| 1992 - | At a gold mine, near Dolgellau in Wales, a new Welsh gold seam was discovered |
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| 1985 - | At Brands Hatch in Kent, Nigel Mansell won his first Grand Prix |
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| 1981 - | Egyptian President Anwar Sadat was assassinated in Cairo |
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| 1978 - | The first ever woman train driver began work on the 'Underground' |
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| 1911 - | Beatrix van Rijk becomes 1st licensed Dutch woman pilot |
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| 1911 - | Cy Youngs farewell appearance in a major league game is a letdown as he loses to Brooklyn 13-3 in a Braves uniform in his 906th game |
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| 1910 - | Braves beat Phillies 20-7 |
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| 1908 - | Austria annexes Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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| 1908 - | Tigers beat White Sox, Jul-00 to win AL pennant |
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| 1908 - | Yanks lose 100th game of year go 51-103 for season |
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| 1891 - | W H Smith, the English politician, bookseller and newsagent, died |
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| 1883 - | The Orient Express completed its first run from Paris to Constantinople, now Istanbul, in nearly 78 hours |
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| 1883 - | The Orient Express travelled from Paris to Istanbul in almost 78 hours, on its maiden run |
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| 1829 - | In trials for the Liverpool and Manchester railway, Stephenson's 'Rocket' was successful |
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| 1732 - | Nevil Maskelyne, Astronomer Royal, was born |
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