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| 1968 | 1st Heart Transplant Barnard, Christian |  |
| Cape Town Africa Gives a Cape Town dentist a heart that lasts for 19 months
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| 1839 | 1st Photograph of Moon Daguerre, Louis |  |
| Takes the 1st photograph of the moon
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| 1635 | Academy Francaise Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis de |  |
| Paris Founds the Academie Francaise
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| 1896 | Arrest Jameson, Leanders Starr |  |
| Doorn Kop Africa Turned over to the British for trial in England
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| 1963 | Battle of Ap Bac Chi-Minh, Ho |  |
| Ap Bac The Vietcong 514th Battalion and local guerrilla forces ambush the South Vietnamese
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| Ap Bac The Vietcong stand their ground against American machinery and Sth Vietnamese soldiers
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| 1963 | Battle of Balaclava Dam, Bui Dinh |  |
| Balaclava Leads the Sth Vietnamese 7th Division which is defeated by an inferior Vietcong force
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| 1942 | Battle of Bardia Rommel, Erwin Johannes Eugen |  |
| Bardia The Allies recapture Bardia
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| 1975 | Beatles, The Harrison, George |  |
| The Beatles' final dissolution takes place
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| 1975 | Beatles, The Lennon, John Winston |  |
| The Beatles' final dissolution takes place
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| 1975 | Beatles, The McCartney, Paul |  |
| The Beatles' final dissolution takes place
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| 1975 | Beatles, The Starr, Ringo |  |
| The Beatles' final dissolution takes place
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| 1727 | Birth Wolfe, James |  |
| Westerham Birth of James Wolfe, Westerham, Kent, elder son of a Lieutenant-Colonel
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| 1920 | Birth Asimov, Isaac |  |
| Birth of Isaac Asimov
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| 1757 | Capture Clive, Robert |  |
| Calcutta Captures Calcutta
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| Calcutta Successfully relieves Calcutta
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| 1642 | Chancellor Culpeper |  |
| Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer
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| 1937 | Civil War Spain Mussolini, Benito Amilicare Andrea |  |
| Mussolini signs an agreement with Britain on the status of the Mediterranean
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| Mussolini signs an agreement with Britain to preserve the independence of Spain
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| 1959 | Commander Guevara, Ernesto "Che" |  |
| La Caba¤a Fortress Prison Appointed commander of the La Caba¤a Fortress prison
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| 1801 | Constitution Pitt the Younger, William |  |
| 1st Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland assembles
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| 1909 | Death Chidong, Chang |  |
| Death of Chang Chidong
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| Death of Shihkai & Chidong, power is passed to the Manchus
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| 1909 | Death Shihkai, Yuan |  |
| Death of Shihkai & Chidong, power is passed to the Manchus
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| 1547 | Death Henry VIII |  |
| London Death of Henry VIII
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| London Falls unconscious without signing his will
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| 1999 | Death Haffner, Sebastian |  |
| Death of Sebastian Haffner
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| 2004 | Death McKechnie, Sheila |  |
| Death of Sheila McKechnie
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| 2001 | Death Rogers, William |  |
| Death of William Rogers
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| 1937 | Diplomacy Ciano, Galeazzo |  |
| Makes a "gentlemen's agreement" with Britain
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| The 2 countries recognize the others interests in the Mediterranean
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| 1937 | Diplomacy Ciano |  |
| Rome Makes a "gentlemen's agreement" with Britain
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| Rome The 2 countries recognize the others interests in the Mediterranean
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| 1992 | Economy Yeltsin, Boris Nikolayevich |  |
| Russian shoppers experienced their first day of "sticker shock" after President Boris Yeltsin lifted price controls to stimulate production
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| 1988 | Economy Reagan, Ronald Wilson |  |
| Washington The USA& Canada sign a free trade pack
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| 1959 | Execution Guevara, Ernesto "Che" |  |
| La Caba¤a Fortress Prison Oversees the trial and execution of many people, among whom were former Batista regime officials and members of the "Bureau for the Repression of Communist Activities"
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| 1868 | Expedition Abyssinia Napier |  |
| Attempts to rescue an English group including the British Consul arrested by Theodore
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| Annesley Bay Lands in Abysinnia with a force of 32,000 men
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| 1937 | Independence Mussolini, Benito Amilicare Andrea |  |
| Mussolini signs an agreement with Britain to preserve the independence of Spain
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| 1896 | Jameson Raid Chamberlain, Joseph |  |
| Transvaal Orders the immediate withdrawal of Dr Jameson's force from the Transvaal
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| 1896 | Jameson Raid Cronj‚, Piet |  |
| Doornkop Africa The tired Jameson raiders exchange fire with the Boers, losing around thirty men before Jameson realizes the position is hopeless and surrenders to Commander Piet Cronj‚, the raiders are taken to Pretoria and jail.
