| 1985 - | A bomb exploded in Columbo, Sri Lanka, shorty before PM Margaret Thatcher arrived on a visit |
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| 1983 - | The British film 'Ghandi' won a total of eight Oscars |
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| 1970 - | The American Apollo 13 spacecraft was launched to the Moon |
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| 1960 - | Archibald McIndoe, New Zealand-born plastic surgeon, died |
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| 1951 - | General MacArthur was relieved of command in the Far East, over Korea |
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| 1945 - | At the end of World War 2, the Red army entered the Austrian city of Vienna |
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| 1941 - | Belgrade, in Yugoslavia, was occupied by German forces during World War 2 |
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| 1929 - | The cartoon character 'Popeye' made his film debut |
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| 1911 - | Bob Dylans 1st appearance at Folk City, Greenwich Village |
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| 1907 - | NY Giant Roger Bresnahan becomes 1st catcher to wear shin guards |
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| 1906 - | Einstein introduces his Theory of Relativity |
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| 1902 - | Battle at Rooiwal, South-Africa |
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| 1900 - | US Navys 1st submarine made its debut |
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| 1855 - | Britain`s first pillar boxes were put up in London there were just six of them, and they were painted green |
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| 1855 - | The first pillar boxes in London were erected, which were painted green |
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| 1814 - | Former French leader Napoleon Bonaparte was exiled to the island of Elba |
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| 1755 - | James Parkinson, English physician who discovered Parkinson`s disease, was born |
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