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1980

Peter Malinauskas, Australian politician, 47th Premier of South Australia

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Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Korea from Japan in 1945: Gwangbokjeol, "Independence Day" (South…

Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Korea from Japan in 1945: Gwangbokjeol, "Independence Day" (South Korea)

1986

A Sudan Airways Fokker F27 Friendship is shot down near Malakal in present day South Sudan, killing 60.

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1964

Vietnam War: A coup d'état replaces Dương Văn Minh with General Nguyễn Khánh as President of South Vietnam. A new…

Vietnam War: A coup d'état replaces Dương Văn Minh with General Nguyễn Khánh as President of South Vietnam. A new constitution is established with aid from the U.S. Embassy.

1780

American Revolutionary War: Battle of Camden: The British defeat the Americans near Camden, South Carolina.

1855

James McGowen, Australian politician, 18th Premier of New South Wales (died 1922)

1986

Typhoon Wayne formed over the South China Sea, going on to become one of the longest-lived tropical cyclones in the…

Typhoon Wayne formed over the South China Sea, going on to become one of the longest-lived tropical cyclones in the north-western Pacific, lasting 21 days.

1991

Strathfield massacre: In Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, taxi driver Wade Frankum shoots and kills seven people…

Strathfield massacre: In Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, taxi driver Wade Frankum shoots and kills seven people and injures six others before turning the gun on himself.