| Year | Item | Detail |
|---|
| 1983 |
IRA gunmen killed in SAS ambush |
SAS soldiers involved in an undercover operation in Northern Ireland shoot two IRA gunmen dead and injure a third man who escapes. |
| 1976 |
Benjamin Britten dies |
British composer Benjamin Britten dies at his Suffolk home at the age of 63 |
| 1971 |
Belfast pub demolished by bomb |
A bomb explodes in a Catholic pub in Belfast killing 10 people and injuring 17 more. |
| 1961 |
Birth control pill available to all |
Health minister, Enoch Powell, announces that the birth control 'pill' will be availble on the National Health Service |
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