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2003 "Elizabeth ""Ma Pampo"" Israel", old woman, ", may have been world's oldest but ""undocumented"" person, ", dies at 128, disputed 2000 Frank Wills, often unemployed security guard, he the Democratic National Committee office in the Watergate Building had been burgled in June 1972, dies at 52 1994 Last British troops leave Hong Kong (been there since Sept 1841) 1991 British Court of Appeal frees "Birmingham 6" who had been unjustly sentenced in August 1975 to life imprisonment 1984 Supreme Court declares illegally obtained evidence may be admitted at trial if it could be proved that it would have been discovered legally 1980 World Health Organization announced smallpox had been eradicated 1977 Paleontologist Elso Barghoorn announces that 3.4-billion-year-old one-celled fossils, the earliest life forms, had been discovered 1973 President Nixon announces an accord has been reached to end Vietnam War 1972 Lerrin LaGrow Campy, who had been hit by a pitch, is fined and suspended 1970 Would have been start of Aust/Eng Test Cricket at MCG, washed out 1959 Per Helmstad Gessle, Sweden, singer, Roxette-Must Have Been Love 1958 1st class postage up to 4 cents (had been 3 cents for 26 years) 1958 Marie Fredriksson, Ostra-Lj Swed, singer, Roxette-Must Have Been Love 1957 Researchers announce Borazan (harder than diamonds) been developed 1950 White Sox release Luke Appling, who had been a Sox since 1930 1950 Charlene [D'Angelo], singer, I've Never Been To Me 1949 Despite 71 injuries, Yankees have been in 1st place all season until Red Sox move into a tie for 1st place 1949 British warship HMS Amethyst escape down Yangtze River, having been refused a safe passage by Chinese Communists after 3-month standoff 1945 Chandler sells World Series radio rights for $150,000 to Gillette, Ford had been World Series sponsor since 1934, pay $100,000 annually 1944 Frederick Knight, U.S. singer, I've been lonely so long 1943 Having been Generalissimo since 1928, Chiang Kai-shek elected pres 1941 Mickey Owens drops a 3rd strike, Tom Hendrick reaches 1st safely - would have been last out, instead Yanks score 4 and win 7-4 1934 U.S. troops leave Haiti, which had been occupied since 1915 1930 Johannes H Been, Brielle archivist, dies at 71 1929 Don Larsen, pitcher, New York Yankees, on what must have been a perfect day 1927 Judge Landis begins 3-day public hearing on charges that 4 games played between Chicago and Detroit in 1917 had been thrown to White Sox 1926 Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson vanished in Venice California She showed up a month later and said she had been kidnapped 1918 United Press erroneously reports WW I armistice had been signed 1859 John H Been, town's archivist of Brielle, Baasje and Witkop 1849 Venice under Daniele Manin surrenders to Austrians under Radetsky, after been under siege since July 20 after proclaiming independence 1772 Gustav III seizes effective control of Swedish government and restores full power of monarchy, which had been subordinate to parliament since 1720 1456 Though she had already been executed, Joan of Arc is acquitted 60 St. Paul thought to have been shipwrecked at Malta

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