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1999
Australia’s voters reject a referendum to make the country a republic with a president appointed by Parliament.
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1995
The Rova of Antananarivo, home of Madagascar’s sovereigns from the 16th to the 19th centuries, is destroyed by fire.
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1988
Emma Stone, actress (Zombieland, Spiderman).
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1986
The Iran arms-for-hostages deal is revealed, damaging the Reagan administration.
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A British International Helicopters Boeing 234LRR Chinook crashes 2.5 miles east of Sumburgh Airport; 45 people are killed, the deadliest civilian helicopter crash to date (2013).
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1985
Guerrillas of the leftist 19th of April Movement seize Colombia’s Palace of Justice in Bogata; during the two-day siege and the military assault to retake the building over 100 people are killed, including 11 of the 25 Supreme Court justices.
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1976
Pat Tillman, professional football player who ended his career to enlist in the US Army in the aftermath of the 9 / 11 attacks; he was killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan, Apr. 22, 2004.
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1973
Coleman Young becomes the first African-American mayor of Detroit, Michigan.
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1955
Maria Shriver, journalist, author; First Lady of California while married to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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1948
Glenn Frey, singer, songwriter, musician; a founding member of the band Eagles.
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1946
Sally Field, actress; won Academy Award for Best Actress in 1979 (Norma Rae) and 1984 (Places in the Heart); won 3 Emmys for work in television.
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1945
The first landing of a jet on a carrier takes place on USS Wake Island when an FR-1 Fireball touches down.
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1941
Guy Clark, Texas country-folk singer, songwriter (“Desperados Waiting for a Train,” “Texas 1947”).
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1931
Mike Nichols, film and stage director (The Graduate).
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1923
As European inflation soars, one loaf of bread in Berlin is reported to be worth about 140 billion German marks.