| 1994 - | Two films by Steven Speilberg won a total of ten Oscars |
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| 1983 - | Belfast born Chaim Herzog was elected president of the State of Israel |
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| 1958 - | Mike Todd US film producer, and creator of the Todd AO movie projection system, died |
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| 1946 - | The country of Jordan became independent from British rule |
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| 1945 - | The Arab League was formed by seven Middle East countries |
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| 1907 - | Taxi metres were used for the very first time in London cabs |
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| 1903 - | NY Highlanders (Yankees) tickets 1st go on sale |
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| 1903 - | Niagera Falls runs out of water because of a drought |
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| 1896 - | The writer of 'Tom Browns Schooldays', Thomas Hughes, died |
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| 1895 - | French cinema pioneers Auguste and Louis Lumière gave the first demonstration of celluloid film, in Paris |
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| 1888 - | The English Football League was founded |
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