| 1977 - | Pakistans leader, Mr Bhutto, was deposed by the military |
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| 1969 - | The Rolling Stones staged a free concert in Hyde Park |
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| 1948 - | The National Health Service was established in Britain |
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| 1946 - | The bikini swimsuit was first demonstrated at a Paris fashion show |
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| 1945 - | Winston Churchill lost the General Election |
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| 1932 - | René-Louis Baire, French mathematician whose lectures were described by some of his students as being `so difficult that it was beyond human ability to understand`, died |
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| 1904 - | Giants 18-game winning streak ends as Phillies win 5-Jun in 10 inn |
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| 1902 - | Australia won the one and only Test Cricket played at Sheffield |
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| 1900 - | Compulsory education law passes Dutch 1st Chamber |
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| 1865 - | The speed of road vehicles was limited to 2mph in towns & 4mph in the country |
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| 1817 - | Gold sovereigns were first issued |
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| 1791 - | The first ever British ambassador to the United States was appointed |
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