| 1989 - | Electronic tagging was used for the first time in Britain, on Richard Hart, accused of theft |
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| 1989 - | Electronic tagging was used for the first time in Britain, on Richard Hart, accused of theft |
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| 1986 - | Sudan rebels shot down a civilian aircraft, killing 60 |
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| 1983 - | Ira Gershwin, the famous American lyricist, died |
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| 1982 - | Ruth First, a member of the ANC, was killed by a letter bomb |
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| 1978 - | The first successful trans Atlantic balloon crossing was made |
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| 1976 - | Earthquakes and tidal waves in the Philippines resulted in the deaths of over 6,000 people |
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| 1976 - | Earthquakes and tidal waves in the Philippines resulted in the deaths of over 6,000 people |
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| 1976 - | Earthquakes and tidal waves struck the Philippines, killing thousands |
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| 1970 - | Venus 7 was launched; it became the first spacecraft to soft land on Venus |
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| 1958 - | Britain announced plans to continue nuclear testing on Christmas Island |
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| 1943 - | Allied forces took control of the island of Sicily |
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| 1908 - | B Tarkington and HL Wilsons Man from Home, premieres in NYC |
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| 1908 - | Bank of Italy opens new HQ at Clay and Montgomery |
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| 1907 - | Bishop forbids Christian membership in Dutch Textile Union |
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| 1905 - | Dutch govt of De Master begins |
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| 1904 - | Bostons Jesse Tannehell no-hits Chic White Sox, 6-0 |
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| 1903 - | Joe Pulitzer donated $1 million to Columbia U and begins Pulitzer Prizes |
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| 1896 - | Gold was discovered in the Yukon Territory, Canada |
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| 1836 - | The registration of births, deaths and marriages was introduced in Britain |
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| 1833 - | The Canadian Royal William, the dirst steamship to cross the Atlantic entirely under power, set off from Nova Scotia |
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| 1833 - | The Canadian Royal William, the dirst steamship to cross the Atlantic entirely under power, set off from Nova Scotia |
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