The British government imposes a broadcasting ban on television and radio interviews with members of Sinn Féin and eleven Irish republican and Ulster loyalist paramilitary groups. The United States Navy conducts Operation Nimble Archer, an attack on two Iranian oil platforms in the Persian Gulf.īlack Monday: The Dow Jones Industrial Average falls by 22%, 508 points. The president of Mozambique and a prominent leader of FRELIMO, along with 33 others, die when their aircraft crashes into the Lebombo Mountains. Niue becomes a self-governing colony of New Zealand.Ī Roman Catholic priest, Jerzy Popiełuszko, associated with the Solidarity Union, is killed by three agents of the Polish Communist internal intelligence agency. President Nixon rejects an Appeals Court decision that he turn over the Watergate tapes. The United States imposes a near-total trade embargo against Cuba. Historical Events on Tor Johnson Birthday (October 19)īelow are historical events that coincided with Tor Johnson's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.

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