| 1986 - | The largest local government in the world, 'The Greater London Council', was abolished |
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| 1986 - | The south wing of Hampton Court Palace was damaged by fire |
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| 1978 - | Red Rum, the three times Grand National Winner, retired from racing |
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| 1973 - | Red Rum won the Grand National in a record time of 9 minutes 2 seconds |
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| 1966 - | The Soviet probe Luna 10 was launched to the Moon |
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| 1953 - | Dag Hammarskjold was elected as Secretary General of the UN |
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| 1939 - | Britain and France agreed to support Poland if Germany took any action against it |
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| 1909 - | Baseball rules players who jump contracts are suspended for 5 years |
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| 1909 - | Gustav Mahler conducts NY Philharmonic for his 1st time |
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| 1907 - | Romanian Army puts down Moldavian farmers revolt |
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| 1906 - | GB Shaws German version of Caesar and Cleopatra, premieres in Berlin |
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| 1905 - | German emperor Wilhelm II visits Tanger |
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| 1903 - | Richard Pearse flies monoplane several hundred yards (NZ) |
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| 1900 - | Brig-General Broadwoods troops fall into guerrilla hands |
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| 1896 - | The first zipper was patented in the US by its inventor, Whitcomb Judson |
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| 1889 - | In Paris, the Eiffel Tower, built for the Universal Exhibition, was inaugurated |
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| 1889 - | The Eiffel Tower in Paris, 985ft tall, was officially opened |
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| 1855 - | Charlotte Bronte, the author of the novel 'Jane Eyre', died |
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| 1837 - | John Constable, the English landscape artist, died |
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| 1811 - | Robert Bunsen, German chemist, was born |
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| 1596 - | René Descartes, French philosopher and mathematician, was born |
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