Lee Iacocca fired as Ford Motor Pres by chairman Henry Ford II

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Alexander Ginzburg sentenced by Soviet court to 8 years

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Albania drops diplomatic relations with China PR

Event

Antonio Veretti, composer, dies at 78

Death

George Harrison releases "Faster"

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Corine Griffith, dies at 84

Death

Calif's Nolan Ryan and Boston's Steve Renko each lose no-hitters in 9th

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35th US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Amy Alcott

Event

Seretse Khama, 1st president of Botswana, dies

Death

USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR

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Lori Fredrickson, Aurora Ill, rhythmic gymnast (US team-96)

Birth

John Alexander, actor (Alien PI), dies at 85

Death

Edith Heerdegen, dies at 69

Death

53rd All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 4-1 at Olympic Stadium, Montreal

Event

Train crash at Aalter Belgium, 5 killed

Event

All star MVP: Dave Conception (Cin Reds)

Event

Sergei Bubka of USSR pole vaults a record 5.89 m

Event

Jeff Beck quits Rod Stewart's tour after 7 shows

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Eddie Van Halen joins in, in a Jacksons concert

Event

"Live Aid" concert raises over $70 million for African famine relief

Event

NY Yankees retire Roger Maris (9) and Elston Howard (32) uniforms

Event

Patience Collier, dies

Death

Federal judge throws out Bette Midler's $10 million suit against Ford Motor Co, who used a sound alike voice for their TV commercials

Event

Huub Bals, Dutch film promotor, dies at 51

Death

9th Emmy Sports Award presentation

Event