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Gday...

1840  -     Strzelecki climbs and names Mt Kosciuszko, Australia's highest mountain.

1927  -     An explanation is given in the southern newspaper, the 'Register', for the origin of the nickname "crow-eater" as applied to South Australians. 

44  -         Roman emperor Julius Caesar is assassinated, receiving between 23 and 35 stab wounds.

1917  -     Russian Czar Nicholas II is forced to abdicate amidst civil war. 

3019  -     The Battle of Pelennor Fields in JRR Tolkien's 'Lord of the Rings' will take place. 

Cheers - John



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