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1986 - US Senate confirms William Rehnquist as 16th chief justice.

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1987 - Birth of Ray Friesen; American cartoonist and founder of Don't Eat Any Bugs Productions.

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1987 - At a small rally in Harlem, televangelist Marion Robertson announces his candidacy for the 1988 Republican presidential nomination.

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1987 - Death of Harry Locke, British character actor (born 1913).

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1988 - Birth of Candice Swanepoel; South African model.

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1988 - Jeff Reardon becomes first to record 40 or more saves in both American League and National League.

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1988 - (to October 2) The Games of the XXIV Olympiad are held in Seoul, Korea.

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1989 - Hurricane Hugo begins four day sweep through Caribbean, killing 62.

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1989 - Jay Stewart, announcer on TV's Let's Make a Deal, commits suicide.

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1989 - Death of Hugh Quincy Alexander, American politician (born 1911).

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