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January
18th |
Bentley Motors was founded by Walter Owen Bentley. |
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January
25th |
The League of Nations was founded. It was the predecessor of the United Nations and was dissolved in 1946, having failed to stem the tide of the Second World War. All its functions passed to the United Nations. |
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January
31st |
American baseball player, Jackie Robinson, was born in Georgia, USA. In 1947 he became the first ever African American to play for a Major League team. |
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February
5th |
Greek politician, Andreas Papandreou, was born in Chios. He was one of the most influential figures of Greek politics in the late 20th century. |
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March
17th |
American singer, Nat King Cole, was born in Montgomery, Alabama. He was a very popular musician from the 1930's up until his death. |
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March
23th |
Benito Mussolini's Fascist political movement was founded in Milan, Italy. |
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April
10th |
Mexican revolutionary, Emiliano Zapata, was killed after being ambushed by government forces in Morelos. |
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May
7th |
Argentinean icon, Eva Peron, was born in the province of Buenos Aires. She was best known as Evita. She was the wife of President Juan Peron and she became a popular culture icon that had transcended Argentine politics. |
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May
15th |
Greek armed forces landed on Smyrna of Asia Minor. |
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May
27th |
The first transatlantic flight was completed when the NC-4 arrived in Lisbon. The NC-4 was a United States Navy flying boat. It took 19 days for the plane to complete the journey, leaving from Long Island, New York and making several stops on the way. Only a month later the first non-stop journey would be completed, completely overshadowing the achievement of the NC-4. |
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June
19th |
French actor, Louis Jourdan, was born in Marseille. He was a popular international actor, most noted for his role in the award winning movie, Gigi, as well as his role as the villain, Kamal Khan, in the James Bond film, Octopussy. |
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June
28th |
The Treaty of Versailles was signed in Paris, effectively marking the end of World War I between Britain, France, Italy, the United States and allies on the one side and Germany and Austria-Hungary on the other side. |
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July
6th |
The first ever crossing of the Atlantic by an airship was completed by the British airship R34. |
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August
11th |
Scottish-born industrialist, Andrew Carnegie, died at the age of 83. He was the founder of the Carnegie Steel Company which later became U.S. Steel. |
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August
19th |
Afghanistan gained its independence from the United Kingdom. |
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October
5th |
English actor, Donald Pleasence, was born in Nottinghamshire, England. He was considered as one of the most prolific actors of his time, having participated in over 500 movies throughout his career. |
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November
18th |
American actress, Jocelyn Brando, was born in Nebraska. While she was a mildly successful actress she is most remembered as being the sister of Marlon Brando. |
