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1811 the Prince of Wales, later King George IV, was declared Prince Regent.

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1887 Verdi’s Otello received its world premiere at the Teatro alla Scala, Milan.

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1920 the RAF College at Cranwell, Lincolnshire, opened.

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1982 Laker Airways collapsed with debts of £270 million.

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1983 the Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie was imprisoned in France.

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1987 Liberace, pianist known for his flamboyant costumes, died.

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1999 South African president Nelson Mandela made his last State of the Nation speech to parliament before retiring.

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2008 tornados killed 57 people in the southern United States.