1659 1st known cheque (£400) (on display at Westminster Abbey)
1923 Howard Carter opens the inner burial chamber of the Pharaoh Tutankhamun's tomb and finds the sarcophagus
1959 Fidel Castro becomes the 16th Prime Minister of Cuba after overthrowing Fulgencio Batista
2005 The Kyoto Protocol comes into force following its ratification by Russia.
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