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John Cabot Leaves Bristol - 1497, Death of da Vinci - 1519, 1st publication of The new King James bible - 1611, Great Yarmouth Bridge Disaster - 1845, Opening of the Royal Albert Bridge - 1859, General Belgrano sank - 1982, Death of Osama bin Laden - 2011
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