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1983 - Fred Lynn of California Angels hits All-Star game first grand slam (American League wins 13-3).

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1983 - US Supreme Court rules retirement plans can't pay women less than men.

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1984 - Warner Communications sells off the home video game and computer systems business of Atari to Jack Tramiel for US$240 million in long-term loans. Warner has the option to purchase up to 32 percent interest in the new company for US$2 per share.

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1986 - Birth of Caroline Welz; German model.

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1986 - Death of Jagjivan Ram, Indian politician (born 1908).

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1987 - Birth of Kate Nash; British singer/songwriter.

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1987 - Birth of Matt O'Leary; American actor.

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1987 - First of three massacres by Sikh extremists takes place in India.

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1988 - The Piper Alpha drilling platform in the North Sea is destroyed by explosions and fires, killing 165 oil workers and two rescue mariners.

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1988 - Birth of Sarah Barrable-Tishauer, Canadian actress.

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