| 1993 - | An estimated 27,000 Indians were arrested on the eve of a Hindu rally |
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| 1991 - | The military seized power in Thailand, Asia |
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| 1981 - | Spanish army officers attempted a coup in the Spanish Parliament |
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| 1970 - | Guyana became an independent republic within the Commonwealth |
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| 1965 - | Stan Laurel, the film comedian teamed with Oliver Hardy, died |
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| 1950 - | Britain held a General Election; the Labour Party won |
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| 1920 - | Britain's first regular broadcasting service began, from Marconi's studios in Chelmsford |
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| 1919 - | The Italian Fascist Party was founded by Benito Mussolini |
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| 1910 - | 1st radio contest held (Philadelphia) |
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| 1910 - | George Bernard Shaws Misalliance, premieres in London |
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| 1909 - | Russian tsar Nicolas II dissolves Finnish Diet |
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| 1906 - | Tommy Burns beats Marvin Hart in 20 for heavyweight boxing title |
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| 1905 - | Rotary Club International formed by 4 men in Chicago |
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| 1904 - | US acquired control of the Panama Canal Zone for $10 million |
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| 1903 - | Cuban state of Guantanamo leased to USA |
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| 1900 - | Battle at Harts Hill, South-Africa (Boers vs British army) |
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| 1900 - | Steamer Rio de Janeiro sinks in SF Bay |
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| 1863 - | Lake Victoria was proclaimed to be the source of the River Nile by British explorers John Speke and J A Grant. |
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| 1855 - | Karl Gauss, German mathematician and astronomer, died. |
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| 1836 - | The seige at the Alamo, Texas, began - only six people survived |
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