1888: The body of Mary Ann Nichols, the first victim of Jack the Ripper, was found in Buck's Row.
1900: Coca Cola arrived in Britain 14 years after it became available in America.
1908: W.G. Grace finished his last cricket season, aged 60.
1954: Hurricane Carol became the first storm to be given a name.
1972: American swimmer, Mark Spitz, won five of the seven gold medals he finally achieved at the Munich Olympics.
1978: Manchester Express Newspapers announced plans to launch a paper called the Daily Star.
1994: The IRA announced a ceasefire in Northern Ireland.
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