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1533 – Henry VIII of England secretly marries which wife ?
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1765 – Port Egmont, the first British settlement in which island group is founded ?
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1879 – Which Eastern European country's National Bank is founded ?
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1924 – The First Winter Olympics opens in which European resort ?
St. Moritz, Switzerland
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Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
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1942 – Eusébio, one of the most prolific goal-scorers of all time in international soccer was born in which African city ?
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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1955 - Columbia University scientists develope an atomic clock accurate to within one second in how many years ?
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1964 – Blue Ribbon Sports, is founded by University of Oregon track and field athletes, what well known brand did it become ?
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1979 – Pope John Paul II, the most travelled Pope so far, starts his first official papal visit outside Italy to which country ?
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1980 – Who is honoured with India's highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna ?
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1986 – The National Resistance Movement topples the government of Tito Okello in which African country ?
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What food is typically served on this day in Scotland to celebrate Burns Night ?
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2006 – Mexican professional wrestler Juana Barraza is arrested in connection with what crime ?
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2010 – Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409 crashes into the Mediterranean Sea, killing 90 people, off the coast of which country ?
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2013 – At least 50 people are killed and 120 injured in a prison riot in which South American country ?
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2017 – Mary Tyler Moore, American actress, dancer, and producer dies in which Eastern US city ?
Worcester, Massachusetts
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2019 - A dam at an iron ore mine collapses killing 270 people, in which Brazilian state?