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1911
Feb 6
| 1911 • Sun Yat-sen is elected the Provisional President of the Republic of China. |
1920
Jan 26
Age: 8y
| 1920 • Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe horse race first run in Paris. |
1936
Age: 24y
birth of childHoward Lyon |
| 1936 • The BBC launches the world's first regular (then) high-definition television service. |
1940
Apr 24
Age: 29y
| 1940 • Weather Bureau transferred to the United States Department of Commerce. |
2000
Apr 5
Age: 89y
| 2000 • September 14 – The UK fuel protests take place, with refineries blockaded, and supply to the country's network of petrol stations halted. |