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1604 the Hampton Court Conference ended, in which King James I authorised a new translation of the Bible.

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1920 prohibition of the sale of alcohol began in America.

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1944 General Dwight D Eisenhower arrived in England as supreme commander of Allied forces in Europe.

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1969 21-year-old student Jan Palach set fire to himself in Prague in protest at the Russian invasion of Czechoslovakia.

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1970 Colonel Muammar Gaddafi became the leader of Libya, following a coup against King Idris.

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1979 the Shah of Iran was forced into exile in Egypt.