East Pakistan renamed itself Bangladesh after seceding from Pakistan.
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The British-American band, The Pretenders, released their debut album called 'Pretenders.'
Judge Simon Cowell left American Idol but continued working with FOX on X Factor US.
Charing Cross Railway Station opened in London, England.
Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling officially finished writing The Deathly Hallows.
Astronomer Sir William Herschel discovered the first two moons of Uranus, Titania & Oberon.
