| 1980 - | Ronald Reagan became the 40th President of the US |
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| 1963 - | The 'Beatles' performed at their first Royal Variety Show |
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| 1942 - | The Battle of El Alamein ended with victory for the allies, after 12 days of conflict with Rommel's 'Africa Corps' |
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| 1922 - | British archeologist Howard Carter discovered the tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamen |
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| 1911 - | Charles I of Austria marries Princess Zita of Bourbon-Parma |
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| 1911 - | France and Germany signs treaty about Morocco & Congo |
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| 1910 - | Start of S Africas 1st F-C game in Aust (v S Aust) It rained |
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| 1909 - | Opera Il Segreto di Susanna is produced (Munich) |
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| 1908 - | Brooklyn Academy of Music, opens in NYC |
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| 1905 - | Harbor strike against importing grain elevators in Rotterdam |
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| 1904 - | 1st stadium built specifically for football (Harvard Stadium) |
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| 1901 - | Clyde Fitch Way of the World, premieres in NYC |
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| 1870 - | At a meeting in the Guildhall in Derby, Derbyshire Cricket Club was formed |
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| 1862 - | US inventor Richard Gatling patented the rapid-fire, or machine, gun |
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| 1862 - | A revolving battery gun firing 1200 rounds per minute, was patented by Richard Gatling |
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| 1852 - | Members of the press were admitted to the House of Commons for the first time |
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| 1847 - | The classical composer Mendelsohn died |
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