| 1988 - | A Greek cruise ship sank after a collision with a freighter. All 390 British schoolchildren and 81 teachers were rescued |
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| 1984 - | RAF corporal Steve Jones from Barry, South Wales, won the Chicago marathon in a record time |
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| 1982 - | Gerry Adams was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly, becoming the first Sinn Fein member to do so |
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| 1966 - | At Aberfan in Wales, a coal tip slid down onto the local school after heavy rain, killing 144 people |
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| 1960 - | Britain launched its first nuclear submarine, the HMS Dreadnought |
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| 1960 - | Britains first nuclear powered submarine, 'Dreadnought', was launched at Barrow in Lancashire |
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| 1958 - | The first women peers were introduced into the House of Lords |
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| 1911 - | RS Hichens and M Hudsons Garden of Allah, premieres in NYC |
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| 1911 - | Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta Unions form Western Canada Rugby Football Union |
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| 1905 - | England Pilgrim Assn beats All NY 11, 1-Jul in soccer at Polo Grounds |
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| 1833 - | Alfred Nobel, Swedish industrialist, was born |
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| 1805 - | Admiral Lord Nelson was killed during a battle off Cape Trafalgar |
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