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1642 Dutch navigator, Abel Tasman, discovers Van Dieman's Land
(later re-named Tasmania).
1852 The first pillar boxes were erected in St. Hellier on the
Channel Islands.
1859 * Billy the Kid (William H. Bonney), legendary US outlaw.
1869 * Valdemar Poulsen, Danish engineer who invented the tape
recorder.
1887 * Boris Karloff (William Pratt), English actor who starred in
the film Frankenstein (1939).
1889 The first jukebox was installed in the Palais Royal Saloon in
San Francisco.
1917 * Michael Gough, English actor who starred in the film The Boys
from Brazil (1978).
1963 Lyndon B Johnson took over as the new president of the USA
following Kennedy's assassination.
1963 The first episode of the BBC TV sci-fi series Dr. Who was
broadcast.
1971 The People's Republic of China joined the UN Security Council.
1978 A Birmingham nightclub is ordered to lift its race ban and open
its doors to black and Chinese people.
1984 1,000 passengers were trapped in smoke-filled tunnels for three
hours after a fire at Oxford Circus underground station.
1988 Sumo champion Chionofuji became the first wrestler ever to win
50 matches in a row.
1996 At least 100 passengers died after a hijacked passenger jet ran
out of fuel and crashed into the Indian Ocean.
2002 Miss World organisers cancelled the controversial beauty
pageant in Nigeria that sparked violence among Christians and
Muslims.
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