1992 - At least a thousand people were killed in eastern Turkey by an earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale
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1967 - Former West Indian cricketer Sir Frank Worrell died
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1961 - Black and white Bank of England five pound notes ceased to be legal tender
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1938 - Nazi Germany invaded Austria, making it a German Reich province
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1930 - Clyde Tombaugh announced the discovery of the planet Pluto
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1927 - The British army ceased using the lance as an official weapon
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1901 - American President Benjamin Harrison died
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1873 - The Scottish Football Association was formed
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1939 - Neil Sedaka, Popular singer/songwriter
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1855 - Percival Lowell, American astronomer
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1950 - Joe Bugner, Former British heavy weight boxing champion
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1884 - Sir Hugh Walpole, English novelist
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1960 - Adam Clayton, Of the Pop group 'U2'
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1860 - Hugo Wolf, Austrian composer
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1939 - Terence Brady, Playwright and novelist
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