| 1995 - | An eathquake of magnitude 6.9 hit northern Japan & caused major damage to buidings |
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| 1990 - | The Leaning Tower of Pisa was closed to the public, as its accelerated rate of leaning raised fears for the safety of its many visitors. |
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| 1987 - | Government unemployment figues showed a North-South divide |
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| 1986 - | President Regan broke off all economic links with Libya |
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| 1975 - | The oil producing members of OPEC agreed to raise prices by 10% |
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| 1927 - | The London-New York telephone service began operating, a three-minute call costing £15. |
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| 1927 - | A telephone service between London and New York began operating |
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| 1925 - | Gerald Durrell, British author and naturalist, was born. |
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| 1911 - | 1st airplane bombing experiments with explosives, SF |
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| 1911 - | Dutch Scouts Organization established in Amsterdam |
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| 1910 - | Stanley Cup |
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| 1908 - | England beat Australia by one wicket at the MCG |
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| 1907 - | Clyde Fitch Truth, premieres in NYC |
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| 1904 - | Marconi Co establishes CQD as 1st intl radio distress signal |
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| 1903 - | Start of Sherlock Holmes Adventure of Blanched Soldier (BG) |
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| 1903 - | Vincent dIndys opera Letranger, premieres in Brussel |
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| 1785 - | The first aerial crossing of the English Channel was made by Jean Pierre Blanchard and Dr John Jeffries, in a hot-air balloon |
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| 1785 - | The English Channel was crossed by air for the first time by a hot air balloon |
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| 1610 - | Italian astronomer Galileo discovered Jupiter`s four satellites, naming them Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto. |
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| 1610 - | Galileo discovered the moons of Jupiter with his newly invented telescope |
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