| 1972 - | American swimmer Mark Spitz won 5 gold medals at the Munich Olympics |
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| 1969 - | Rocky Marciano, the unbeaten world heavyweight boxing champion, died in an air crash |
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| 1951 - | The first 33rpm record was issued by a West German company, Deutsche Grammophon |
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| 1919 - | General Jan Smuts became South African Prime Minister, succeeding Louis Botha |
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| 1913 - | Bernard Lovell, British astronomer, was born |
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| 1911 - | Anthony Fokkers demonstrates aircraft Snip |
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| 1909 - | A J Reach Co patents cork-centered baseball |
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| 1909 - | Thure Johnstown wins Stockholm marathon (2 |
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| 1907 - | Britain and Russia sign treaty with Afghanistan, Persia & Tibet |
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| 1907 - | England, Russia and France form Triple Entente |
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| 1905 - | 25th US Mens Tennis |
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| 1905 - | Mbunga-rebellion takes German Fort Mahenge East-Africa |
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| 1903 - | Joe McGinnity wins his 3rd doubleheader of month |
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| 1902 - | Split skirt 1st worn by Mrs Adolph Landeburg (horse rider) |
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| 1900 - | British troops over run Johannesburg |
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| 1900 - | Dodgers Brickyard Kennedy walks 6 straight Phillies |
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| 1888 - | The first victim of the infamous 'Jack the Ripper' was discovered in Buck's Row, London |
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| 1688 - | John Bunyan, author of 'Pilgrims Progress', died |
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| 1422 - | King Henry V died from dysentry in France |
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