Masayoshi Ōhira, Japanese politician, 68th Prime minister of Japan (b. 1910)
Masayoshi Ōhira (大平 正芳, Ōhira Masayoshi, 12 March 1910 – 12 June 1980) was a Japanese politician who was Prime Minister of Japan from 1978 to 1980. Ōhira's time in office was cut short when he died in office; he remains the most recent Japanese Prime Minister to die in office.
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The African National Congress in South Africa publishes a call to fight from their imprisoned leader Nelson Mandela. - 29Jul
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14th Dalai Lama
Pope John Paul II shakes hands with the Dalai Lama during a private audience in Vatican City.