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| 1936 | 1st Flight Edward VIII |  |
| 1st British monarch to fly in a plane
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| 1944 | Battle of Novgorod Kuechler, Georg von | |
| Novgorod Novgorod falls to the Russians Kuechler is forced to order a withdrawal from Leningrad
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| 1544 | Birth Francis II | |
| Paris Birth of Francis II
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| 1736 | Birth Watt, James | |
| Greenock Birth of James Watt
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| 1813 | Birth Bessemer, Henry | |
| Hertfordshire Birth of Henry Bessemer
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| 1763 | Birth Tone, Wolfe | |
| Birth of Wolfe Tone
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| 1930 | Birth Aldrin, Buzz | |
| Birth of Buzz Aldrin
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| 1943 | Birth Joplin, Janis | |
| Texas Birth of Janis Joplin
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| 1915 | Blockade of Gt Yarmouth Asquith, Henry Herbert | |
| Gt Yarmouth German zeppelins launch the 1st air raid on Britain
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| 1915 | Blockade of Kings Lynn Asquith, Henry Herbert | |
| Kings Lynn German zeppelins launch the 1st air raid on Britain
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| 1805 | Blockade of Toulon Nelson, Horatio | |
| Agincourt Sound Nelson receives a signal at "Agincourt Sound" that the French are at Sea
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| 1419 | Capture Henry V | |
| Rouen The siege ends with English occupation
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| 1812 | Capture Napoleon I | |
| Rugen The French capture Rugen
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| Pomerania The French capture Swedish Pomerania
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| 1812 | Capture Wellesley, Arthur | |
| Rodrigo Captures Ciudad Rodrigo
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| 1986 | Channel Tunnel Mitterand, Francois | |
| Lille Mitterand & Thatcher agree to undertake the Channel building project
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| 1986 | Channel Tunnel Thatcher, Margaret Hilda | |
| Lille Mitterand & Thatcher agree to undertake the Channel building project
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| 1644 | Civil War England Leslie, Alexander | |
| Berwick The Covenanter Army crosses the border at Berwick
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| 1995 | Composition Lennon, John Winston | |
| "Free as a Bird," the first new Beatles single in 25 years, is premiered on the televised Beatles Anthology, the song is a 1977 demo by John Lennon completed in 1995 by the three surviving Beatles
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| 1918 | Constituent Assembly Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov | |
| Moscow Issues a decree abolishing the Constituent Assembly
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| 1919 | Constitution Ebert, Friedrich | |
| Weimar To avoid the ongoing fights in Berlin, the National Assembly convenes in the city of Weimar, giving the future Republic its unofficial name
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| 1918 | Constitution Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov | |
| Moscow Issues a decree abolishing the Constituent Assembly
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| 1865 | Death Proudhon, Pierre | |
| Death of Pierre Proudhon
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| 1941 | Diplomacy Hitler, Adolf | |
| Berchtesgaden Hitler & Mussolini meet at Berchtesgaden
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| Berchtesgaden Mussolini accepts Hitler's offer of help in nth Africa but not in Albania
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| 1941 | Diplomacy Mussolini, Benito Amilicare Andrea | |
| Berchtesgaden Hitler discloses his general plans toward the Russians
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| Berchtesgaden Hitler & Mussolini meet at Berchtesgaden
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| Berchtesgaden Mussolini accepts Hitler's offer of help in nth Africa but not in Albania
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| 1999 | Economy Clinton, William Jefferson Bill | |
| President Clinton proposes that Government invest in the stock market to strengthen Social Security in his State of the Union Address
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| 1919 | Election Ebert, Friedrich | |
| Elections are held for the National Constitutional Assembly
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| The National Assembly elections took place, the radical left-wing parties, including the USPD and KPD, are barely able to get themselves organized, leading to a solid majority of seats for the MSPD moderate forces
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| The Socialist and (Non-Socialist) Democratic parties obtained a solid 80 per cent of the vote
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| 1963 | Election Wilson, James Harold | |
| Decides to stand for leadership of the Labour Party after the death of Hugh Gaitskell
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| 1968 | Federal Vice Chancellor Withalm, Herman | |
| Vienna Appointed Federal Vice Chancellor
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| 1970 | Federal Vice Chancellor Hauser, Rudolf | |
| Vienna Appointed Federal Vice Chancellor
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| 1976 | Federal Vice Chancellor Androsch, Hannes | |
| Vienna Appointed Federal Vice Chancellor
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| 1945 | Government Roosevelt, Theodore | |
| Inaugurated President of the USA
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| 1953 | Government Eisenhower, Dwight David | |
| Inaugurated President of the USA, 34th
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| 1965 | Government Johnson, Lyndon Baines | |
| Inaugurated President of the USA
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| 1989 | Inauguration Bush, George Herbert Walker | |
| Inaugurated President of the USA
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| 1966 | Indian National Congress Gandhi, Indira Nehru | |
| A broad Congress Party election opts for Indira Gandhi, Nehru's daughter, over the right-wing, conservative Morarji Desai
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| 1989 | Intifada Rabin, Yitzhak | |