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| 1896 | Jameson Raid Jameson, Leanders Starr |  |
| Doornkop Africa The Boers track the move overnight and as the light improves Jameson reaches Doornkop where a substantial Boer force with some artillery is waiting
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| Doornkop Africa The tired Jameson raiders exchange fire with the Boers, losing around thirty men before Jameson realizes the position is hopeless and surrenders to Commander Piet Cronj‚, the raiders are taken to Pretoria and jail.
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| 1975 | Marriage Lennon, John Winston |  |
| John and Yoko are reunited
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| 1999 | Mayor Williams, Anthony |  |
| Colombia Appointed Mayor of the District of Colombia
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| 2004 | Mayor White, Bill |  |
| Houston Appointed Mayor of Houston
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| 2007 | Minister Schssel, Chancellor Wolfgang |  |
| Chancellor Wolfgang Schssel is sworn in as interior minister
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| 1567 | Parliament Elizabeth I |  |
| London Attends the closing session of Parliament
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| 1942 | Peace Kai-Shek, Chiang |  |
| Britain, the USA, China & 22 Allies agree not to make a separate peace with Germany
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| 1942 | Peace Hitler, Adolf |  |
| Britain, the USA, China & 22 Allies agree not to make a separate peace with Germany
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| 1942 | Peace Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer |  |
| Britain, the USA, China & 22 Allies agree not to make a separate peace with Germany
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| 1918 | Peace Trotsky, Leon |  |
| The Bolsheviks denounce the terms offerred at the peace negotiations
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| 1942 | Peace Roosevelt, Franklin Delano |  |
| Britain, the USA, China & 22 Allies agree not to make a separate peace with Germany
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| 1996 | Prime Minister Khouna, Cheikh El Afia Ould Mohamed |  |
| Appointed Prime Minister of Mauritania
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| 1996 | Resignation Staribacher, Andreas |  |
| Vienna Resigns as Finance Minister
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| 1996 | Resignation Sedki, Atef |  |
| Cairo Sedki's Cabinet resigns
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| 1874 | Resignation Castelar, Emilio |  |
| Madrid Castelar resigns from office
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| 1868 | Restoration Takamori, Saigo |  |
| Kyoto Leads his troops into the Imperial Palace to proclaim the restoration of the Emperors
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| 1868 | Restoration Tomomi, Iwakura |  |
| Kyoto Leads his troops into the Imperial Palace to proclaim the restoration of the Emperors
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| 1868 | Restoration Toshimichi, Okubo |  |
| Kyoto Leads his troops into the Imperial Palace to proclaim the restoration of the Emperors
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| 1932 | Rule of Manchukuo Showa |  |
| Manchukuo The Republic of Manchukio is proclaimed in Japanese occupied Manchuria
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| 1891 | Rule of Matabeleland Jameson, Leanders Starr |  |
| Matabeleland Africa Administration extended over the Matabele territory
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| 1756 | Siege of Calcutta Watson, Charles |  |
| Calcutta Commands the fleet which transports Clive's forces to relieve Calcutta
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| 1757 | Siege of Calcutta Clive, Robert |  |
| Calcutta Successfully relieves Calcutta
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| 1757 | Siege of Calcutta Dowlah, Suraja |  |
| Calcutta Clive relieves Calcutta from Dowlah & peace is agreed
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| 1757 | Siege of Calcutta Siraj-Ud-Daulah |  |
| Calcutta The British settlement at Fort William seeks assistance from Presidency of Fort St. George at Madras, which sends Colonel Robert Clive and Admiral Charles Watson, they re-capture Calcutta
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| 1756 | Siege of Calcutt India Clive, Robert |  |
| Calcutta The British settlement at Fort William seeks assistance from Presidency of Fort St. George at Madras, which sends Colonel Robert Clive and Admiral Charles Watson, they re-capture Calcutta
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| 1756 | Siege of Calcutt India Watson, Charles |  |
| Calcutta The British settlement at Fort William seeks assistance from Presidency of Fort St. George at Madras, which sends Colonel Robert Clive and Admiral Charles Watson, they re-capture Calcutta
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| 1905 | Siege of Port Arthur Nogi, Maresuke |  |
| Port Arthur Nogi accepts the Russian surrender
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| 1905 | Siege of Port Arthur Stoessel, Anatoli |  |
| Port Arthur Nogi accepts the Russian surrender
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| 1972 | Stars Burns, Eddie "Guitar" |  |
| Cambridge Syd plays an unannounced gig at King's College Cellar, Cambridge, with him are Twink and Eddie "Guitar" Burns, this line up becomes Stars
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| 0069 | Succession Valens, Fabius |  |
| Marches to Rome & drapes the purple robes of the Emperor on Vitellius
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| Rome Marches to Rome & drapes the purple robes of the Emperor on Vitellius
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| 1905 | Surrender Nicholas II |  |
| Port Arthur Russia's offer of surrender is accepted by Japan
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| 1896 | Surrender Jameson, Leanders Starr |  |
| Doorn Kop Africa Surrenders to a Boer force led by General Cronje at Doorn Kop
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| Doorn Kop Africa Turned over to the British for trial in England
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