| 1989 - | Laurence Olivier, English actor of stage & screen, died |
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| 1979 - | America`s Skylab I returned to earth after 34,981 orbits and six years in space |
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| 1979 - | Debris from the US Skylab space station fell on Australia |
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| 1975 - | A six pounds a week pay increase limit was imposed by the governmant |
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| 1975 - | An army of life-size terracotta soldiers was discovered in China |
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| 1960 - | Ivory Coast, Niger, Upper Volta & Dahomey all became independent |
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| 1950 - | The first ever broadcast of the childrens programme 'Andy Pandy' was made |
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| 1905 - | Black intellectuals and activists organize Niagara movement |
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| 1902 - | British premier Lord Salisbury resigns |
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| 1900 - | Boer general De la Rey captures Scots Greys and Lincolns |
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| 1848 - | London's Waterloo railway station was officially opened |
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| 1690 - | The 'Battle of the Boyne' in Ireland took place |
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