| 1991 - | During the Gulf War, virtually all of Iraqs radar & runway facilities had been destroyed |
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| 1990 - | Gales of up to 115mph caused much damage, and four people were killed |
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| 1985 - | A House of Lords debate was televised for the first time |
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| 1975 - | "Barnie Miller" premieres |
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| 1963 - | Kim Philby, the double agent, defected to Russia |
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| 1960 - | The US Navy bathyscaphe Trieste, designed by Dr Piccard, descended to a record depth of 10,750 m /35,820 ft in the Pacific Ocean. |
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| 1943 - | British forces captured the city of Tripoli, Libya, from the Germans |
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| 1931 - | The Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova died at her Hampstead Heath home, aged 49 |
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| 1909 - | 1st radio rescue at sea |
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| 1908 - | US and Great-Britain demand end of abuses in Congo |
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| 1907 - | Charles Curtis of Kansas becomes 1st Native American US senator |
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| 1902 - | Winnipeg Victorias sweep Toronto Wellingtons in 2 for Stanley Cup |
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| 1849 - | First woman (Elizabeth Blackwell) to receive a medical degree in America |
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| 1849 - | English-born Elizabeth Blackwell graduated from a New York medical school to become the first woman doctor. |
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| 1571 - | The Royal Exchange, in London, was founded |
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| 1556 - | An earthquake in Shanxi Province, China, is thought to have killed some 830,000 people. |
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| 1556 - | An earthquake in Shensi Province, China, killed 830,000 people |
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