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Vincent
Published date26 March 2024
Publication titleEvening Chronicle
The Acts of Union became law, making England and Scotland one country

1780:

The British Gazette And Sunday Monitor, the first Sunday newspaper in Britain, was published.

1827:

Famously deaf composer Ludwig van Beethoven died in Vienna, aged 57. His last words were reputedly: "I shall hear in Heaven."

1885:

The first cremation in Britain took place at Woking in Surrey.

1945:

David Lloyd George, who laid the foundations of the Welfare State and led Britain through the First World War, died at the age of 82.

1971:

East Pakistan, under Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, declared independence to become the People's Republic of Bangladesh.

1973:

The first woman stockbroker set foot on the floor of the London Stock Exchange.

David Lloyd George 1979:

Israel and Egypt ended 30 years of war after a peace deal brokered by the United States.

1981:

The so-called Gang of Four (Roy Jenkins, David Owen, William Rodgers and Shirley Williams) launched the Social Democratic Party.

1992:

Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson was jailed after being found guilty of one count of rape and two counts of criminal deviate conduct.

1997:

The bodies of 39 members of the Heaven's Gate cult were found after a mass...

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