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1649 King Charles I, who had reigned since 1625, was executed in Whitehall.

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1661 Oliver Cromwell was ritually executed, more than two years after his death.

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1790 the first lifeboat was tested by Henry Greathead of South Shields.

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1933 Hitler was sworn in as German chancellor.

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1948 Mahatma Gandhi, Indian leader, was assassinated in Delhi.

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1965 Sir Winston Churchill’s state funeral took place in London.

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1968 the Vietcong launched the Tet Offensive against South Vietnam.

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1972 British troops killed 13 people during a civil rights march in Londonderry on what is now known as Bloody Sunday.