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41 Gaius Caesar (Caligula), Roman Emperor from 37, was murdered.

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1664 Sir John Vanbrugh, soldier, playwright and architect of Blenheim Palace, died.

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1712 Frederick the Great, King of Prussia 1740–86, born in Berlin.

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1895 Lord Randolph Churchill, statesman and father of Sir Winston, died aged 45.

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1965 Sir Winston Churchill, prime minister 1940–45 and 1951–55, died aged 90.

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1972 a Japanese soldier, Shoichi Yokoi, was discovered on Guam, 28 years after the Japanese surrender, believing that the Second World War was still in progress.

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1984 the Apple Macintosh personal computer went on sale.