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