Muhammed VII became the twelfth sultan of the Emirate of Granada.
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The Kingdom of Iraq won its independence from the United Kingdom.
A picture of Pope John Paul II was torn up by the Irish singer Sinead O'Connor on Saturday Night Live.
The last Prince of Wales, Dafydd ap Gruffudd, was the first person recorded to have been hanged, drawn, and quartered.
Singers Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson released their song 'Say Say Say.'
George Washington issued his 'Thanksgiving Proclamation.'
