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Bahria University is established through Presidential Ordinance No. V of 2000 by the Government of Pakistan. |
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Crown Prince Abdullah become the King of Jordan on the death of his father, King Hussein. |
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Indian cricketer Anil Kumble becomes the second person in the history of cricket to take all 10 wickets in a single inning of a test match. |
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Ramzi Yousef, the mastermind of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, is arrested in Islamabad, Pakistan. |
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The Maastricht Treaty is signed, which will lead to the creation of the European Union. |
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Haitis first democratically-elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, is sworn in. |
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The IRA launches a mortar attack on 10 Downing Street during a cabinet meeting. |
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Collapse of the Soviet Union: The Central Committee of the Soviet Communist Party agrees to give up its monopoly of power. |
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Twenty-eight years of one-family rule end in Haiti, when President Jean-Claude Duvalier flees the Caribbean nation. |
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Space Shuttle program: STS-41-B Mission - Astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart make the first untethered space walk using the Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU). |
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Pluto moves inside Neptunes orbit for the first time since either was known to science. |
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The final session of Iranian National Consultative Assembly is held. |
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Future Hall of Famer Darryl Sittler of the Toronto Maple Leafs scores six goals and records four assists in an 11-4 victory over the Boston Bruins, setting a NHL record with 10 points in one game. |
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Grenada becomes independent from the United Kingdom. |
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The original Hetch Hetchy Moccasin Powerhouse is removed from service. |
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A fire at a restaurant in Montgomery, Alabama kills 25 people. |
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The Beatles arrive at JFK International Airport to begin their first tour of the United States. |
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The United States Government bans all Cuban imports and exports. |
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Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower resigned as Army chief of staff and was succeeded by Gen. Omar Bradley. |
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World War II: In Anzio, Italy German forces launch a counteroffensive. |
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World War II: American Aircraft carrier strike on Truk. |
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Charlie Chaplin first appears as "The Tramp", as his first film Kid Auto Races at Venice is released at Keystone Studios. |
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A fire in Baltimore, Maryland destroys over 1,500 buildings in 30 hours. |
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Émile Zola is brought to trial for libel for publishing JAccuse. |
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The Cripple Creek miners strike, led by the Western Federation of Miners, begins in Cripple Creek, Colorado. |
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The last heavyweight boxing championship bare-knuckle fight takes place in Mississippi City, Mississippi. |
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HMS Orpheus sinks off the coast of Auckland, New Zealand, killing 189. |
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The colonial Tasmanian Parliament passes the first piece of legislation (the Electoral Act of 1856) anywhere in the world providing for elections by way of a secret ballot. |
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Battle of Debre Tabor: Ras Ali Alula, Regent of the Emperor of Ethiopia defeats warlord Wube Haile Maryam of Semien. |
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Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles leaves Singapore after just taking over it, leaving it in the hands of William Farquhar. |
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The strongest in a series of earthquakes strikes New Madrid, Missouri. |
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Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Eylau - Napoléons French Empire begins fighting against Russian and Prussian forces of the Fourth Coalition at Eylau, Poland. |
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The 11th Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed. |
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Julius III becomes Pope. |
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Edward of Caernarvon (later King Edward II of England) becomes the first English Prince of Wales. |
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Battle of Montesarchio wherein the prince of Benevento, Pandulf IV, is killed battling the encroaching Normans. |
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Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. |
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