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1988 "Naked Gun" premieres, a movie based on TV's "Police Squad"

1986 NCCA institutes eligibility requirements based on college exams

1984 Ed "Psycho" Gein, mass murderer (Psycho based on him), dies at 78

1976 Allman Brother's roadie Scooter Herring sentenced to 75 years for providing drugs for the group, based on Gregg Allman's testimony

1966 Selective Service announces college deferments based on performance

1952 John Otway, born in Buckinghamshire, England, unsuccessful singer, built large cult following based on underdog persona

1950 Beth Anderson, born in Lexington, Kentucky, composer, singer, neo-romantic genre, invented swales, a musical form based on collages, samples of newly composed music vs. existing music, famous for singing with Limahl on 'The Never Ending Story' film title song

1944 U.S. bombers based on Saipan, begin 1st attack on Tokyo

1939 Tom Johnson, born in Greely, Colorado, composer, minimalist style, new music critic for the Village Voice, wrote music based on tiling, involving mathematical and logical processes

1930 Velio Tormis, born in Estonia, composed music based on traditional ancient Estonian folksongs, most important composer in 20th century Estonia

1926 Arthur Wills, born in England, composer, professor at Royal Academy of Music in London, Director of Music at Ely Cathedral in Cambridgeshire, England, composed music for the organ and secular music based on George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four

1581 James Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh, gave age to Earth based on bible


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