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Оглавление814 Charlemagne, Holy Roman Emperor since 800, died aged 71.
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1547 King Henry VIII, who had reigned since 1509, died aged 55.
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1596 Sir Francis Drake, English admiral and circumnavigator of the globe, died aged 55 at Portobelo, Panama.
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1807 London’s Pall Mall became the first street in the world illuminated by gaslight.
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1896 the first speeding fine was imposed on a British motorist for exceeding 2mph in a built-up area.
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1986 the space shuttle Challenger exploded shortly after lift-off and its crew of five men and two women were killed.
