| 1992 - | The United Nations took control of Sarajevo airport, Yugoslavia |
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| 1976 - | Plane hijackers in Uganda demanded freedom for PLO prisoners |
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| 1971 - | The Soyuz 11 spacecraft docked with the Salyut 1 spacestation for 22 days |
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| 1967 - | Jayne Mansfield, the American film actress, died |
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| 1960 - | The BBC opened its present TV Centre in London |
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| 1949 - | A strike by British dock workers began |
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| 1943 - | During World War 2, American forces landed in New Guinea |
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| 1911 - | Freiherr Gautsch von Frankenthurn becomes premier |
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| 1906 - | 12th US Golf Open |
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| 1905 - | The first meeting of the Automobile Association (AA) was held |
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| 1904 - | 2 prehistoric bones found in Weerdingerveen, Drenthe |
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| 1903 - | British govt protests against abuser in Belgian Congo |
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| 1895 - | T H Huxley, English biologist, died |
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| 1868 - | George Ellery Hale, US astronomer, was born |
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| 1868 - | The Press Association was founded |
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| 1801 - | The first census in Britain took place |
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