| 1982 - | The British actor and comedian Marty Feldman died in Mexico City, aged 49 |
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| 1982 - | A 61 year old American dentist, Dr Barney Clark, was the first human to receive the worlds first artificial heart |
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| 1982 - | The film 'Gandhi' received it's premiere in London attended by the Princess of Wales |
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| 1942 - | The first nuclear chain reaction took place at the University of Chicago, under physicists Enrico Fermi and Arthur Compton |
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| 1942 - | The first successfull nuclear chain reaction was created by physicists, Enrico Fermi & Arthur Crompton |
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| 1908 - | Pu Yi (Hsuan-Tung) became Chinas Last Emperor at age 3 |
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| 1907 - | English Professional Football Players Association forms |
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| 1907 - | Tommy Burns KOs Gunner Moir in 10 for heavyweight boxing title |
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| 1906 - | Carl Goldmark, US inventor of the LP record, was born |
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| 1902 - | Soccer team Go Ahead forms in Deventer |
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| 1901 - | Gillette patents 1st disposable razor |
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| 1901 - | King Camp Gillette begins selling safety razor blades |
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| 1901 - | In the US, King Camp Gillette patented a safety razor with a double-edged disposable blade |
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| 1900 - | South African president Paul Kruger arrives in Germany |
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| 1805 - | Lord Nelson was killed during the Battle of Trafalgar |
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| 1804 - | In Paris, Napoleon Bonaparte was crowned Emperor of France |
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| 1697 - | The newly re-built St Pauls Cathedral was opened |
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| 1594 - | Gerhardt Mercator, Belgian cartographer, died |
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