440 - St Sixtus III ends his reign as Catholic Pope
1289 - Pope Nicolas IV publishes decree "Supra montem"
1759 - -19] 2nd sea battle of Lagos: England vs France
1873 - 1st ascent of Mount Whitney, California (14,494')
1894 - US Congress creates Bureau of Immigration
1964 - Charles Helu elected president of Lebanon
1969 - Mick Jagger accidentally shot while filming "Ned Kelly"
1977 - 2 girls are killed by a runaway car outside of Graceland
1981 - Football running back, Herschel Walker, of U of Georgia, takes out a Lloyd's of London insurance policy for $1 million
1983 - USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR
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