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Police watch fans during the game1983: England fans rampage in Luxembourg

More than 20 English football supporters are arrested in Luxembourg after a night of violence.


Anthony Blunt1979: Blunt revealed as 'fourth man'
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher names Sir Anthony Blunt, a former security service officer, as the "fourth man" in the Philby affair.

Bank of America 1976: Bank robbers jailed for 100 years
Seven men who took part in an �8m bank robbery receive jail terms totalling nearly 100 years.

Gilbert Harding 1960: TV star famed for rudeness dies
The TV personality with a reputation for outspokenness, Gilbert Harding, dies as he leaves the BBC's Broadcasting House in London.

Queen Mother greets the crowds on her 95th birthday, Aug 19951995: Queen mum hip op 'successful'
The Queen Mother has had her right hip replaced in an operation in London.

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