| 1968 | The coronation is held of Hassanal Bolkiah, the 29th Sultan of Brunei. |
| 1971 | The Concert for Bangladesh, organized by former Beatle George Harrison, is held at Madison Square Garden in New York City. |
| 1974 | Cyprus dispute: The United Nations Security Council authorizes the UNFICYP to create the "Green Line", dividing Cyprus into two zones. |
| 1976 | Niki Lauda has a severe accident that almost claims his life at the German Grand Prix at Nurburgring. |
| 1980 | Vigdís Finnbogadóttir is elected President of Iceland and becomes the world's first democratically elected female head of state. |
| 1980 | A train crash kills 18 people in County Cork, Ireland. |
| 1981 | MTV begins broadcasting in the United States and airs its first video, "Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles. |
| 1984 | Commercial peat-cutters discover the preserved bog body of a man, called Lindow Man, at Lindow Moss, Cheshire, England. |
| 1988 | A Bri
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