2009 Event Joao Bernardo Vierira, President of Guinea-Bissau is assassinated during an armed attack on his residence in Bissau 1990 Event Iraqi troops storm residence of French ambassador in Kuwait 1977 Event John Lennon is granted a green card for permanent residence in U.S. 1973 Event Yoko Ono is granted permanent residence in U.S. 1937 Birthday Paul Bailey, born in England, novelist, George Orewell prize-winner, lecturer at North Dakota State University, writer in residence, Kingston University, wrote At The Jerusalem, radio and television plays, and non-fiction books 1918 Birthday Louis W. "Louis" Stotijn, bassoonist/conductor, Residence Orchestra 1912 Birthday Constant Stotijn, Dutch oboist, Residence Orchestra 1904 Birthday Pablo Neruda, born in Chile, poet, Residence on Earth-Nobel 1971 1894 Birthday Antonius "Toon" Verhey, violin cellist/conductor, Residence Orchestra 1891 Birthday Jacob H "Jaap" Stotijn, oboist/conductor, Residence Orchestra 794 Event Japanese emperor Kammu deallocates residence of Nara to Kioto