1911 - Great Britain and Japan renew their alliance of 1902 for another four years; the reason Japan joins WWI on the Allies side
1967 - Race riots break out in Newark, New Jersey; 27 die
2012 - Financially troubled Scottish football club, Rangers, is voted into the third division
2018 - Outline of 5,000-year-old henge is discovered at Newgrange, Ireland, through drought and drone footage
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1941 - Lut Tomsin, Belgian actress and director (Knock on the Door), born in Tongeren, Belgium
1974 - Jarno Trulli, Italian auto racer (Monaco F1 GP 2004; German Formula 3 Series 1996), born in Pescara, Italy

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