Year | Item | Detail |
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1999 |
Yehudi Menuhin dies |
One of the 20th century's finest musicians Yehudi Menuhin dies, aged 82. |
1993 |
Explosions kill 200 in Bombay |
At least 200 people are killed when a series of devastating bombs explode in India's financial capital. |
1969 |
Paul McCartney and Linda Eastman marry |
Paul McCartney and Linda Eastman (Linda McCartney) are married in a civil ceremony at Marylebone Registry Office in London. |
1964 |
Teamsters Union Leader Jailed |
President of the American Teamsters union, James Hoffa, is jailed for 8 years for attempting to bribe a Federal court jury |
1945 |
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Anne Frank, author of "The Diary of Anne Frank," dies at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp from Typhus during a typhus epidemic that spreads through the concentration camp. |
1930 |
Mahatma Gandhi leads protest |
Mahatma Gandhi leads thousands of Indians in a 200 mile march to protest at the British tax on salt. |
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