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25 Aug
1967: 'American Hitler' shot dead
29 Jul
1968: Pope renews birth control ban
20 Oct
1973: Dalai Lama makes first UK visit
11 Jul
1977: Gay paper guilty of blasphemy
29 Sep
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16 Oct
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02 Jun
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11 Dec
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26 Feb
1987: Synod says 'yes' to women priests
21 Feb
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14 Feb
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11 Nov
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05 Oct
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1996: Taleban gains threaten Kabul
27 Sep
1996: Afghan forces routed as Kabul falls
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1997: Mother Teresa dies
17 Jun
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28 Oct
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23 Nov
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