| 1992 - | A tidal wave in Nicaragua killed 56 people and made thousands homeless |
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| 1987 - | The CD-video, combining digital sound with high-definition video, was launched by Philips |
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| 1980 - | John Arlott the BBC cricketing commentator retired, after 35 years of broadcasting |
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| 1973 - | J.R Tolkien, author of the popular 'Lord of the Rings', died |
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| 1945 - | On board the aircraft carrier 'Missouri', in Tokyo Bay, General Douglas MacArthur accepted the Japanese surrender |
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| 1914 - | The Ottoman Empire began a general mobilisation |
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| 1911 - | Joao Chagas forms Portuguese govt |
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| 1910 - | Henri Rousseau, the French painter, died |
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| 1909 - | English King Edward VII signs South Africa Bill |
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| 1908 - | Tommy Burns KOs Bill Lang in 6 for heavyweight boxing title |
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| 1901 - | VP Theodore Roosevelt advises, Speak softly and carry a big stick |
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| 1900 - | Telegraph use between Germany and US begins |
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| 1877 - | Frederick Soddy, English physical chemist, was born |
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| 1853 - | Wilhelm Ostwald, German chemist, was born |
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| 1834 - | Thomas Telford, Scottish civil engineer, died |
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| 1752 - | The Julian calendar was used in Britain and the Colonies officially for the last time as in the rest of Europe, the following day became 14 Sept in the Gregorian calendar |
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| 1666 - | A fire in a bakery in Pudding Lane, spread to engulf 13,000 buildings; 'The Great Fire of London' |
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