May 31 in history: The Great Clock housing Big Ben starts keeping time and more
Authored By Gandharv Walia
Published: May 31, 2021, 04:25 IST | Updated: May 31, 2021, 04:25 IST
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1859
The Great Clock housing Big Ben starts keeping time
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1879
Werner von Siemens presents the world's first electric locomotive
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1935
7.7 Mw earthquake destroys Quetta, Pakistan killing 40,000
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1961
South Africa becomes an independent republic
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1962
Adolf Eichmann, architect of Holocaust is hanged in Israel
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