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== Events ==
== Events ==
* January 6 - [[Sigurbjörn Ingi Þorvaldsson]] kills Konkordía Jónatansdóttir with a rifle shot at the Reykjavik School of Horticulture
* January 23 - 24-year old African-American man Willie Edwards is abducted and murdered in Montgomery County, Alabama by the [[Ku Klux Klan]].
* January 23 - 24-year old African-American man Willie Edwards is abducted and murdered in Montgomery County, Alabama by the [[Ku Klux Klan]].
* February 11 - [[William Unek]] goes on a second killing spree in Malampaka, Tanzania, killing a total of 36 people. He would later be killed by police after being cornered in a house in the village.
* February 11 - [[William Unek]] goes on a second killing spree in Malampaka, Tanzania, killing a total of 36 people. He would later be killed by police after being cornered in a house in the village.
* March 6 - Ghana (formerly known as the Gold Coast) declares independence from the United Kingdom. [[Kwame Nkrumah]], who had been Prime Minister, retains the position in the new republic.
* March 14 - President [[Sukarno]] declares martial law in Indonesia.
* March 14 - President [[Sukarno]] declares martial law in Indonesia.
* May 10 - [[Gustavo Rojas Pinilla]] is ousted as President of Colombia.
* May 10 - [[Gustavo Rojas Pinilla]] is ousted as President of Colombia.
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* September 3 - [[Delroy Grant]]
* September 3 - [[Delroy Grant]]
* September 4 - [[James Duckett]]
* September 4 - [[James Duckett]]
* September 9 - [[Anthony Barbaro]]
*September 13 - [[Bongbong Marcos]]
*September 13 - [[Bongbong Marcos]]
* October 4 - [[Branimir Donchev]]
* October 18 - [[Laurie Dann]]
* October 18 - [[Laurie Dann]]
* October 23 - [[Paul Kagame]]
* October 23 - [[Paul Kagame]]
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* December 17 - [[Juana Barraza]]
* December 17 - [[Juana Barraza]]
* December 25 - [[Hassan Ngeze]]
* December 25 - [[Hassan Ngeze]]
* Unknown - [[Anthony Warner]]
*Unknown - [[Inderjit Kainth]]
*Unknown - [[Inderjit Kainth]]
*Unknown - [[Ben Garrison]]
*Unknown - [[Ben Garrison]]  


=== Victim births ===
=== Victim births ===
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=== Victim deaths ===
=== Victim deaths ===
* January 6 - Konkordía Jónatansdóttir
* January 23 - Willie Edwards
* January 23 - Willie Edwards
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