1989 Roger Kingdom of USA sets 110m hurdle record (12.92) in Zurich
1989 Roger Kingdom runs world record 60m hurdles indoor (7.36 sec)
1989 Roger Kingdom runs indoor world record 60m hurdles (7.37 secs)
1986 Marlin Perkins, TV host (Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom), dies at 81
1986 Marlin Perkins, TV host (Wild Kingdom) at 80
1986 Jiddu Krishnamurti, Indian philosopher (Kingdom Happiness), dies at 90
1983 1 pound coin introduced in United Kingdom
1972 Last train run between Penrith to Keswick United Kingdom
1971 United Kingdom lifts all restrictions on gold ownership
1970 H G Hjalmar Schacht, President Germany Kingdom bank/minister of Eco, dies
1963 "Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom" with Marlin Perkins begins on NBC
1962 Roger Kingdom, Vienna, Georgia, 110m hurdler, Olympics gold 1984, 88
1962 Roger Kingdom, U.S. 60m hurdler, world record
1960 Carolyn Seaward, Devonshire England, Miss United Kingdom, 1979
1954 Kingdom of Netherlands, with Netherlands and Netherlands Antilles as autonomous parts, comes into being
1954 Netherlands Antilles becomes co-equal part of Kingdom of Netherlands
1951 United Kingdom of Libya gains independence from Italy via UN
1947 Judy Loe, born in Urmston Manchester, United Kingdom, actress, Singles, Meaning of Life
1934 Water state kingdom dismisses NSB-leader Anton Mussert
1932 Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd merge into Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
1932 Jim Fowler, born in Albany, Georgia, naturalist, Wild Kingdom
1932 Philip Barry's "Animal Kingdom," premieres in New York City
1929 Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes changes name to Yugoslavia
1928 Albania becomes a kingdom, with Zogu I as king
1920 Netherland breaks contact with kingdom of Serbia, Croatia and Slavia
1920 Austria becomes a kingdom again, under Adm Horthy
1918 Serbian-Croatian-Slovic kingdom proclaimed in Belgrade
1916 Emperor Wilhelm II and French Jozef I establishes kingdom of Poland
1913 Russian kingdom forbids Polish congregation of speakers
1905 Marlin Perkins, born in Carthage, Missouri, TV host, Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom
1900 Britain proclaims protectorate over kingdom of Tonga
1893 Queen Liliuokalani deposed, Kingdom of Hawaii becomes a republic
1881 Kingdom post office in Netherlands opens
1866 Kingdom of Italy annexes Venetia
1862 Kingdom of Nepal accepts its constitution
1861 Italy declares independence; Kingdom of Italy proclaimed
1839 Treaty of London constitutes Belgium an independent kingdom and Luxembourg a Grand Duchy
1813 German Kingdom of Westphalia abolished
1808 French created Kingdom of Westphalia orders Jews to adopt family names
1806 Batavian Republic becomes Kingdom of Holland
1806 Isambard Kingdom Brunel, designer of 1st transatlantic steamer
1801 Ireland and Great Britain (England and Scotland) form United Kingdom
1716 Pacification Treaty of Warsaw: Czar Peter the Great guarantees Saxon monarch August I's Polish kingdom
1701 Great Britain and Ireland union is in effect, creating United Kingdom
1620 Aegidius Albertinus, German writer (Lucifer's Kingdom), dies at 59
1562 Gottfried/Gotz von Berlichingen, German Knight of kingdom, dies
1508 League of the kingdom signed (covenant against Venice)
979 Rotardus appointed as bishop of the kingdom
866 John appointed bishop of the kingdom
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