| Israel's Minister of Defense Rabin proposes that Palestinians end the Intifadah in exchange for an opportunity to elect local leaders who would negotiate with the Israeli Government
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| 1941 | Invasion of Albania Mussolini, Benito Amilicare Andrea | |
| Klisura The Italians halt the Greek advance in Albania
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| Berchtesgaden Visits Hitler & is promised support in Albania
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| 1941 | Invasion of Italian East Africa Platt, William | |
| British forces in the Sudan led by General Platt attack Italian forces, marks the beginning of Wavell's campaign against Italian East Africa
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| 1941 | Invasion of Italian East Africa Wavell, Archibald | |
| British forces in the Sudan led by General Platt attack Italian forces, marks the beginning of Wavell's campaign against Italian East Africa
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| 1057 | Invasion of Normandy Henry I | |
| Tours Henry I & Geoffrey Martel meet to plan an invasion of Normandy
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| 2003 | Mayor Xuenong, Meng | |
| Beijing Appointed Mayor of Beijing
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| 1919 | Minister Paderewski, Ignacy | |
| Appointed Foreign Minister
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| 1919 | National Assembly Ebert, Friedrich | |
| The National Assembly elections took place, the radical left-wing parties, including the USPD and KPD, are barely able to get themselves organized, leading to a solid majority of seats for the MSPD moderate forces
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| Weimar To avoid the ongoing fights in Berlin, the National Assembly convenes in the city of Weimar, giving the future Republic its unofficial name
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| 1951 | Nationalization Mossadeq, Muhammad | |
| Tehran Sponsors a bill to Nationalize the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
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| 1795 | Occupation Pichegru, Charles | |
| Amsterdam Marches his forces into Amsterdam
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| 1977 | Pink Floyd Gilmour, Dave | |
| London Press launch for "Animals" at Battersea Power Station
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| 1977 | Pink Floyd Waters, Roger | |
| London Press launch for "Animals" at Battersea Power Station
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| 1993 | PLO Rabin, Yitzhak | |
| Israel recognizes the PLO as no longer criminal
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| 1969 | Prague Spring Palac, Jan | |
| Student Jan Palach sets himself on fire in Prague's Wenceslas Square to protest the renewed suppression of free speech
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| 1919 | Prime Minister Paderewski, Ignacy | |
| Appointed Prime Minister of Poland
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| 1995 | Rebellion Yeltsin, Boris Nikolayevich | |
| Grozny Russian troops raise a flag over the charred remains of Chechnya's presidential palace at Grozny after more than 3 years of efforts to crush a rebellion
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| 1992 | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Lennon, John Winston | |
| John Lennon is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the ninth annual induction dinner, Paul McCartney is his presenter, and Yoko Ono accepts the award on behalf of her late husband
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| 1992 | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame McCartney, Paul | |
| John Lennon is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the ninth annual induction dinner, Paul McCartney is his presenter, and Yoko Ono accepts the award on behalf of her late husband
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| 1994 | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Lennon, John Winston | |
| John Lennon is inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame by Paul McCartney
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| 1994 | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame McCartney, Paul | |
| John Lennon is inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame by Paul McCartney
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| 1493 | Rule of Cerdagne Charles VIII | |
| Cerdagne The treaty of Narbonne cedes Rousillion & Cerdagne from France to Aragon
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| 1995 | Rule of Chechnya Yeltsin, Boris Nikolayevich | |
| Grozny Russian troops raise a flag over the charred remains of Chechnya's presidential palace at Grozny after more than 3 years of efforts to crush a rebellion
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| 1861 | Rule of Georgia Lincoln, Abraham | |
| Georgia Georgia becomes the 5th state to secede from the Union
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| 1493 | Rule of Rousillion Charles VIII | |
| Rousillion Under the treaty of Narbonne cedes Rousillion & Cerdagne from France to Aragon
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| 1419 | Siege of Rouen Henry V | |
| Rouen The siege of Rouen ends with English occupation
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| 1999 | State of the Union Address Clinton, William Jefferson Bill | |
| President Clinton proposes that Government invest in the stock market to strengthen Social Security in his State of the Union Address
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| 0379 | Succession Theodosius I | |
| Succeeds as Emperor of Rome, in the East
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| 1902 | Tour de France Desgrange, Henri | |
| L'Auto announces the 1st Tour de France
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| The plan was a five-week tour from May 31 to July 5; however, this proved too daunting, with only 15 entrants, so Desgrange cut the length to 19 days, changed the date to run from July 1 to 19, and offered a daily allowance which attracted 60 entrants
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| 1493 | Treaty of Narbonne Charles VIII | |
| Narbonne Cedes Rousillion & Cerdagne from France to Aragon
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| Narbonne Hopes to obtain Ferdinand's support to invade Italy, Ferdinand joins Maximilian I
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