 | 1965: Sea Gem oil rig collapses Four men are dead and nine are still missing after Britain's first North Sea drilling rig capsizes. |
 | | 1985: Gunmen kill 16 at two European airports At least 16 people are killed and more than 100 injured during twin terrorist attacks in Rome and Vienna. |
 | | 1997: Loyalist leader murdered in prison A leading protestant paramilitary, Billy Wright, is shot dead at the maximum security Maze prison in Northern Ireland. |
 | | 1977: Star Wars fever hits Britain Thousands of people flock to UK cinemas to watch the long-awaited blockbuster, Star Wars. |
 | | 2004: Yushchenko wins Ukraine election re-run Ukraine's "orange revolutionaries" celebrate as opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko is declared winner of the presidential election. |
| 1960: France explodes third atomic bomb The French move a step closer to developing a compact nuclear bomb after a third test in the Sahara desert. |
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