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| 1935 | 1st Flight Hawaii California Earhart, Amelia |  |
| 1st person to fly solo from Hawaii to California
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| 1946 | Abdication Zog |  |
| Tirana Deposed in absentia
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| 1813 | Alliance Murat |  |
| Naples Murat deserts Napoleon for the Allies
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| 1813 | Alliance Napoleon I |  |
| Naples Murat deserts Napoleon for the Allies
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| 1941 | Alpine Violets Hitler, Adolf |  |
| Orders German reinforcements for Albania
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| 1988 | Arrest Endrigkeit, Christine |  |
| Berlin Arrested for bombing La Belle Disco in 1986 which led to the USAbombing of Tripoli
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| 1944 | Arrest Ciano |  |
| Munich Arrested for corruption, along with other members of the Fascist Grand Council
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| 1944 | Arrest Ciano, Galeazzo |  |
| Munich Arrested for corruption, along with other members of the Fascist Grand Council
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| 2002 | Arrest Bush, George Walker |  |
| Guantanamo Bay The 1st al-Qaeda prisoners arrive at Guantanamo Bay
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| 1815 | Birth MacDonald, John Alexander |  |
| Glasgow Birth of John Alexander MacDonald
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| 1934 | Birth Chretien, Josep Jacques Jean |  |
| Quebec Birth of Josep Jacques Jean Chretien
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| 1671 | Birth Broglie, Fran‡ois-Marie de |  |
| Birth of Fran‡ois-Marie de Broglie
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| 1852 | Birth Joffre, Joseph |  |
| Birth of Joseph Joffre
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| 1729 | Birth Burke, Edmund |  |
| Dublin Birth of Edmund Burke
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| 1974 | Birth Rosenkowitz, Susan |  |
| Birth of sextuplets, world's 1st sextuplets
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| 1988 | Bombing of Berlin Endrigkeit, Christine |  |
| Berlin Plants a bomb at the La Belle Disco which leads to the USAbombing of Tripoli
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| 1988 | Bombing of Tripoli Endrigkeit, Christine |  |
| Tripoli Arrested for planting a bomb at the La Belle Disco in 1986
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| Tripoli Plants a bomb at the La Belle Disco which leads to the USAbombing of Tripoli
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| 1753 | British Museum Sloan, Hans |  |
| London Has its beginnings when Sir Hans Sloane dies leaving his library of 50,000 volumes
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| 1914 | Constitution Shikai, Yuan |  |
| Governs China without Parliament
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| 1914 | Constitution Yuan, Shih-Kai |  |
| Dismisses Parliament & becomes a dictator
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| 2008 | Countrywide Bush, George Walker |  |
| Bank of America buys struggling Countrywide for $4 billion
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| 2008 | Credit Crunch Bush, George Walker |  |
| Bank of America buys struggling Countrywide for $4 billion
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| 1923 | Death Constantine I |  |
| Palermo Death of Constantine I
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| 1966 | Death Shastri, Lal Bahadur |  |
| Tashkent Death of Lal Bahadur Shastri, at the Indo-Pakistan summit
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| 1944 | Death Ciano |  |
| Death of Galeazzo Ciano, executed
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| 1944 | Death Ciano, Galeazzo |  |
| Death of Galeazzo Ciano, executed
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| 2008 | Death Hillary, Edmund Percival |  |
| Death of Edmund Percival Hillary
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| Hillary's death is announced by NewZealand Prime Minister Helen Clark during which she states that his passing was a "profound loss to NewZealand"
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| 1979 | Economy Callaghan, James |  |
| Misquoted in the press saying, "Crisis, what crisis?", returning from Guadaloupe
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| 2000 | Economy Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich |  |
| Putin announces a 20% increase in pensions ahead of the Mar 26 elections
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| 2000 | Election Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich |  |
| Putin announces a 20% increase in pensions ahead of the Mar 26 elections
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| 1944 | Execution Ciano |  |
| Executed with those who betrayed Mussolini at the Grand Council meeting 25 July '43
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| 1944 | Execution Ciano, Galeazzo |  |
| Executed with those who betrayed Mussolini at the Grand Council meeting 25 July '43
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| 1944 | Execution Mussolini, Benito Amilicare Andrea |  |
| Has Ciano & 4 others executed who betrayed him at the Grand Council of 25th July 1943
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| 1941 | General Order No 1 Hitler, Adolf |  |
| Decrees no member of the Government or military should know more than necessary
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| 1964 | Government Johnson, Lyndon Baines |  |
| 1st Government report regarding dangers of smoking is issued by Luther Terry
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| 1964 | Government Terry, Luther |  |
| 1st Government report regarding dangers of smoking is issued by Luther Terry
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| 1941 | Invasion of Albania Hitler, Adolf |  |
| Orders German reinforcements for Albania
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| 2007 | Invasion of Iraq Bush, George Walker |  |
| Erbil Troops storm an Iranian diplomatic office in Kurdish-controlled Erbil and detain five people, urdish officials are outraged at the move, and about 100 Kurdish troops stop USAtroops from crossing a checkpoint.
