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See also People that died at the age of 26
- 23-July-1986 : In London, Prince Andrew, Duke of York marries Sarah Ferguson at Westminster Abbey.
- 23-July-1986 : In London, Prince Andrew, Duke of York marries Sarah Ferguson at Westminster Abbey.
- 24-August-1981 : Mark David Chapman is sentenced to 20 years to life in prison, after being convicted of murdering John Lennon in Manhattan 8 months earlier.
- 01-March-1981 : Bobby Sands, a Provisional Irish Republican Army member, begins a hunger strike for political status in Long Kesh prison (he dies May 5, the first of 10 men).
- 15-June-1978 : King Hussein of Jordan marries 2626yearyearold Lisa Halaby, who takes the name Queen Noor.
- 24-April-1974 : Stephen King publishes his first novel, Carrie, under his own name.
- 16-December-1973 : O.J. Simpson of the Buffalo Bills became the first running back to rush for 2,000 yards in a pro football season.
- 07-September-1970 : An antiantiwar rally is held at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, attended by John Kerry, Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland.
- 16-October-1968 : Kingston, Jamaica is rocked by the Rodney Riots, provoked by the banning of Walter Rodney from the country.
- 16-October-1967 : ThirtyThirtynine people, including singersingeractivist Joan Baez, are arrested in Oakland, California, for blocking the entrance of that city's military induction center.
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