Sixty-six people died in Sverdlovsk, USSR, when a bio-warfare lab accidentally released airborne anthrax.
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Mafia boss John Gotti was convicted of thirteen murders and racketeering.
The Falklands War broke out between Argentina and Britain over the Falkland Islands and lasted ten weeks.
The Coinage Act was enacted in the US.
The '2001: A Space Odyssey' sci-fi movie premiered in Washington, DC.
COVID-19 claimed the life of comedian Eddie Large from 'Little and Large.'
