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874 | Death of Burgred King of Mercia (from 852) ...Amzn... |
1761 | Death of Samuel Richardson, English novelist
| 1776 | The American Declaration of Independence was adopted.
| 1898 | Birthday of Gertrude Lawrence, English actress
| 1900 | Birthday of Louis Armstrong, US jazz trumpeter and singer
| 1927 | Birthday of Gina Lollobrigida, Italian film actress
| 1934 | Death of Marie Curie, Polish scientist
| 1968 | Alec Rose landed at Portsmouth in Lively Lady, having
sailed single-handed around the world. | 1995 | John Major emerged as the winner in an unprecedented
parliamentary election for leadership of the ruling Conservative
Party. | |
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