| 1984 - | John Betjeman, the English poet, died |
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| 1964 - | The USA made an official complaint to the USSR when 'bugs' were found in its Moscow embassy |
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| 1935 - | T.E Lawrence, British soldier & author, died |
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| 1929 - | The World's Fair opened in Barcelona, Spain |
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| 1914 - | Max Perutz, Austrian-born British molecular biologist, was born |
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| 1911 - | Maurice Ravels opera LHeure Espagnole, premieres in Paris |
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| 1911 - | Phila Athletics are 12« games back in AL, and will win World Series |
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| 1910 - | Cleve Indian Cy Young gets his 500th win, beats Wash 4-May in 11 innings |
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| 1909 - | Jack Johnson fights Jack OBrien to no decision in 6 for boxing title |
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| 1906 - | Dutch King Victor Emmanuel and Swiss president open Simplon tunnel |
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| 1906 - | Federated Boys Club (Boys Club of America) organizes |
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| 1906 - | Italian King Victor Emmanuel and Swiss president open Simplon tunnel |
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| 1906 - | Portugals King Carlos I names Joao Franco premier |
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| 1906 - | The last British soldiers left Canada |
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| 1906 - | The Simplon rail tunnel between Switzerland and Italy was officially opened |
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| 1905 - | Tom Jenkins beats Frank Gotcha for heavyweight wrestling champ |
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| 1902 - | Great Britain and Boers resume peace talks in Pretoria |
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| 1900 - | Great Britain annexes Tonga archipelago |
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| 1900 - | Worlds longest railroad tunnel (Simplon) links Italy and Switz, opens |
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| 1649 - | England was declared a Commonwealth |
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