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 Ahmed, Fakhruddin Ali
 Alexandrov, Anatoly Petrovich
 Ali, Muhammad
 Andric, Ivo
 Baader, Andraes
 Bakatin, Vadim Viktorovich
 Bakr, Ahmed Hassan al-
 Benn, Anthony Wedgewood
 Biya, Paul
 Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton
 Bolan, Marc
 Bono, Sonny
 Borg, Bjorn
 Bourguiba, Habib
 Bowie, David
 Brezhnev, Leonoid Ilych
 Brown, Gordon
 Bush, George Herbert Walker
 Buthelezi
 Cann, Warren
 Carter, Jimmy
 Castro Ruz, Fidel Alejandro
 Chaplin, Charles Spencer
 Charles
 Cher
 Chia Kan, Yen
 Chitepo, Herbert
 Clapton, Eric Patrick
 Clinton, William Jefferson Bill
 Clough, Brian
 Connors, Jimmy
 Cook, Paul
 Crosland, Charles Anthony Raven
 Cross, Chris
 Crossman, Richard
 Cuomo, Mario
 Currie, Billy
 Daltrey, Roger
 Demirel, Suleyman
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 Devoto, Howard
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 Dung, Van Tien
 Elizabeth II
 En-Lai, Chou
 Ensslin, Gudrun
 Evert Lloyd, Christine
 Faisal II
 Fassbinder, Rainer Werner Maria
 Fischer, Oskar
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 Franco-Bahamonde, Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo
 Frazier, Joseph William
 Fromme, Lynette Alice Squeaky
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 Gandhi, Indira Nehru
 Gilmour, Dave
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 Guanhua, Qiao
 Guofeng, Hua
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 Harry, Deborah
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 Hungwen, Wang
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 Hussein, Saddam
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 Lorenz, Peter
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 Matlock, Glen
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 Mugabe, Robert Gabriel
 Nascimento, Lopo Fortunato Ferreira do
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 Neto, Antonio Agostinho
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 Nol, Lon
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   1st Olympic Medal   Connors, Jimmy
  7th June   Spain's Manuel Orantes wins U.S. Open, beating Jimmy Connors in 3 sets
   Academy Award Kurosawa   Kurosawa, Akira
     Awarded the Academy Award: Best Foreign Language Film for Dersu Uzala
   Agreement Alvo   Neto, Antonio Agostinho
  15th Jan Alvo   Goes to Portugal & agrees to form a coaltion Government with Roberto & Savimbi
   Alliance   En-Lai, Chou
   June   Tells Sihanouk, China must build up a "neutral, independent Cambodia"
   Alvor Accords   Neto, Antonio Agostinho
  11th Nov   Agostinho Neto, the leader of the MPLA, declares the independence of the People's Republic of Angola, in accordance with the Alvor Accords
   ANC   Mbeki, Thabo Mvuyelwa
     Appointed Member of the ANC National Executive
   Angkar   Pot, Pol
   Phnom Penh   Founds the Angkar to act as enforcer & executioner for the new regime
   Armament   Hussein, Saddam
     Helps negotiate the purchase of Mirage-F1 fighter planes from France
   Arrest   Lorenz, Peter
     Released for five Red Army Faction prisoners & DM 20,000
   Arrest   Gandhi, Indira Nehru
  26th June   During pre-dawn raids 676 political opponents are arrested
   Arrest   Vajpayee, Atal Behari
     When Indira Gandhi imposes a state of emergency, postponing elections and misusing major central powers granted to her by the Constitution, the BJS join coalition of parties in active protest, Vajpayee is arrested
   Arrest   Sihanouk
   Phnom Penh   The Khmer Rouge capture Phnom Penh & keep Sihanouk under house arrest
   Arrest   Juan Carlos I
  26th Nov Madrid   Orders the release of 500 of Franco's political prisoners
   Arrest   Mugabe, Robert Gabriel
     Released from prison
   Assassination   Tombalbaye, N'garta
  13th April   13-15 April, killed during a Coup led by Felix Malloum, an army Chief of Staff
   Assassination   Hillegaart, Heinz
  24th April Stockholm   Occupation of the West German embassy & murder of Andreas von Mirbach and Dr. Heinz Hillegaart
   Assassination   Mirbach, Andreas von
  24th April Stockholm   Occupation of the West German embassy & murder of Andreas von Mirbach and Dr. Heinz Hillegaart
   Assassination   McWhirter, Ross
     Assassination of Ross McWhirter by the IRA
   Assassination   Chitepo, Herbert
  18th Mar   Robert Mugabe unilaterally assumes control of ZANU after the assassination of Herbert Chitepo
   Beatles, The   Harrison, George
  2nd Jan   The Beatles ' final dissolution takes place
   Beatles, The   Lennon, John Winston
  2nd Jan   The Beatles ' final dissolution takes place
   Beatles, The   McCartney, Paul
  2nd Jan   The Beatles ' final dissolution takes place
   Beatles, The   Starr, Ringo
  2nd Jan   The Beatles ' final dissolution takes place
   Bharatiya Janata Party   Vajpayee, Atal Behari
     When Indira Gandhi imposes a state of emergency, postponing elections and misusing major central powers granted to her by the Constitution, the BJS join coalition of parties in active protest, Vajpayee is arrested
   Birth   Bolan, Marc
   Sep   Gloria Jones gives birth to Bolan's son, whom they n