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1959  Solomon Bandaranaike, PM of Ceylon (1956-59), assassinated at 60.   

1960  inaugural of 4 TV debates Nixon and Kennedy took place (Chicago)   

1960  Longest speech in UN history (4 hrs, 29 mins, by Fidel Castro).   

1960  William Ling, cricketer (S African batsman in 6 Tests 1921-23), dies.   

1961  Eily Malyon, actress (Jane Eyre, I Married a Witch), dies at 81.   

1962  TV comedy series "The Beverly Hillbillies" premiers on CBS.   

1962  Yemen Arab Republic proclaimed (National Day)   

1964  Calvin Thomas, actor (Judge Hunter-One Man's Family), dies at 79.   

1965  Clara Bow, actress (It, Red Hair, Wings), dies of heart attack at 59.   

1966  "Staten Island," inaugural icebreaker to enter SF bay.   

1966  Helen Kane, actress (Heads Up, Pointed Heels), dies of cancer at 62   

1968  Hawaii Five-O debuts as an hourly program on CBS   

1969  Beatles release "Abbey Road" album   

1971  Muriel Kirkland, actress (Nana, Fast Workers), dies of emphysema at 68   

1972  American Museum of Immigration dedicated   

1972  Charles J Correll, actor/voice (Calvin and the Colonel), dies at 82   

1973  Concorde flies from Washington DC to Paris in 3h33m.   

1973  Anton Schnack, German writer/poet, dies at 81.   

1975  The Chief of Naval Operations approved the popular name Tomahawk for the Navy's Sea Launched Cruise Missile (SLCM)   

1977  Sir Freddie Laker begins cut-rate "Skytrain" service, London to NY   

1978  Railroad clerks go on strike, halting more than 2/3s of rail service   

1979  1984 summer LA Olympic coverage sold to ABC for $225 million.   

1979  Arthur Hunnicutt, actor (Big Sky, Apache Uprising), dies at 68.   

1980  Andrew Crawford is born   

1980  Cuban govt closes Mariel Harbor ending "freedom flotilla".   

1980  Soyuz 38 returns to Earth.   

1982  Alec Hurwood, cricketer (Australian off-spinner v WI 1930-31), dies.   

1983  In this year, Australia II claims America's Cup yacht race (1st non-US winner)   

1983  Cosmonauts Titov and Strekalov are saved from exploding Soyuz T-10.   

1983  Tino Rossi, French singer, dies.   

1984  Britain and China initial agreement return Hong Kong to China in 1997   

1984  Pres Reagan vetoes sanctions against South Africa.   

1984  UK agrees to hand over the soverignty of Hong Kong to China in 1999   

1984  Walter Pidgeon, actor (Forbidden Planet), dies of strokes at 87.   

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1181  Saint francis of assisi: Italian founder of the franciscan order   

1329  Anna of bavaria: Queen of the romans   

1406  Thomas de ros: 9th baron de ros, english soldier and politician   

1688  Willem j 's-gravesande: Dutch physicist   

1711  Richard grenville-temple: 2nd earl temple, english politician   

1729  Moses mendelssohn: Philosopher/critic/bible translator   

1750  Cuthbert collingwood: 1st baron collingwood, british admiral   

1758  Cosme argerich: Argentine physician, founder of the medicine school of buenos aires.   

1023  Godfried i: Duke of neth-lutherans,   

1342  Death of John i: Ruler of poland,   

1345  Death of Willem iv: Earl of henegouwen/holland/zealand,   

1371  Vlkasin: Hungarian general/co-king of serbia,   

1417  Death of Francesco zabarella: Italian jurist (b. 1360)   

1468  Death of Juan de torquemada: Spanish catholic cardinal (b. 1388)   

1614  Death of Felice anerio: Italian composer (pontifical royal chapel),   

1620  Taichang emperor of china: Taichang emperor of china (b. 1582)