| 1984 - | Richard Burton, the welsh born film actor, died |
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| 1973 - | The USSR launched the Mars 6 spacecraft |
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| 1963 - | The Test Ban Agreement was signed by the US, the USSR, and the UK, contracting to test nuclear weapons only underground |
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| 1963 - | The Test Ban Agreement was signed, only allowing nuclear weapon testing underground |
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| 1962 - | Film star Marilyn Monroe died from barbituate poisoning |
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| 1962 - | Nelson Mandella was arrested and then imprisoned with a life sentence |
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| 1930 - | Neil Armstrong, US astronaut, was born |
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| 1914 - | The first electrical traffic lights were installed, in Cleveland, Ohio |
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| 1914 - | The USA declared itself neutral as Germany declared war on the Soviet Union |
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| 1905 - | Norway voted to cut its ties with Sweden |
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| 1901 - | Peter OConnor of Ireland, sets then long jump record at 24 11 3/4 |
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| 1858 - | The first transatlantic cable was opened when Queen Victoria exchanged greetings with US President Buchanan |
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| 1858 - | The first transatlantic phone cable was opened with Queen Victoria greeting the US president |
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| 1802 - | Niels Henrik Abel, Norwegian mathematician, was born |
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| 1729 - | Thomas Newcomen, English steam engine peioneer, died |
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