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Events (50 years ago today): 1976 – The Khmer Rouge announce that the new Constitution of Democratic Kampuchea is ratified.[31]
Events (50 years ago today): 1976 – The Troubles: Gunmen shoot dead ten Protestant civilians after stopping their minibus at Kingsmill in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK, allegedly as retaliation for a string of attacks on Catholic civilians in the area by Loyalists, particularly the killing of six Catholics the night before.[32]
Births (150 years ago today): 1876 – Konrad Adenauer, German lawyer and politician, Chancellor of West Germany (died 1967)[64][65]
Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam, Singaporean lawyer and politician (died 2008)[104]
Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – Veikko Karvonen, Finnish runner (died 2007)[105]
Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – W. D. Snodgrass, American poet (died 2009)[106]
Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – Hosea Williams, American businessman and activist (died 2000)[107]
Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Diego Tristán, Spanish footballer[185]
Deaths (50 years ago today): 1976 – John A. Costello, Irish lawyer and politician, 3rd Taoiseach of Ireland (born 1891)[282]
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