| 1986 - | Bob Geldof was made an honourary knight by the Queen |
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| 1979 - | The first ever European Assembly elections were held |
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| 1978 - | There were riots in Londonderry, Northern Ireland |
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| 1977 - | Apple Computer ships its first Apple II. |
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| 1971 - | The United States lifted a 21 year trade embargo on China |
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| 1969 - | The first papal visit to Geneva since the 16th century took place |
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| 1968 - | NHS Prescription charges began |
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| 1950 - | The West turned down Soviet plans to reunify Germany |
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| 1943 - | The ball-point pen was patented in the US |
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| 1943 - | The ballpoint pen was patented in the United States |
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| 1911 - | Queen Wilhelmina opens Rembrandt house in Amsterdam |
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| 1909 - | The SOS signal was used as an emergency call for the first time |
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| 1908 - | 1st flying club, Aeronautical Society of NY, opens |
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| 1905 - | 1st forest fire lookout tower placed in operation, Greenville, Me |
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| 1902 - | Patent for window envelope granted to H F Callahan |
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| 1836 - | Andrée Ampère, French physicist, died |
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| 1829 - | The first ever Oxford and Cambridge boat race took place; Oxford won |
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