Pope Clement VI issued two papal bulls stating that Jews were not to blame for the Black Death.
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South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius was sentenced to 6 years in prison for murder.
The Nigerian Civil War began when Nigerian troops invaded Biafra.
The Forrest Gump movie was released in the US.
Pirate Captain Kidd was arrested in Boston, Massachusetts, US.
Catholic Saint Sir Thomas More was executed for treason by King Henry VIII.
