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1.455 – What happens to Emperor Petronius Maximus while fleeing Rome ?
He dies of heat exhaustion
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He disguises himself as a peasant
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He is stoned to death by an angry mob
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He hides in a cave
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2.1578 – King Henry III lays the first stone of the Pont Neuf (New Bridge), the oldest standing bridge of which city ?
London, England
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Paris, France
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Brugges, Belgium
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Geneva, Switzerland
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3.1669 – Samuel Pepys records the last event in his diary, citing what reason ?
Poor eyesight
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Lack of interest
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Shaking hands possibly Parkinson's Disease
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Severe arthritis
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4.1813 – In Australia, William Lawson, Gregory Blaxland and William Wentworth reach Mount Blaxland, effectively marking the end of a route across which mountain range ?
Great Dividing Range
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Australian Alps
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Macdonnell Ranges
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Blue Mountains
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5.1847- The railway opens between The Hague and which other city ?
Amsterdam
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Rotterdam
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Eindhoven
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Utrecht
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6.1859 – The clock tower at the Houses of Parliament, which houses which bell, starts keeping time ?
Big Bill
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Big Ben
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Big Bertha
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Big Boy
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7.1879 – Gilmore's Garden in New York City is renamed what by William Henry Vanderbilt and is opened to the public ?
Central Park
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New York Botanical Garden
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Madison Square Garden
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Fort Tryon Park Garden
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8.1907 - What appears in New York City for the first time ?
Hot Dog Stands
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Taxis
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Street Entertainers
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Tour Buses
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9.1911 – Which ship is launched in Belfast, Northern Ireland ?
Laconia
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Willochra
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Olympic
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Titanic
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10.1939 – Terry Waite, English humanitarian and author is born, he was held captive by Islamic militants in which country ?
Syria
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Lebanon
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Jordan
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Iraq
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11.1942 – World War II: Imperial Japanese Navy midget submarines begin a series of attacks on which city ?
Sydney, Australia
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Jakarta, Indonesia
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Darwin, Australia
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Auckland, New Zealand
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12.1969 - Stevie Wonder releases which of his songs ?
My Cherie Amour
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For Once In My Life
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Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing
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You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
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13.1977 – Which oil pipeline is completed ?
Trans-Arabian Pipeline
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Trans Mountain Pipeline
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Trans-Alaska Pipeline
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Tazama Pipeline
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14.1948 – John Bonham, English musician, songwriter and drummer is also born on this day. With which band is he most associated ?
Led Zeppelin
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Black Sabbath
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Thin Lizzy
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Rolling Stones
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15.This day is marked as what day by the World Health Organisation ?