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Emmanuel Jean-Michel Frédéric Macron is a French politician who has served as President of France and Co-Prince of Andor…

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10 events
2010
A train derailment and collision in the West Midnapore district of West Bengal, India, caused the deaths of at least 148 passengers.
2002
An independent commission appointed by the Football Association voted two-to-one to allow Wimbledon F.C. to relocate from London to Milton Keynes.
1987
Mathias Rust, a West German aviator, flew his Cessna 172 from Helsinki, Finland, through Soviet air defences, landing illegally near Red Square in Moscow.
1982
Falklands War: The British War Cabinet, which never considered using nuclear weapons in the conflict, ordered that the nuclear depth bombs on British ships return home.
1940
Second World War: Belgium surrendered to Nazi Germany, ending the Battle of Belgium.
1937
The rise of Neville Chamberlain culminated with his accession as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, being summoned to Buckingham Palace to "kiss hands".
1901
Mozaffar ad-Din (pictured), Shah of Persia, granted exclusive rights to prospect for oil in the country to William Knox D'Arcy.
1892
Scottish-American preservationist John Muir (pictured) founded the environmental organization Sierra Club in California.
1830
U.S. president Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act into law, authorizing him to negotiate with Native Americans for their removal from their ancestral homelands.
1754
French and Indian War: Led by 22-year-old George Washington, a company of Virginia colonial militiamen ambushed a force of 35 Canadiens at the Battle of Jumonville Glen.

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