| 1988 - | Gary Kasparov became world chess champion after beating Anatoly Karpov, who had held the title for ten years, in Moscow |
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| 1970 - | General Charles de Gaulle,former leader of the 'Free French'army and President of France from 1958 to 1969,died |
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| 1960 - | J F Kennedy was elected as American president,becoming the youngest ever, at the age of 43 |
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| 1953 - | The Welsh poet Dylan Thomas died in New York aged 39 |
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| 1940 - | Neville Chamberlain prime minister from 1937 to 1940,died |
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| 1934 - | Carl Sagan, US astronomer, was born |
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| 1922 - | The German SS was formed |
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| 1908 - | Britains first woman Mayor,Elizabeth Anderson was elected at Aldeburgh,Suffolk |
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| 1907 - | Edmonton Rugby Foot-ball Club 1st game, loses to Calgary City Rugby Foot-ball Club 26-5 at Edmonton Exhibition Grounds |
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| 1906 - | T Roosevelt is 1st pres to visit other countries (P Rico and Panama) |
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| 1905 - | Swedish mine workers win 5 month strike for minimum wages |
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| 1904 - | 1st airplane flight to last more than 5 minutes |
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| 1859 - | The punishment of 'Flogging',was abolished by the British Army |
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