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1883 is an American Western drama television miniseries created by Taylor Sheridan that premiered on December 19, 2021, on Paramount+. The series stars Tim McGraw , Faith Hill , Sam Elliott , Isabel May , LaMonica Garrett , Marc Rissmann , Audie Rick, Eric Nelsen , and James Landry Hébert.
28 October 1982. An Act to consolidate, with certain exceptions, the Local Employment Act 1972, Parts I and II of the Industry Act 1972, section 18 of the Industry Act 1980, section 6 of the Industry Act 1981 and related enactments. Administration of Justice Act 1982. 1982 c. 53.
29 June 1972. An Act to impose duties in connection with the provision of dwellings and otherwise to amend the law of England and Wales as to liability for injury or damage caused to persons through defects in the state of premises. National Insurance (Amendment) Act 1972. 1972 c. 36.
The 1990 Venda coup d'état was a bloodless military coup in Venda, an unrecognised state and a nominally independent South African homeland for the Venda people, which took place on 5 April 1990. The coup was led by the then 48-year-old Colonel Gabriel Ramushwana, the Chief of Staff of the Venda Defence Force, against the government of ...
25 March 1976. An Act to extend the powers of the Post Office to provide banking services; to make capital available for the provision of those services; to reduce the capital debt of the Post Office; and for connected purposes. (Repealed by Postal Services Act 2000) Housing (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 1976.
28 June 1988. An Act to make provision as to the definition of Scotch whisky and as to the production and sale of whisky; and for connected purposes. (Repealed by Scotch Whisky Regulations 2009 ( SI 2009 /2890)) Motor Vehicles (Wearing of Rear Seat Belts by Children) Act 1988. 1988 c. 23. 28 June 1988.
1975 c. 63. 12 November 1975. An Act to make fresh provision for empowering the court to make orders for the making out of the estate of a deceased person of provision for the spouse, former spouse, child, child of the family or dependant of that person; and for matters connected therewith. Iron and Steel Act 1975.
4 August – first electric railway opens, the Volk's Railway at Brighton. [4] 25 August – Trial of Lunatics Act permits a criminal on trial to be found guilty but insane. 29 August – Dunfermline Carnegie Library, the first Carnegie library is opened in Andrew Carnegie 's hometown, Dunfermline.
June 26 - Peter Sloterdijk, German philosoph. July 20 - Gerd Binnig, German physicist. July 25 - Mickey Scott, German-born American baseball player (died 2011) August 4 - Klaus Schulze, German electronic music pioneer (died 2022) August 11 - Diether Krebs, German actor and comedian (died 2000) August 27 - Fritz Schramma, German politician.
History Kenesaw Mountain Landis, federal judge and Commissioner of Baseball (1920–44).. Prior to 1920, players were banned by the decision of a committee. There were 14 players banned from 1865 to 1920; of those, 12 were banned for association with gambling or attempting to fix games, one was banned for violating the reserve clause, and one was banned for making disparaging remarks.