From Chile's independence to Christian Dior, we've covered it all:
Chile formally declares independence from Spain.
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Last Emperor of China, Puyi, abdicates at the age of 6.
French fashion designer Christian Dior presents his first influential collection
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, winner of Nobel Prize in Literature (1970), is exiled from USSR
NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft becomes first to land on asteroid
