1888 The body of Jack the Ripper's first victim, Mary Ann 'Polly' Nichols, is found in Whitechapel , in London's East End.
1939 Staged "Polish" assault on radio station in Gleiwitz.
1994 The Provisional Irish Republican Army (Sinn Féin) declares a ceasefire in Northern Ireland.
1997 Diana, Princess of Wales, dies in a car crash in a road tunnel in Paris.
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