man ▁is ▁sent enced ▁to ▁ 2 0 ▁years ▁to ▁life ▁in ▁prison ▁after ▁ple ading ▁guilty ▁to ▁murder ing ▁John ▁L enn on ▁in ▁Manh attan ▁eight ▁months ▁earlier . ▁ ▁August ▁ 2 7 ▁– ▁North ▁Korea ▁fires ▁a ▁surface - to - air ▁miss ile ▁at ▁a ▁U . S . ▁SR - 7 1 ▁Black bird ▁sp y ▁plane ▁flying ▁in ▁South ▁Korean ▁and ▁international ▁air space . ▁The ▁miss ile ▁miss es ▁and ▁the ▁air plane ▁is ▁un har med . ▁ ▁August ▁ 3 0 ▁– ▁Moh amm ad - A li ▁Raj ai , ▁ 2 nd ▁President ▁and ▁ 7 6 th ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁Iran ▁& ▁Moh amm ad - J av ad ▁Bah on ar , ▁ 7 7 th ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁Iran ▁are ▁killed ▁in ▁terror istic ▁explos ion ▁by ▁People ' s ▁M uj ah ed in ▁of ▁Iran . ▁ ▁August ▁ 3 1 ▁– ▁A ▁bomb ▁expl odes ▁at ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Ram stein ▁Air ▁Base ▁in ▁West ▁Germany , ▁inj uring ▁ 2 0 ▁people . ▁ ▁September ▁▁ ▁September ▁ 1 ▁– ▁Greg orio ▁Con rado ▁Ál vare z ▁is ▁inaugur ated ▁as ▁a ▁military ▁de ▁fact o ▁President ▁of ▁Uruguay . ▁ ▁September ▁ 4 ▁– ▁An ▁explos ion ▁at ▁a ▁mine ▁in ▁Z ál u ží , ▁Czech oslov ak ia , ▁k ills ▁ 6 5 ▁people . ▁ ▁September ▁ 8 ▁– ▁The ▁first ▁episode ▁of ▁the ▁extremely ▁popular ▁British ▁television ▁sit