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Jomo Kenyatta speaking in Nairobi, 19621978: Kenya's founding father dies

The Kenyan president, Jomo Kenyatta, dies aged 89 at his home in Mombasa.


IOC President Avery Brundage with Olympic logo in background1972: Rhodesia out of Olympics
Rhodesia is thrown out of the Olympic Games with just four days to go before the opening ceremony in the German city of Munich.

John Stalker1986: Police chief cleared of misconduct
Deputy chief constable of Greater Manchester police John Stalker is cleared of misconduct.

Bleak House, the home of Tony Martin1999: Man in custody after burglary shooting
A 54-year-old farmer is arrested after a suspected burglar was killed at a farmhouse in Norfolk.

Harold Wilson1966: ICI announces big nylon job losses
Britain's largest manufacturing company Imperial Chemical Industries announces 1,000 redundancies at its nylon-fibre producing factories.

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