| 1993 - | President Yeltsin declared a State of Emergency in Moscow |
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| 1987 - | Peter Medawar, British immunologist, died |
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| 1985 - | Rock Hudson, the famous Hollywood actor, died |
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| 1983 - | Neil Kinnock became the new leader of the Labour Party |
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| 1950 - | Legal Aid was introduced in Britain |
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| 1925 - | London's famous red double decker buses began operating |
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| 1910 - | 1st 2 aircraft collision (Milan Italy) |
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| 1910 - | Henry Wijnmalen flies to 2,800m altitude (world record) |
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| 1909 - | 1st rugby match (Twickenham) |
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| 1909 - | The first rugby match was played at Twickenham |
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| 1908 - | Addie Joss perfect game stops Ed Walsh Jan-00 who won 40 in a row |
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| 1907 - | Phillies Eddie Grant goes 7 for 7 in a doubleheader vs Giants |
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| 1906 - | Tommy Burns KOs Jim Burns in 15 for heavyweight boxing title |
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| 1901 - | 1st Royal Naval submarine launched at Barrow |
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| 1901 - | The British Royal Navy`s first submarine, built by Vickers, was launched at Barrow |
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| 1901 - | The British Navy's first submarine was launched at Barrow |
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| 1900 - | Belg crown prince Albert von Saksen-Coburg weds Elisabeth of Bayern |
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| 1870 - | Rome became the capital city of Italy |
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| 1852 - | William Ramsay, Scottish chemist, was born |
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| 1836 - | Charles Darwin returned from his five-year survey of South American waters aboard the HMS Beagle |
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| 1836 - | Charles Darwin retured from his voyage on 'HMS Beagle' |
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| 1608 - | The first telescope was demonstrated by the Dutch lens maker, Hans Lipperschey. |
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