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| 2001 | Minister Lafer, Celso |  |
| Appointed Foreign Minister
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| 2006 | Nuclear Warfare Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud |  |
| Says that building the Nuclear bomb is not the policy of his Government and reportedly said that there was no such policy and that such a policy was "illegal and against our religion"
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| 1923 | Occupation Hitler, Adolf |  |
| Ruhr French & Belgian troops march into the Ruhr after Germany defaults on reparations
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| Ruhr Hitler announces there will be 12 Party rallies on 27th January
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| 1914 | Parliament Yuan, Shih-Kai |  |
| Dismisses Parliament & becomes a dictator
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| 1814 | Peace Murat, Marechal Joachim |  |
| Murat signs peace with the Allies
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| 1814 | Peace Napoleon I |  |
| Murat signs peace with the Allies
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| 1967 | Pink Floyd Barrett, Syd |  |
| Two days of recording at Sound Techniques studio in Chelsea with Joe Boyd, the tracks recorded are "Interstellar Overdrive", "Arnold Layne", "Let's Roll Another One" (later to be called "Candy And A Currant Bun") and "Nicks Boogie"
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| 1967 | Pink Floyd Waters, Roger |  |
| Two days of recording at Sound Techniques studio in Chelsea with Joe Boyd, the tracks recorded are "Interstellar Overdrive", "Arnold Layne", "Let's Roll Another One" (later to be called "Candy And A Currant Bun") and "Nicks Boogie"
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| 2007 | Prime Minister Gusenbauer, Alfred |  |
| Appointed Prime Minister of Austria
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| 1950 | Prime Minister Attlee, Clement Richard |  |
| Announces a general election will be held February 23
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| 1999 | Prime Minister Ecevit, Bulent |  |
| Appointed Prime Minister of Turkey, 4th term
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| 1944 | Purge Mussolini, Benito Amilicare Andrea |  |
| Has Ciano & 4 others executed who betrayed him at the Grand Council of 25th July 1943
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| 1642 | Rebellion Pym, John |  |
| London The 5 Members of Parliament return to Westminster to a heroes' reception
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| 1742 | Resignation Walpole, Robert |  |
| Resigns as Prime Minister of Great Britain
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| 1996 | Resignation Dini, Lamberto |  |
| Rome Announces his resignation
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| 1989 | Resignation Reagan, Ronald Wilson |  |
| President Reagan bids the nation farewell in an address from the Oval Office
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| 1861 | Rule of Alabama Lincoln, Abraham |  |
| Alabama Alabama becomes the 4th state to secede from the Union
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| 2007 | Siege of Erbil Bush, George Walker |  |
| Erbil Troops storm an Iranian diplomatic office in Kurdish-controlled Erbil and detain five people, urdish officials are outraged at the move, and about 100 Kurdish troops stop USAtroops from crossing a checkpoint.
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| 2007 | State of Emergency Ahmed, Lajuddin |  |
| Responding to claims of corruption on the electoral commission and threats by an Alliance of political parties to boycott Jan. 22 election, President Iajuddin Ahmed declares a state of emergency & cancels elections
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| 1966 | Summit Shastri, Lal Bahadur |  |
| Death of Lal Bahadur Shastri, suffers a fatal heart attack
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| Death of Lal Bahadur Shastri, suffers a fatal heart attack
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| 1941 | Sunflower Hitler, Adolf |  |
| Triploli Orders German reinforcements for Tripoli
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| 2007 | Transfer Beckham, David Robert Joseph |  |
| Los Angeles 2007 Beckham announces that he had signed a five-year deal to play for Los Angeles Galaxy beginning 1 July 2007
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| 1569 | Trial Elizabeth I |  |
| Moray returns to Scotland, Elizabeth says nothing has been proven
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| 1977 | Trial Richards, Keith |  |
| London Tried for possession of cocaine
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| 1961 | Trial Zvi, Itzak Ben |  |
| Jerusalem Israel begins the trial of Adolf Eichmann in Jerusalem
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| 1569 | Trial Mary of Scots |  |
| Moray returns to Scotland, Elizabeth says nothing has been proven
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| 1569 | Trial Stewart, James |  |
| Moray returns to Scotland, Elizabeth says nothing has been proven
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