| 1988 - | Benazir Bhutto was appointed as Pakistans' Prime Minister |
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| 1967 - | The fist 'black' headmaster, Tony O'Connor, was appointed by Warley School in Worcestershire |
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| 1966 - | The first ever 'Christmas' stamps were issued by the British Post Office |
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| 1964 - | J B S Haldane, English scientist and writer, died |
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| 1959 - | Twelve countries signed a treaty to protect Antarctica, as a preserve for scientific research |
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| 1939 - | The epic film 'Gone With The Wind' was premiered in New York |
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| 1919 - | The first woman to enter the House of Commons, Viscountess Astor, took her seat |
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| 1909 - | 1st Christmas Club payment made, to Carlisle Trust Co, Pa |
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| 1909 - | 1st Israeli kibbutz founded, Deganya Alef |
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| 1906 - | Cinema Omnia Pathe, worlds 1st cinema, opens (Paris) |
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| 1906 - | Shoemaker Wilhelm Voigt (Capt of K”penick) sentenced to 4 yrs |
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| 1903 - | The Great Train Robbery, the 1st Western film, released |
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| 1900 - | South African president Paul Kruger visits Flanders |
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| 1655 - | Samuel Pepys, the diarist, married Elizabeth St. Michael at St Margarets, Westminister |
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| 1135 - | King Henry I died near Rouen, in France |
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