| 1994 - | South Africa rejoined the Commonwealth |
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| 1990 - | The Soviet Legislature was televised for the first time |
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| 1961 - | South Africa became an independent republic |
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| 1931 - | A Swiss balloonist reached a record height of 52,462 feet |
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| 1916 - | The naval battle of Jutland began, between the British & German navies |
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| 1910 - | Cape of Good Hope becomes part of Union of South Africa |
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| 1910 - | Glenn Curtiss flies from Albany to NYC |
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| 1910 - | Union of South Africa declares independence from UK |
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| 1910 - | The formation of the Girl Guides was announced |
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| 1909 - | 1st NAACP conference (United Charities Building, NYC) |
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| 1908 - | Miss Pottelsberghe de la Pottery is 1st airplane passenger (Belgium) |
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| 1907 - | Taxis 1st began running in NYC |
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| 1906 - | Attack on King Alfonso XIII and Victoria von Battenberg in Madrid |
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| 1906 - | German chemists produced fertiliser from lime for the first time |
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| 1905 - | Emperor Wilhelm II lands in Tanger |
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| 1902 - | Australia Cricket all out 36 v England, Edgbaston, their lowest ever |
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| 1902 - | Boer War Ends; Treaty of Unity signed, Britain annexes Transvaal |
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| 1902 - | The Boer war, in South Africa, ended |
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| 1900 - | British troops under Lord Roberts occupy Johannesburg |
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| 1900 - | Piet de Law captures Lt-Col Spragges Irish Yeomanry |
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| 1900 - | Tom Hayward scores 1,000th cricket run of season (sets record 1074) |
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| 1900 - | US troops arrive in Beijing, help put down Boxer Rebellion |
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| 1900 - | The Boxer rebellion in China broke out |
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| 1872 - | William Heath Robinson, English illustrator of extraordinary machines, was born |
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| 1837 - | Joseph Grimaldi, the famous English clown, died |
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