Actress Mae West died in Hollywood at age 87. 1990 British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, having failed to win re-election of the Conservative Party leadership on the first ballot, announced her resignation. The CBS News program ''60 Minutes'' aired videotape of Dr. Jack Kevorkian administering lethal drugs to a terminally ill patient. Kevorkian, an advocate of assisted suicide, challenged prosecutors to arrest him and later was sentenced to up to 25 years in prison for second-degree murder. Current Birthdays Billie Jean King turns 57 years old today.
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