff Bill OJ Simpson rushes 250 yards (2 TDs), beating NE Pats 31-13.   

1973  Frederic Meyer, actor (Faraway Hill), dies at 63   

1974  BART begins regular transbay service.   

1974  Pres Ford announces conditional amnesty for US, Vietnam War deserters.   

1975  Papua New Guinea gains independence from Australia (National Day)   

1975  Papua New Guinea independence   

1976  Episcopal Church approves ordination of women as priests and bishop   

1977  90 minute pilot of "Logan's Run" premiers on TV   

1977  In this year, Ringo releases "Drowning in the Sea of Love"   

1977  Marc Bolan, rock vocalist/guitarist (T Rex), dies in a car crash at 29   

1978  25000 die in 7.7 earthquake in Iran   

1979  Nur Mohammed Taraki, president of Afghanistan (1978-79), killed.   

1982  Israeli forces move into West Beirut too late to prevent a massacre of Palestinians by Christian Falangists   

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0016  Drusilla: Daughter of germanicus and agrippina the elder   

1098  Hildegard of bingen: German magistra and the first composer whose biography is known   

1386  Traversari ambrosius: Italian humanist//sciencist/general   

1387  Henry v: King of england (1413-22)   

1507  Jiajing: Emperor of china   

1547  Abu al-faiz ibn mubarak faizi: Persian-dutch east indies poet   

1557  Jacques mauduit: Composer   

1574  Samuel coster: Dutch physician/playwright (polyxena)   

0096  Titus flavius domitianus: Emperor of rome (81-96), murdered at 45   

0655  Martinus i: Bannished pope (649-53),   

0827  Pope valentine: Pope valentine   

1087  Death of Victor iii: [dauferio/desiderius], italian pope (1086-87),   

1100  Bernold of constance: German chronicler (b. 1054)   

1345  John iv: Duke of brittany (b. 1295)   

1380  Death of Charles v: The wise, king of france (1364-80),   

1394  Death of Clement vii: [robert de geneve], pope (1378-94),