ON THIS DAY

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Constantinople is dedicated as the new capital of the Roman Empire. Dutch ship Zeewolf sails off the coast of what is later to be named Australia. US amphibious forces land on Attu in the Aleutians, the first American territory to be recaptured from the Japanese in World War II. Israel is admitted to the United Nations. Reggae star Bob Marley, 36, dies of cancer. India conducts three underground nuclear tests, the world’s first since 1996. Conservative leader David Cameron becomes British Prime Minister. A fragment of the world’s oldest axe, dated up to 49,000 years old, is found in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. US songwriter Irving Berlin (18881989); Spanish artist Salvador Dali (1904-1989); Australian basketballer Lauren Jackson (1981-).

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