Thanks fat B****rd.

Also Mahalia Jackson (see separate thread).
Norway gained independance from Sweden.
The Erie Canal opened.
The Shah of Persia crowned himself.
Israel & Jordan signed a peace treaty.
The Space Shuttle made it's first test landing.
Picasso died.
The Beatles received their MBEs.
Also Hilary Clinton, Leon Trotsky, at least one of the original Charlie's Angels, François Mitterand, Bob Hoskins
and Maggie Roche, Bootsy Collins, Natalie Merchant, Keith Urban (will they push us up above?).