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Anniversaries

Saturday 14 August 1993 23:02 BST
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15 August, 1769: Napoleon Bonaparte was born in Ajaccio, Corsica, the son of a lawyer.

1914: The first ship passed through the Panama Canal.

1947: India became independent, with Nehru as PM.

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