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Historical Events
Results 1 - 8 of 8
1st - The London Agreement on translation of European patents, concluded in 2000, enters into force in 14 of the 34 Contracting States to the European Patent Convention.
2nd - Cyclone Nargis makes landfall in Myanmar killing over 130,000 people and leaving millions of people homeless.
6th - Chaiten Volcano erupts in Chile, forcing the evacuation of more than 4,500 people.
12th - 2008 Wenchuan earthquake (measuring around 8.0 magnitude) occurs in Sichuan, China, killing over 69,000 people
15th - California becomes the second U.S. state after Massachusetts in 2004 to legalize same-sex marriage after the state's own Supreme Court rules a previous ban unconstitutional.
23rd - The International Court of Justice (ICJ) awards Middle Rocks to Malaysia and Pedra Branca (Pulau Batu Puteh) to Singapore, ending a 29-year territorial dispute between the two countries.
28th - The first meeting of the Constituent Assembly of Nepal formally declares Nepal a republic, ending the 240-year reign of the Shah dynasty.
31st - Usain Bolt breaks the world record in the 100m sprint, with a wind-legal (+1.7m/s) 9.72 seconds.
Famous Deaths
Results 1 - 36 of 36
1st - Anthony Mamo, Malta's first President (b. 1909)
1st - Deborah Jeane Palfrey, Washington, D.C. prostitution service owner (b. 1956)
2nd - Beverlee McKinsey, American actress (b. 1940)
3rd - Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo, Spanish former Primer Minister (b. 1926)
5th - Irv Robbins, Canadian-American entrepreneur (b. 1917)
8th - Eddy Arnold, Country music star (b. 1918)
8th - François Sterchele, Belgian football player (b. 1982)
9th - Jack Gibson, Australian rugby league footballer and coach (b. 1929)
9th - Nuala O'Faolain, Irish journalist (b. 1942)
10th - Leyla Gencer, Turkish soprano (b. 1928)
10th - Jessie Jacobs, Australian Actress (b. 1990)
11th - Dottie Rambo, American gospel singer (b. 1934)
11th - John Rutsey, Canadian drummer, formerly for Canadian progressive rock band Rush (b.1953)
11th - Bruno Neves, portuguese cyclist that died in competition (b.1981)
12th - Robert Rauschenberg, American artist (b. 1925)
12th - Irena Sendler, Polish social worker, WWII heroine (b. 1910)
13th - Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah, Sheikh of Kuwait (b. 1930)
13th - Ron Stone, American television reporter (b. 1936)
15th - Alexander Courage, composer of original Star Trek theme (b. 1919)
15th - Tommy Burns, Scottish footballer (b. 1956)
15th - Robert Dunlop, Northern Irish motorcycle racer, younger brother of Joey Dunlop (b. 1960)
18th - Joseph Pevney, American television director
19th - Vijay Tendulkar, Indian playwright, (b. 1928)
20th - Hamilton Jordan, former Carter White House Chief of Staff (b. 1944)
22nd - Robert Asprin, American author (b. 1946)
23rd - David Mitton, British television director (b. 1939)
24th - Dick Martin American comedian (b. 1922)
25th - J. R. Simplot, American potato farmer (b. 1909)
26th - Sydney Pollack, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1934)
27th - Franz Künstler, Last remaining Austro-Hungarian Empire World War I veteran (b. 1900)
28th - David Mitton, Scottish-born director (b. 1938)
28th - Robert Justman, American television producer (b. 1926)
29th - Luc Bourdon, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1987)
29th - Harvey Korman, American actor (b. 1927)
29th - Dianne Odell, American medical figure (b. 1947)
30th - Lorenzo Odone, American medical figure (b. 1978)
