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1985 - Vice-president Jose Sarney takes oath as the first civilian president of Brazil in 21 years, as the elected president Tancredo Neves had become severely ill on the day before.

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1986 - Birth of Tyler Noyes; actor (CJ - One Life to Live).

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1986 - Funeral services held for Swedish Prime Minister Olaf Palme.

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1987 - 13th People's Choice Awards: Bill Cosby.

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1987 - Last day in Test cricket for Larry Gomes and Joel Garner.

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1987 - New Zealand beats West Indies by five wickets in Jeremy Coney's last Test Cricket.

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1987 - Sterling W Cole, American politician (Representative-Republican-New York), dies at age 82.

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1987 - US Davis Cup team loses to Paraguay.

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1988 - Birth of Rebecca Moore, Miss Alabama USA.

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1988 - Dmitri F Polyakov, Russian Secretary-General/top spy for US, executed.

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