| 1986 - | Clint Eastwood, the film star, was elected Mayor of Carmel, California |
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| 1973 - | Pablo Picasso, the famous Spanish artist, died |
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| 1964 - | The unmanned Gemini 1 spacecraft was launched by the United States |
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| 1946 - | The first ever meeting of the League of Nations took place |
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| 1912 - | Steamers collide in Nile, drowning 200 |
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| 1908 - | Lord Asquith succeeds Henry Campbell-Bannerman as British premier |
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| 1908 - | Liberal leader Herbert Asquith became the British prime minister |
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| 1904 - | Gr Brit and France sign Cordial Entente concerning colonial matter |
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| 1838 - | Isambard Kingdom Brunel`s steamship Great Western set off on its first voyage, from Bristol to New York the journey took 15 days |
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| 1838 - | The steamship 'Great Western' made its maiden voyage to New York |
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| 1513 - | The spanish explorer Juan de Leon discovered Florida in what is now the USA |
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