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1997 Former rep Dan Rostenkowski released from custody for mail fraud
1996 Jean-Bedel Bokassa, dictator of Cent Africa Rep (1967-79), dies at 75 1996 Jacobo Majluta, president of Dominican Rep (1982), dies at 61 1995 Art Modell's rep begins secrets talks to move team to Baltimore 1992 Astros begins 26-game road trip to make room for Rep National Convention 1991 Robert Motherwell, U.S. painter (Elegies to Spanish Rep), dies at 76 1991 Boris Yeltsin sworn in as 1st elected president of Russian Rep 1989 Robin Givens is granted a divorce from Mike Tyson in Dom Rep 1987 Central Afr Rep ex-emperor Jean-Bedel Bokassa sentenced to death 1986 Joaquin Balaguers PRSC wins Dominican Rep parliamentary election 1982 Sylvestre A Guzman Fernandez, President Dominican Rep, commits suicide 1982 Salvador Jorge Blanco wins presidential election in Dominican Rep 1981 Ayatollah Mohammad Beheshti, Iran Islamic Rep Party founder, bombed 1980 Michael Myers (D-Pa), is 1st rep expelled in over 100 years (ABSCAM) 1980 Rep John Jenrette, Jr. (D-SC) indicted in "Abscam" investigation 1979 Coup in Central African Rep: David Dacko overthrows emperor Bokassa I 1977 Mabel Murphy Smythe confirmed as ambassador to Rep of Cameroon 1975 Laos falls to communist forces; Lao People's Democratic Rep proclaimed 1974 Portugal recognizes independence of Rep of Guinea-Bissau 1974 Karl E Mundt, (Rep/Sen), dies 1972 Martin Dies, (Rep)/1st chairman of House Un-American, dies 1972 Katarina Studenikova, Bratislava Slovak Rep, tennis star 1972 Jean-Bedel Bokassa appoints himself President for life of Cent African Rep 1969 Rep Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. seated by Congress 1968 Julis Deutsch, Austria politician/general Spanish rep army, dies at 83 1967 People's Rep of South Yemen (Aden) gains independence from Britain 1967 Nguyen Van Thieu took oath of office as 1st President of South Vietnam 2nd Rep 1967 Nathalie Tauziat, Bangui Cent Afr Rep, tennis star, 1993 Quebec City 1967 House of Representatives expels Rep. Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. (307 to 116) 1967 Georgia legislature seats Rep. Julian Bond 1965 Fayette Purser, Sydney Australia, golfer, NSW State Rep 1987-88 1964 United Rep of Tanganyika and Zanzibar renamed United Rep of Tanzania 1964 Otto V Kuusinen, President of Karelo-Finnish soviet rep (1940-56), dies 82 1964 Rep Martha Griffiths address gets civil rights protection for women being added to the 1964 Civil Rights Act 1963 Syrian Arab Rep Revolution Day - Military coup in Syria 1961 Rafael L Trujillo Molina, dictator Dom Rep (1930-61), murdered at 69 1960 Republic of Congo (Zaire, Dem Rep of Congo) forms 1960 Madagascar (formerly Malagasy Rep) declares independence from France 1959 Hiram Fong sworn in as 1st Chinese-American senator while Daniel K Inouye sworn in as 1st Japanese-American Rep (Both from Hawaii) 1959 Castro leads Cuba to victory as Fulgencio Batista flees to Dom Rep 1958 Charles De Gaulle wins 7 year term as 1st President of 5th Rep of France 1957 German Dem Rep recalls East Mark and issues new currency 1957 France returns Saar to becomes the 10th state of German Federal Rep 1954 Michigan rep Ruth Thompson (R) introduces legislation to ban mailing "obscene, lewd, lascivious or filthy" phonograph (rock and roll) records 1953 Eisenhower criticizes McCarthy for saying communists are in Rep party 1951 Johnny Rep, Dutch soccer player 1949 Rita Jenrette, born in San Antonio, Texas, wife of Rep John Jenrette, D-SC 1949 German Dem Rep formed from Russian occupation zone (National Day) 1949 People's Rep of China proclaimed by Mao Tse-tung (National Day) 1948 Gerald Ford upsets Rep Bartel J Jonkman in Michigan 5th Dist Representative primary 1946 Enver Hoxha declares People's Rep of Albania with himself dictator 1942 William C. Nelson, rep/astronaut, STS-24 1941 Rep of Croatia orders all Jews to wear a star with the letter Z 1936 Edward Jones, U.K. military rep to NATO 1935 Jack Charlton, soccer manager, Rep of Ireland 1932 Yvonne Braitwaite Burke, lawyer, Rep 1932 President Hoover and Vice President Charles Curtis renominated by Rep Convention 1930 Clayton K. Yeutter, Nebraska, U.S. trade rep/Republican National chairman 1930 Iain Cuthbertson, British actor, Guilty, Scandal, Rep, Danger UXB 1928 Gordon Downey, British Comptroller General/Reader Rep, Independent 1920 Lithuania and U.S.S.R. sign peace treaty, Lithuania becomes independent rep 1918 Maria Montez, Dominican Rep, actress, Arabian Nights 1917 Vernon Walters, New York City, U.S. permanent rep to the UN 1916 Dorothy Mae Ballard, labor union rep 1912 Jack Walsh, NSW/Leicestershire cricket china bowler, didn't rep Australia 1910 Eric Tindall, cricketer, All Black rep who kept wicket in 5 Tests 1905 Dominican Rep signs treaty turning over customs collection to US 1901 Marthinus Wessels Pretorius, 1st President Rep South Africa, dies at 81 1891 Rafael L Trujillo Molina, president/dictator of Dom Rep, 1930-61 1885 Ruth Bryan Rohde, U.S., Rep, minister to Denmark 1884 Julis Deutsch, Austria politician/General Spanish rep army 1883 J M M "Mick" Commaille, cricketer, dual South African cricket/soccer rep 1882 Bert "Dainty" Ironmonger, cricketer, belated Australian rep 1928-33 1881 Kemal Ataturk, 1st President of Rep of Turkey 1877 Adolphe Thiers, 1st president of 3rd French Rep (1871-77), dies at 80 1876 U.S. Electorial College picks Rep Hayes as President (although Tilden won) 1869 Adolphe Max, Belgian Rep, Lib 1863 Samuel Houston, 1st President of Rep of Texas (1836-38, 41-44), dies at 70 1861 George William Norris, Rep/Sen-Neb, Lame duck-amendement 1844 Spain grants Dominican Rep independence 1821 Santo Domingo (Dominican Rep) proclaims independence from Spain 1814 John Lothrop Motley, U.S., historian/author, Rise of Dutch Rep 1803 William Allen, Rep/Gov-Oh 1798 Rep Matthew Lyon, Vermont spits in face of Rep Roger Griswold,Connecticut, in U.S. House of Representatives, after an argument 1796 Reverdy Johnson, rep, Union 1782 Thomas Hart Benton, rep, "Old Bullion" 1756 Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee, Rep/Gov-Va, general |
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