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| 1958 | 1st Antarctic Crossing Fuchs, Vivien |  |
| Completes the 1st crossing of the Antarctic
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| 1949 | 1st World Flight Gallagher, James | |
| Completes the 1st non-stop round-the-world flight, 94 hours in Lucky Lady II
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| 1915 | Battle of Dardanelles Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| Kum Kale Allied troops land at Kum-Kale, the Asiatic side of the Dardanelles
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| 1476 | Battle of Grandson Charles the Bold | |
| Grandson Defeated in the battle of Grandson & forced to flee the battlefield, leaving behind his artillery and many provisions and valuables
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| 1916 | Battle of Verdun Gaulle, Charles Andre Marie Joseph de | |
| Verdun It is officially thought de Gaulle died in battle
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| Verdun "posthumously" awarded the Legion of Honour
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| Verdun Wounded in battle & captured by the Germans
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| 1770 | Birth Suchet | |
| Lyons Birth of Louis-Gabriel Suchet
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| 1923 | Birth Hume, Basil | |
| Birth of Basil Hume
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| 1971 | Birth Hall, Jerry | |
| Birth of Elizabeth Scarlett Jagger, Jerry Hall, gives birth to Mick Jagger's daughter Elizabeth Scarlett Jagger
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| 1971 | Birth Jagger, Mick | |
| Birth of Elizabeth Scarlett Jagger, Jerry Hall, gives birth to Mick Jagger's daughter Elizabeth Scarlett Jagger
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| 1997 | Birth Hall, Jerry | |
| Birth of Gabriel Luke Beauregard Jagger, Jerry Hall, gives birth to Mick Jagger's son Gabriel Luke Beauregard
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| 1931 | Birth Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeyevich | |
| Privolnoye Birth of Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev, Privolnoye, Stavropol krai, Nth Caucasus
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| 1793 | Birth Houston, Sam | |
| Texas Birth of Sam Houston
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| 1967 | Bombing of Lang Vei Johnson, Lyndon Baines | |
| Lang Vei The USAaccidentally bombs Lang Vei, 80 civilians are killed
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| 1969 | Capture Tse-Tung, Mao | |
| Damansky 23 Russian troops are killed
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| Damansky The Chinese occupy the Island of Damansky on the border with Russia in the North East
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| 1991 | Clash, The Jones, Michael Geoffrey "Mick" | |
| A reissue of "Should I Stay or Should I Go" gives The Clash its first and only number 1 UK single
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| 1991 | Clash, The Strummer, Joe | |
| A reissue of "Should I Stay or Should I Go" gives The Clash its first and only number 1 UK single
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| 1796 | Commander Napoleon I | |
| Appointed Commander of the Army in Italy
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| Appointed Commander of the Army in Italy
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| 1969 | Concorde Gaulle, Charles Andre Marie Joseph de | |
| The first prototype of the Concorde makes it's maiden flight
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| 1969 | Concorde Wilson, James Harold | |
| The first prototype of the Concorde makes it's maiden flight
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| 1781 | Congress of National Washington, George | |
| The National Congress renames itself "The USA in Congress Assembled"
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| 1986 | Constitution Elizabeth II | |
| Canberra Signs the Australia Bill in severing Constitutional ties with Britain
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| 1917 | Constitution Rodzianko, Mikhail Vladimirovich | |
| Moscow Duma & Soviet representitives reach agreement on the basis of an 8 point program
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| 1781 | Constitution Washington, George | |
| The National Congress renames itself "The USA in Congress Assembled"
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| 1962 | Coup d'Etat Win, Ne | |
| Seizes power from U Nu
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| 1923 | CP Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| London Declares the Liberals are doomed & the Labour Government has to be brought down
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| London Rejoins the Conservative Party declaring that the 3 Party system is at an end
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| London Wants to join the Conservatives to resist the rise of Socialism
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| 1999 | Death Springfield, Dusty | |
| Death of Dusty Springfield
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| 1989 | Deputy President Mandela, Nelson Rolihlahla | |
| Appointed Deputy President of the African National Congress
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| 1982 | Diplomacy Galtieri, Leopoldo | |
| The Argentine foreign minister says that Argentina reserves the right to 'employ other means' if Britain keeps refusing to cede sovereignty
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| 1982 | Diplomacy Thatcher, Margaret Hilda | |
| The Argentine foreign minister says that Argentina reserves the right to 'employ other means' if Britain keeps refusing to cede sovereignty
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| 1955 | Diplomacy Kuwatli, Shukri al | |
| Damascus Egypt & Syria sign a defensive agreement
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| 2008 | Election Medvedev, Dmitry | |
| Dmitry Medvedev is elected President of Russia with about 70% of the vote, scheduled to succeed Vladimir Putin in May
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| 1935 | Election Rama VIII | |
