Today in History
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1991 Siege of Dubrovnik
The Siege of Dubrovnik began during the Croatian War of Independence. On this day, the Yugoslav Peo
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1961 Formation of Federal Republic of Cameroon
British Cameroon or Southern Cameroon joined the Republic of Cameroon to form the Federal Republic o
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1957 Thalidomide launched
Thalidomide, an anti-nausea drug and sleep-aid, was launched. For about five years it was commonly p
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1949 People's Republic of china is established
Mao Zedong declared the establishment of the People's Republic of China.
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1946 Trial of the Major War Criminals end
The Trial of the Major War Criminals part of the Nuremberg trials ended with sentences being passed
Births On This Day,
October, 1
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1935 Julie Andrews
English actress, singer
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1924 Jimmy Carter
American politician, 39th President of the United States, Nobel Prize laureate
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1924 William Rehnquist
American lawyer, jurist, 16th Chief Justice of the United States
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1910 Bonnie Parker
American criminal
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1896 Liaquat Ali Khan
Indian/Pakistani lawyer, politician, Prime Minister of Pakistan
Deaths On This Day,
October, 1
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2013 Tom Clancy
American author
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2012 Eric Hobsbawm
Egyptian/English historian, author
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2004 Richard Avedon
American photographer
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1990 Curtis LeMay
American general
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1972 Louis Leakey
Kenyan/English archaeologist
