On This Day.....

1960 - The Central African Republic gains independence from France.
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1991 - Metallica releases its self-titled 5th album.
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As this is the random flag thread now....

in 1946 summit happened in India....

Here is their flag :D

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I remember now...
They gained independence from Britain......

Judging the ammount of shops and restuarants they have around here I do feel they didnt really want independence anyway :?
 
1965 - The Socialist Republic of Romania was proclaimed.
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1967 - Canadian actress Carrie-Anne Moss was born.
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1992 - Former vocalist of The Police Sting and actress Trudie Styler were married.
 
1973 - American actor Carmine Giovinazzo was born.
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1981 - Mark David Chapman was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison for the murder of ex-Beatle John Lennon.

1991 - Ukraine declares its independence from the Soviet Union.
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1949 - KISS bassist Gene Simmons was born.
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1988 - Metallica releases its 4th album ...And Justice For All. This album also marks Jason Newsted's debut as the band's new bassist after replacing Cliff Burton who died 2 years earlier.
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1991 – Belarus declares its independence from the Soviet Union.
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1962 - Ruud Gullit, captain of Holland's 1988 UEFA European Championship-winning team, was born.
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1979 - INXS made its live debut in Sydney, Australia.

1991 - Uzbekistan declares its independence from the Soviet Union.
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1998 - Deep Purple's Ian Gillan was charged with assault and battery for allegedly hitting a security guard in the head with a microphone during a concert in August.
 
1972 - Markus Babbel, winner of the 1996 UEFA European Championship with Germany and current coach of German Div. 2 side Hertha Berlin, was born.
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1977 - The late Paul McCartney & Wings guitarist Jimmy McCulloch left to join a reformed lineup for the Small Faces.

1991 - Macedonia declares its independence from Yugoslavia.
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1948 - The Democratic People's Republic of Korea was founded.
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1966 - The late ex-Beatle John Lennon met his future wife Yoko Ono in an art gallery.
 
1946 - The People's Republic of Bulgaria was founded.
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1962 - The Beatles were called a nothing group after an interview with Peter Jones of the London Daily Mirror.
 
1964 - After a charity show that finished its U.S. tour, the Beatles appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show.

1972 - Retired Swedish-Cape Verdean footballer and current manager of Swedish Div. 2 club Landskrona Henrik Larsson was born.
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1960 - Mali gains independence from France.
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1967 - The Beatles appeared on the cover of Time Magazine.

1978 - Harold 'Harry' Kewell, winner of the 2004 O.F.C. Nations Cup with Australia, was born.
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1990 - The 1990 Asian Games in Beijing, the Chinese capital, were opened.
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1974 - John Lennon appeared on W.N.E.W.-F.M. in New York as a guest D.J.

1986 - Iron Maiden releases its 6th album Somewhere in Time.
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2002 - The 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea, were opened.
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1955 - Actor James Dean was killed in a car accident at the age of 24 near Cholame, California.

1988 - Eight years after his death John Lennon received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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