| Elected by the Thai Parliament to succeed Rama VII
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| 1646 | Exile of Charles II Charles II | |
| Scilly Isles Boarded on the Phoenix at Lands End & headed for the Scilly Isles
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| 1945 | Government Groza, Petru | |
| Forms a pro-Soviet Government
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| 1917 | Government Lvov | |
| A Provisional Government is formed
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| 1987 | Inauguration Elizabeth II | |
| Glasgow Inaugurates Glasgow as the "cultural city of Europe"
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| 1986 | Independence Elizabeth II | |
| Canberra Signs the Australia Bill in severing Constitutional ties with Britain
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| 1781 | Independence Washington, George | |
| The National Congress renames itself "The USA in Congress Assembled"
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| 1970 | Independence Smith, Ian Douglas | |
| Harare Rhodesia breaks away from Britain & the Commonwealth to become a Republic
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| 1919 | International, 3rd Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov | |
| Moscow The 3rd International is founded to propogate the idea of world revolution
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| 1471 | Invasion of England Edward IV | |
| London Sets sail from The Netherlands to reclaim his throne
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| 1986 | Legislation Elizabeth II | |
| Canberra Signs the Australia Bill in severing Constitutional ties with Britain
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| 2000 | NATO Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich | |
| Putin says that Russia will consider joining NATO if it is treated as an equal partner
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| Putin says that Russia will consider joining NATO if it is treated as an equal partner
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| 1917 | Negotiations Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov | |
| Moscow Duma & Soviet representitives reach agreement on the basis of an 8 point program
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| 1955 | Nuclear Warfare Attlee, Clement Richard | |
| Supports the debate in Parliament for investing in a British hydrogen bomb
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| 1955 | Nuclear Warfare Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| London Opens the debate in Parliament in favour of investing in a British hydrogen bomb
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| 1955 | Nuclear Warfare MacMillan, Maurice Harold | |
| Finishes off the debate in Parliament, "we have to prevent hot war & win the cold war"
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| London Finishes off the debate in Parliament, "we have to prevent hot war & win the cold war"
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| 1452 | Peace Henry VI | |
| London Makes a temporary peace with Richard 3rd Duke of York at Blackheath
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| 1452 | Peace Richard | |
| Blackheath Makes a temporary peace with Henry VI at Blackheath
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| 1865 | Peace Lincoln, Abraham | |
| Washington Rejects General Lee's plea for peace talks & demands unconditional surrender
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| 1627 | Peerage Somerset, Henry | |
| Worcester Created 1st Marquess of Worcester
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| 1642 | Peerage Somerset, Henry | |
| Worcester Created 1st Marquess of Worcester
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| 1968 | Pink Floyd Barrett, Syd | |
| During a meeting at their Ladbroke Road offices, Syd is asked to stop touring and contributing material
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| 1882 | Plot Maclean, Robert | |
| Windsor Robert Maclean tries unsuccessfully to assassinate Queen Victoria
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| 1882 | Plot Victoria | |
| Windsor Robert Maclean tries unsuccessfully to assassinate Queen Victoria
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| 1962 | President Win, Ne | |
| Appointed President of Burma
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| 1970 | President Dupont, Clifford | |
| Appointed President of Zimbabwe
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| 1945 | Prime Minister Groza, Petru | |
| Appointed Prime Minister of Romania
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| 1954 | Reform Khruschev, Nikita Sergeyevich | |
| Moscow Launches his "Virgin & Idle Lands" programme to increase sown areas
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| 1868 | Resignation Disraeli, Benjamin | |
| London Disraeli resigns as Chancellor of the Exchequer
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| 1965 | Rolling Thunder Johnson, Lyndon Baines | |
| Operation Rolling Thunder begins as over 100 American fighter-bombers attack targets in North Vietnam
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| Scheduled to last 8 weeks, Rolling Thunder will continue for 3 yrs
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| 1909 | Rule of Bosnia Pasic, Nicola | |
| Bosnia The Great Powers force Serbia to recognize Austria's claims to Bosnia-Herzegovina
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| 1912 | Rule of Samos Sofoulis, Themistoklis | |
| Samos Under the leadership of Themistoklis Sofoulis Samos is united with Greece
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| 1891 | Statue Wesley, John | |
| London A statue of John Wesley is unveiled in the City Rd
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| 1987 | Strike Pinochet, Augusto Jos RamĒn | |
| Santiago A general strike takes place, July 2-3
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| 1974 | Watergate Nixon, Richard Mulhouse | |
| Watergate The USAGrand Jury says Nixon is involved in the Watergate cover-up
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