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

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