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138 – Which Roman Emperor dies of heart failure at the then popular resort of Baiae near Naples ?
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988 – The Norse King Glúniairn recognises and agrees to pay taxes to Máel Sechnaill mac Domnaill. The event is considered to be the founding of which city ?
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1499 – The Portuguese explorer Nicolau Coelho returns to Lisbon after discovering the sea route to where ?
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1553 – Lady Jane Grey takes the throne of England. How long is her reign ?
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1869 – Which Swedish city is largely destroyed in a fire leaving 80% of its residents homeless ?
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1890 – Which state is admitted as the 44th U.S. state ?
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1921 – Sixteen people are killed and 161 houses destroyed during rioting and gun battles in which UK city ?
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1942 – Diplomatic relations between the Netherlands and which nation are established ?
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1942 – An American pilot spots a downed, intact airplane on Akutan Island that the US Navy uses to learn it's flight characteristics. What type of airplane was it ?
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1943 – World War II: Operation Husky begins on which island ?
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1973 – Which nation gains full independence within the Commonwealth of Nations ?
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1985 – The Greenpeace vessel Rainbow Warrior is bombed and sunk in which city's harbour by French DGSE agents ?
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1991 – Which cricket team is readmitted into the International Cricket Council following a change of regime in the country ?
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2007 – Erden Eruç begins the first solo circumnavigation of the world by what means ?
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2019 – The last of which iconic car rolls off the production line in Puebla, Mexico ?