| 1978 - | Margaret Mead, US anthropologist, died |
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| 1974 - | Dr Donald Coggan became Archbishop of Canterbury |
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| 1968 - | The Cunard liner Queen Elizabeth ended its final transatlantic journey |
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| 1958 - | American film actor Tyrone Power died |
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| 1956 - | Elvis Presley's film 'Love Me Tender' was premiered in New York |
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| 1918 - | 'Victory' day was celebrated in Britain to mark the ending of the First World War |
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| 1911 - | Proclamation sets designs for Canadian $5 and $10 gold coins |
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| 1904 - | King C Gillette patents Gillette razor blade |
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| 1903 - | Eugen dAlberts opera Tiefland, premieres in Prague |
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| 1902 - | Leopold II, King of Belgium almost assassinated by Italian anarchist |
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| 1901 - | Heavyweight James J Jeffries KOs Gus Ruhlin in SF |
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| 1901 - | James J Jeffries TKOs Gus Ruhlin in 6 for heavyweight boxing title |
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| 1901 - | The first hearing aid was patented in New York, by Miller Reese |
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| 1837 - | Pitman`s system of shorthand was published, under the title Stenographic Sound-Hand |
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| 1837 - | The shorthand system, 'Pitman', was first published |
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| 1738 - | William Herschel, English astronomer, was born |
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