| 1984 - | President Regan visited Ireland for three days |
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| 1980 - | Musicains went on strike against BBC cutbacks |
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| 1977 - | In Britain, the maximum speed limits on roads were changed to 70mph |
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| 1973 - | Greece became a republic, scrapping its monarchy |
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| 1970 - | An earthquake in Peru killed 30,000 people |
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| 1958 - | General De Gaulle was named the premier of France |
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| 1958 - | The Clean Air Act came into force |
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| 1957 - | ERNIE drew the first premium bond prizes in Britain |
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| 1957 - | The first ever British premium bond prizes were won |
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| 1952 - | East Germany closed its links with West |
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| 1935 - | Driving 'L' plates were introduced in Britain |
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| 1911 - | 1st US group insurance policy written, Passaic, NJ |
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| 1910 - | SC Enschede soccer team forms in Enschede |
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| 1909 - | Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition opens in Seattle |
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| 1908 - | John Krohn begins walk around perimeter of US, which took 357 days |
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| 1907 - | -27øF (-33øC), Sarmiento, Argentina (South American record) |
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| 1907 - | Nicolas Carnot, French founder of thermodynamics, 1796 Frank Whittle, English inventor who developed the jet engine, was born |
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| 1905 - | Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition opens in Portland, Oregon |
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| 1902 - | Blue-White United soccer team of Amsterdam forms |
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| 1900 - | British army occupiers Pretoria South-Africa |
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