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1980 - The World Health organisation announces that smallpox has been eliminated worldwide.

1983 - Christopher Hughes, a London tube driver, wins 'Mastermind'.

2000 - A man who tried to attack Celine Dion with a stungun at her farewell concert is fined £480.

2001 - A New York hunter who shot two hikers claims he had mistaken them for turkeys.

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