At the age of 65

• 28-June-2004 : Canadian federal election, 2004: The Liberal Party, led by Paul Martin, is reduced to a minority government, after holding a majority since November 1993.
• 12-December-2003 : Paul Martin becomes the 21st Prime Minister of Canada.
• 19-March-2003 : The first American bombs drop on Baghdad after Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and his sons do not comply with U.S. President George W. Bush's 4848hour mandate demanding their exit from Iraq.
• 05-February-2003 : Iraq disarmament crisis: U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell addresses the UN Security Council on Iraq.
• 08-November-2002 : Iraq disarmament crisis: The United Nations Security Council unanimously approves UN Security Council Resolution 1441, forcing Saddam Hussein to disarm or face "serious consequences".
• 11-March-1981 : Chilean military dictator Augusto Pinochet is sworn in as President of Chile for another 88year term.
• 26-March-1979 : In a ceremony at the White House, President Anwar Sadat of Egypt and Prime Minister Menachem Begin of Israel sign a peace treaty.
• 19-January-1979 : Former U.S. Attorney General John N. Mitchell is released on parole after 19 months at a federal prison in Alabama.
• 27-October-1978 : Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin win the Nobel Peace Prize for their progress toward achieving a Middle East accord.
• 28-September-1978 : Pope John Paul I dies after only 33 days of papacy.