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.'
Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling officially finished writing The Deathly Hallows.
Luther Terry, the US Surgeon General, released a report concluding smoking cigarettes is bad for you.
Judge Simon Cowell left American Idol but continued working with FOX on X Factor US.
The first Jewish person was elected in the US.
