4th February 1703: Forty six of the Forty-Seven Rōnin commit seppuku after avenging the death of their master

4th February 1703: Forty six of the Forty-Seven Rōnin commit seppuku after avenging the death of their master

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12th September 1977: Steve Biko dies of injuries sustained in police custody

12th September 1977: Steve Biko dies of injuries sustained in police custody

South African anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko died in Pretoria prison from injuries inflicted while in police ...

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11th September 1792: Theft of the French Blue diamond, later known as the Hope Diamond, during the French Revolution

11th September 1792: Theft of the French Blue diamond, later known as the Hope Diamond, during the French Revolution

The French Blue diamond had been part of the royal collection since the seventeenth century, and was stolen by a group of thieves after King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette were imprisoned in the ...

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10th September 1991: Nirvana release ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’

10th September 1991: Nirvana release ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’

American rock band Nirvana released the critically acclaimed single “Smells Like Teen ...

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9th September 1947: First literal computer ‘bug’ found in the Harvard Mark II electromechanical computer

9th September 1947: First literal computer ‘bug’ found in the Harvard Mark II electromechanical computer

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8th September 1878: “The Great Herding” of sheep to Santa Cruz departs Fortín Conesa on the southern frontier of Argentina

8th September 1878: “The Great Herding” of sheep to Santa Cruz departs Fortín Conesa on the southern frontier of Argentina

Contemporary accounts suggest that over 20,000 sheep were gathered near Fortín Conesa in northern Patagonia, from where they undertook a gruelling journey to the abundant grazing land of Santa Cruz ...

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7th September 1497: Perkin Warbeck claims he is English King Richard IV during the Second Cornish Uprising

7th September 1497: Perkin Warbeck claims he is English King Richard IV during the Second Cornish Uprising

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6th September 1522: Victoria becomes the first ship to circumnavigate the world

The ship Victoria returned to Spain as the only survivor of Ferdinand Magellan’s fleet that circumnavigated the ...

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5th September 1945: Defection of Igor Gouzenko to Canada exposes a Soviet espionage network in the West

5th September 1945: Defection of Igor Gouzenko to Canada exposes a Soviet espionage network in the West

Gouzenko’s defection had far-reaching effects. In Canada, several people were arrested and convicted of espionage while other Western governments were alerted to the extent of Soviet intelligence ...

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