Up to 45,000 people die and a further 500,000 are homeless after the devastating earthquake which ripped through Armenia, official figures reveal today.
1990: Iraq frees British hostages The first of the hostages held in the Gulf for four and a half months have arrived in Britain after their release by Saddam Hussein.
2003: Mother cleared of murdering babies The Court of Appeal has quashed the conviction of Angela Cannings, jailed for life for the murder of her two baby sons.
1961: Apartheid attacked at Nobel ceremony Alfred Luthuli, leader of the banned African National Congress, attacks South Africa's regime as he receives the Nobel peace prize.
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