| 1982 - | Yuri Andropov became soviet leader, succeeding Mr Brezhnev |
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| 1982 - | Torrential rain and gales struck Britain & Northern Ireland, causing much damage |
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| 1981 - | The US shuttle Columbia became the first reusable crewed spacecraft, by making its second trip |
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| 1981 - | US space shuttle Columbia was launched, to become the first space vehicle to make a second trip |
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| 1974 - | For the first time since the 1840s, a salmon was caught in the Thames |
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| 1974 - | A warrant was issued for the arrest of Lord Lucan, on a charge of murder, but no trace has ever been found of him |
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| 1955 - | Bill Hayley reached number one in the charts with 'Rock Around The Clock' |
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| 1927 - | The first veteran car rally from London to Brighton took place |
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| 1919 - | The first aeroplane flight to Australia left Hounslow, reaching Darwin on December 13th |
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| 1916 - | PerciVALUES Lowell, US astronomer, died |
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| 1912 - | The remains of English explorer Robert Scott and his companions were found in Antarctica |
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| 1910 - | 1st Movie stunt |
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| 1906 - | C W Gregory (NSW v Qld) starts day at 48*, is 366* at stumps |
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| 1900 - | Worlds Fair in Paris opens (50 million visitors) |
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| 1847 - | The first public demonstration of the use of chloroform as an anesthetic was given by James Simpson, at the University of Edinburgh |
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| 1793 - | John Sylvan, French astronomer, died |
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