| 1993 - | John Bolton, English astronomer, died |
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| 1988 - | An explosion on the Piper Alpha oil rig led to the loss of 166 lives |
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| 1986 - | A coup, led by pro-Marcos supporters in the Philippines, failed |
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| 1984 - | David Jenkins became the Bishop of Durham |
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| 1983 - | The Chancellor announced massive cuts in state spending |
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| 1970 - | The government resumed arms sales to South Africa |
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| 1964 - | Nyasaland became the independent state of Malawi |
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| 1952 - | Londons last trams stopped runnung |
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| 1928 - | The first all-talking feature film, Lights of New York, was presented at the Strand Theater in New York City |
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| 1908 - | Robert Pearys expedition sails from NYC for north pole |
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| 1903 - | George Wyman arrives in NYC by motorcycle 51 days out of SF |
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| 1886 - | Newspaper box numbers were introduced by the Daily Telegraph |
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| 1885 - | The first anti rabies vaccine was used, developed by Louis Pasteur |
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| 1535 - | Sir Thomas Moore was beheaded for treason on Tower Hill, London |
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