| 1990 - | Hungary announced its plans to withdraw from the Warsaw Pact |
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| 1982 - | The British ships 'Sir Tristram' & 'Sir Galahad' were attacked in the Falklands |
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| 1977 - | The Queens Silver Jubilee celebrations took place |
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| 1975 - | Belgium decided to buy American built jet fighters |
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| 1965 - | The Monarchy was restored in Morocco, North Africa |
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| 1965 - | The American Gemini 4 spacecraft completed 62 orbits of the Earth |
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| 1954 - | Alan Turing Died of cyanide poisioning |
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| 1909 - | Cleveland Industrial Exposition opens |
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| 1906 - | Chicago Cubs score 11 in 1st inning, beating NY Giants 19-0 |
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| 1906 - | Famous Cunard passenger liner Lusitania launches |
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| 1905 - | Norway dissolves union with Sweden (in effect since 1814) |
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| 1900 - | Boer general Christian de Law occupiers British train depot Roodewal |
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| 1898 - | The Social Democratic Party of America held its first convention |
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| 1811 - | James Young Simpson, Scottish obstetrician who pioneered the use of anesthetics, was born |
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| 1761 - | John Rennie, Scottish engineer, was born |
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