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WRLD: 1984 – Gandhi assassinated by her bodyguards; bloody rioting follows

SPRT: 1950 – Earl Lloyd breaks the NBA’s color barrier

OTHR: 1517 – Luther nails 95 Theses on indulgent church’s door

BDAY: Ethel Waters; Chiang Kai-Shek; John Keats; Jan Vermeer

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