| 1989 - | The 'Guilford Four', accused of IRA bombings, had their convictions quashed after serving 14 years in prison |
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| 1937 - | Ernest Rutherford, New Zealand physicist, died |
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| 1925 - | A US-Franco expedition to Algeria found ancient sea shells, proving the Sahara was once partially submerged |
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| 1914 - | In London, wartime licensing laws came into operation, premises having to close at 10pm |
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| 1911 - | Royal Mint in London sends dies for $1 coin to Ottawa Branch |
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| 1907 - | 1st printing of Dutch Tribune (Wijnkoop/Van Ravesteyn/Ceton) |
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| 1906 - | Georges Chemenceau succeeds Sarien premier of France |
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| 1901 - | Edward Elgars Pomp and Circumstance March, premieres in Liverpool |
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| 1901 - | Santos-Dumont proves airship maneuverable by circling Eiffel Tower |
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| 1901 - | A Brazilian, Albert De Santon, flew his airship around the Eiffel Tower in Paris, to win a prize of 1,000 pounds |
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| 1900 - | Henry O Tanner, painter, wins Medal of Honor at Paris Exposition |
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| 1900 - | S African Pres Paul Kruger departs for Europe |
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| 1897 - | George Pullman, US engineer and sleeping-car manufacturer, died |
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| 1872 - | The Holtermann nugget was mined at Hill End, New South Wales weighing 630lbs, it was the largest gold-bearing nugget ever found |
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| 1862 - | Auguste Marie Lumière, French photographic pioneer, was born |
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| 1860 - | The first company to manufacture internal combustion engines was formed in Florence |
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| 1781 - | The American War of Independence ended, with the surrender of Lord Cornwallis to George Washington at Yorktown, USA |
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| 1745 - | Jonathan Swift, author of 'Gullivers Travels', died aged 77 |
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