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Headline Summary 31 October, 1984 Indian prime minister shot dead Indira Gandhi, the Prime Minister of India, has been killed by assassins in New Delhi 3 December, 1984 Hundreds die in Bhopal chemical accident Hundreds of people have died from the effects of toxic gases which leaked from a chemical factory near the central Indian city of Bhopal 19 September, 1985 Mexico suffers devastating earthquake A massive earthquake has hit Mexico not far from its capital, Mexico City, causing untold casualties and widespread damage 7 October, 1985 Gunmen hijack Italian cruise liner Palestinian militants have hijacked an Italian cruise liner, the Achille Lauro, in the Mediterranean and threatened to blow it up 11 October, 1987 Search ends for Loch Ness monster A major sonar exploration of Loch Ness in Scotland has failed to find a monster 29 September, 1988 Shuttle blasts US back into space The United States has successfully launched its first manned space mission since the Challenger disaster two and a half years ago 10 December, 1988 Death toll rises in Armenian earthquake Up to 45,000 people have died and a further 500,000 are homeless after the devastating earthquake which ripped through Armenia, official figures revealed today 30, July, 1991 Pavarotti sings in the British rain Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti has given a huge free concert in London's Hyde Park to celebrate 30 years in opera 2 October, 1993 Hardline Communists riot in Moscow Shots have been fired and several people injured after pro-Communist demonstrators fought running battles with security forces loyal to President Boris Yeltsin in Moscow 5 February, 1996 First GM food goes on sale in UK The first genetically modified, or GM, food goes on sale today in British supermarkets 31 August, 1997 Princess Diana dies in Paris crash Diana, Princess of Wales, is killed after her car crashes in a Paris underpass - the driver and her friend Dodi Fayed are also dead 5 September, 1997 Mother Teresa dies Mother Teresa, the Nobel Peace Prize winner who devoted her life to helping the sick and the poor, has died at the age of 87 22 February, 1997 Dolly the sheep is cloned Scientists in Scotland have announced the birth of the world's first successfully cloned mammal, Dolly the sheep 7 November, 2000 Hillary Clinton is first First Lady in Senate Hillary Rodham Clinton, wife of the president, has won a seat for the Democrats in the Senate to become the only First Lady to win elective office in US history 11 September, 2001 US rocked by day of terror The United States is in a state of shock after a day of attacks which left thousands dead and the World Trade Center destroyed 8 October, 2003 The Terminator takes on California The film star Arnold Schwarzenegger has been elected governor of California, ousting the incumbent, Gray Davis, three years before his term was due to end 24 October, 2003 End of an era for Concorde The legendary supersonic aircraft, Concorde, has landed at the end of its last commercial passenger flight, amid emotional scenes at Heathrow airport 11 March, 2004 Many die as bombs destroy Madrid trains At least 170 people have died and 500 have been injured as huge explosions tore through three Madrid train stations during the morning rush-hour |