And the next date in the calendar is....

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July 19.
1985 - Collapse of the Stava Dam, Italy
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64 - Great Fire of Rome

 

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20 July 1890 – Birth of King George II of Greece.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_II_of_Greece

 

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21 July 1925 – Sir Malcolm Campbell becomes the first man to break the 150 mph (241 km/h) land barrier at Pendine Sands in Wales. He drove a Sunbeam at a two-way average speed of 150.33 mph (242 km/h).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_Campbell

 

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22 July 1298 – Battle of Falkirk – King Edward I of England and his longbowmen defeat William Wallace outside the town of Falkirk.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Falkirk_(1298)

 

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23 July 1986 – Prince Andrew, Duke of York marries Sarah Ferguson at Westminster Abbey.

 

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24 July 1927 – The Menin Gate war memorial is unveiled at Ypres.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menin_Gate_Memorial

 

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25 July 2000 – Air France Flight 4590, a Concorde supersonic passenger jet, F-BTSC, crashes just after takeoff from Paris killing all 109 aboard and 4 on the ground.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_France_Flight_4590

 

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26 July 1712 – Death of Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Osborne,_1st_Duke_of_Leeds

 

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27 July 1984 - Death of James Mason

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Mason

 

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28 July 1540 – Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of treason. Henry marries his fifth wife, Catherine Howard, on the same day.

Thomas Cromwell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

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29 July 1921 – Adolf Hitler becomes leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party.

Nazi Party - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

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30 July 1898 – Birth of Henry Moore

Henry Moore - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

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31 July 1009 – Pope Sergius IV becomes the 142nd pope, succeeding Pope John XVIII.

Pope Sergius IV - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

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August 1, 1843

The Slavery Abolition Act of the United Kingdom comes into force throughout the UK and colonies.

 

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2 August 1923 – As Vice-President, Calvin Coolidge becomes the 30th President of the United States after the death of Warren G Harding.

Calvin Coolidge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

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3 August 1867 - Birth of Stanley Baldwin, 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, KG, PC, FRS

Stanley Baldwin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

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4 August 1265 – Second Barons' War: Battle of Evesham – the army of Prince Edward (the future king Edward I of England) defeats the forces of rebellious barons led by Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, killing de Montfort and many of his allies.

Battle of Evesham - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

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1963/08/05 - The Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests In The Atmosphere, In Outer Space And Under Water is signed by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, and the United States of America.

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1963/08/05 - The Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests In The Atmosphere, In Outer Space And Under Water is signed by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, and the United States of America.

 

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6 August 1806 – Francis II, the last Holy Roman Emperor, abdicates ending the Holy Roman Empire.

Holy Roman Empire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia