Person report

★14 Oct 1957
After three days of heavy rain, the Turia overflowed and flooded the city of Valencia, Spain, causing at least 81 deaths and up to 16 million pesetas in damage.

★18 Jan 1958
Black Canadian Willie O'Ree of the Boston Bruins played his first game in the National Hockey League, breaking the colour barrier in professional ice hockey.

★25 Jan 1967
South Vietnamese junta leader Nguyễn Cao Kỳ fired rival Nguyễn Hữu Có while the latter was overseas on a diplomatic visit.

★20 Jul 1968
The first Special Olympics games were held at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

★12 Aug 1969
The Troubles: Riots erupted in the Bogside area of Derry, spreading across much of Northern Ireland.

★21 Dec 1970
The Grumman F-14 Tomcat, the primary fighter aircraft of the United States Navy for nearly 30 years, made its first flight.

★06 Oct 1973
Egyptian forces crossed the Suez Canal and attacked the fortified Israeli Bar Lev Line, starting the Yom Kippur War.

★11 Sep 1978
Janet Parker, a British medical photographer, became the last recorded person to die from smallpox, leading to a debate on whether the virus should be preserved.

★08 Dec 1980
Former Beatle John Lennon was murdered in the entrance of the Dakota apartments in New York City.

★07 Dec 1988
A 6.8 Ms earthquake struck the Spitak region of Armenia, killing at least 25,000 people.

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