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1974 - U.S.A. - Watergate Scandal
1974 : Following the start of the investigation into the Watergate scandal, President Nixon was also facing serious questions about his taxes and agreed to pay $432,787.13 plus interest in back taxes for the years 1969 through 1972
1987 - Switzerland - Sotheby's Auction Windsor ( Wallis Simpson ) Jewels
1987 : The late Duchess of Windsor's ( Wallis Simpson )Jewels has been sold for £31m ($50m) during an auction in Switzerland. Bidders filled Sotherby's Auction Rooms around the world including New York to have their bids relayed to Geneva.
Marlon Brando
Born: April 3rd 1924 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Died: July 1st 2004 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Known For : Marlon Brando was a legendary actor who was respected for his acting prowess from his early work as a young actor including "The Wild One", "On the Waterfront" and "A Streetcar Named Desire". He continued to make movies over the next fifty years including Mutiny on the Bounty, Last Tango in Paris, Superman, and Apocalypse Now . Possibly his best known role was as Don Vito Corleone in The Godfather which won him his second Oscar which he declined. ( 1st was for On the Waterfront 1959 )