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1967  "Mission Impossible" premieres on CBS-TV   

1967  Mount Washington cog railway train derails, results in the deaths of 8 (NH).   

1968  Zond 5 completes circumnavigation of the Moon.   

1972  "M*A*S*H," premiers on TV   

1972  BART begins passenger service in SF.   

1972  Akim Tamiroff, actor (Hotel Paradisio, Lord Jim), dies at 72.   

1973  Hugo Winterhalter, composer, dies at 63   

1974  Courageous (US) beats Southern Cross (Aust) in 23rd America's Cup.   

1974  USS Enterprise sailed from San Francisco with VF-1 and VF-2 aboard. This event marked the initial deployment of the Grumman F-14 Tomcat, the Navy's newest fighter.   

1975  Rollout of inaugural space shuttle orbiter Enterprise (OV-101)   

1978  A meeting between Egyptian and Israeli leaders creates a framework for Middle East peace   

1978  the Camp David accord is signed by Begin, Sadat and Carter.   

1979  Miloslav Kabelac, composer, dies at 71.   

1980  Solidarity labor union in Poland forms.   

1980  Anastasio Somoza, former Nicaraguan Pres, assassinated in Paraguay.   

1983  Vanessa Williams of NY became inaugural black Miss America.   

1983  Humberto Madeiros, US cardinal to Boston, dies at 67.   

1984  Brian Mulroney sworn in as Canada's 18th PM succeeding John Turner   

1984  Richard Basehart, actor (Rage), dies following several strokes at 70.   

1985  Soyuz T-14 carries 3 cosmonauts to Salyut 7 space station   

1985  Laura Ashley, Welsh fashion designer, dies by accident   

1986  Patricia Phoenix, English actress (Coronation Street), dies at 62   

1987  Phila celebrates 200th anniversary of the Constitution   

1989  Hurricane Hugo begins 4 day sweep through Caribbean, killing 62.   

1989  NYC court of appeals overturns lower court decision and returns America's Cup back to the US (from New Zealand)   

1989  Jay Stewart, annoucer on Lets Make a Deal, commits suicide   

1990  Newspaper Guild votes 242-35 to keep NY Post publishing   

1990  Soviet Union and Saudi Arabia restore diplomatic ties.   

1991  North and South Korea joins the UNsep18.   

1992  Feodor Chaliapin Jr, actor (King's Whore), dies after illness at 87.   

1993  Christian Nyby, US director (Big Sleep, Thing), dies at 80   

1994  Henk Figee, author/publisher (Shoes of the Sea), dies at 46   

1995  Grady Sutton, actor (Come Blow Your Horn, Flying Blind), dies at 87.   

1996  Jessie "Ooh Poo Pah Doo" Hill, jazz musician, dies at 63.   

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1192  Minamoto no sanetomo: Japanese shogun   

1271  Wenceslas ii: King of bohemia & poland (1278-1305)   

1550  Pope paul v: Pope paul v (d. 1621)   

1552  Paul v: [camillo borghese], italy, pope (1605-21)   

1580  Charlotte brabantia: Countess of nassau/daughter of willem of orange   

1605  Francesco sacrati: Composer   

1619  John lambert: English general-major/parliament leader   

1630  Ranuccio ii farnese: Duke of parma   

1179  Hildegard van bingen: Mystic/composer (ordo virtutum),   

1312  Ferdinand v: King of castile/leon,   

1322  Death of Robert iii of flanders: Robert iii of flanders (b. 1249)   

1422  Death of Constantine ii of bulgaria: Constantine ii of bulgaria   

1563  Death of Henry manners: 2nd earl of rutland, english soldier   

1574  Pedro menendez de aviles: Soldier/navigator,   

1575  Heinrich bullinger: Swiss religious reformer (b. 1504)   

1604  Death of Lucas osiander: Composer,