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1.1478 – George, Duke of Clarence, convicted of treason, is executed by drowning in a vat of wine, in which building ?
Tower of London
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Windsor Castle
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York Gaol
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Leeds Castle
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2.1797 – French Revolutionary Wars: Sir Ralph Abercromby and a fleet of 18 British warships invade which island ?
Corsica
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Bermuda
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Trinidad
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Reunion
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3.1861 – Victor Emmanuel II of Piedmont, Savoy and Sardinia assumes the title of what ?
King of Italy
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Prince of Lombardy
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Duke of Rome
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King of Sicily
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4.1873 – Bulgarian revolutionary leader Vasil Levski is executed in Sofia by the authorities of the Ottoman Empire, by what means ?
Burnt at the Stake
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Poisoned
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Firing Squad
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Hanging
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5.1885 – After being published in the UK the previous year, which novel is published in the United States for the first time ?
King Solomons Mines
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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
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Little Lord Fauntleroy
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What Katy Did Next
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6.1901 - Which British politician makes his maiden speech in the House of Commons ?
Clement Attlee
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Winston Churchill
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Anthony Eden
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Neville Chamberlain
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7.1911 – The first official flight with airmail takes place when Henri Pequet, a 23-year-old pilot, delivers 6,500 letters to a town about 10 kilometres away, in which country ?
France
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USA
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India
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Argentina
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8.1930 – While studying photographs taken in January, Clyde Tombaugh discovers which celestial body ?
Pluto
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Triton
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Ganymede
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Titania
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9.1933 – Yoko Ono, Japanese-American singer-songwriter, wife of John Lennon is born in which Japanese city ?
Osaka
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Sapporo
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Sendai
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Tokyo
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10.1954 – The first Church of Scientology is established in which city ?
Salt Lake City
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Los Angeles
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Las Vegas
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New York
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11.1968 - David Gilmour joins which rock group ?
Pink Floyd
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Rush
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Moody Blues
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Golden Earring
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12.1991 – The IRA explodes bombs in the early morning at Paddington and which other London station ?
Euston
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St. Pancras
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Kings Cross
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Victoria
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13.2003 – Nearly 200 people die in a subway fire in which South Korean city ?
Daegu
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Seoul
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Busan
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Gwangju
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14.2013 – Armed robbers steal a haul of diamonds worth $50 million during a raid at which airport ?
Amsterdam Schipol
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London Gatwick
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Brussels
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Frankfurt
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15.2014 – Maria Franziska von Trapp, the last surviving member of the Von Trapp Singers dies in Vermont. She was the inspiration for which musical film?
My Fair Lady
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The Sound of Music
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Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
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Paint Your Wagon
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16.2021 - Perseverance. an exploration vehicle, lands successfully on which celestial body?