1994 - The first women Anglican priests were ordained in Britain
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1992 - A statue of Stan Laurel was erected near his former home in Dockway Square, North Shields
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1988 - The use of Bank of England pound notes ended, having been replaced by pound coins
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1969 - Paul McCartney married the photographer Linda Eastman
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1968 - Mauritius, in the Indian ocean island, was granted independence after 158 years of British rule
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1955 - American jazzman Charlie 'Bird' Parker died, aged 35
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1935 - A speed limit of 30mph was introduced in British towns and built up areas
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1941 - Hebrides islanders hid from government officials, thousands of bottles of Whiskey from a shipwreck
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1917 - Izvestia, the official Soviet newspaper, was founded
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