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1840-The Treaty of Waitangi was signed
on February 6.1840.at waitangi in The
Bay of Islands. Forty-three Northland
chiefs signed the treaty on that day.
Over 500 Maori chiefs
signed it as it was taken around
the country during the next eight
months.
1984-Sweetwaters concert at Queen Elizabeth ll park
at Christchurch New Zealand.
Acts were Talking Heads, The Pretenders, Peking Man, INXS, Eurythmics and Simple Minds.
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1963-Fifteen people die
when a bus crashes in
the Brynderwyn Hills,
Northland in New Zealand
worst road accident ( 21 more are injured ).
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1968-Movie The Planet Of
The Ages premieres in New
York.
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1964-The first appearance
of The Beatles on The Ed
Sullivan Show in the US
draws 73.7 million viewers.
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1967--The daily delivery
of free milk in New Zealand
schools comes to end. It
had started in 1937.
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1964-The Beatles make
their first live appearance in
the USA-performing at the
Washington DC Coliseum.
1990-Boxer James 'Buster'
Douglas knocks out Mike
Tyson in Tokyo to win the
World heavyweight title.
1990-Nelson Mandela
is released after 27 years '
imprisonment in South Africa.
2012-Singer Whitney
Houston dies, aged 48,after
drowning in her bathtub.
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1978-New Zealand records
It's first test cricket win over
England, with Richard Hadlee
taking match figures of
10-100,at the Basin Reserve.
1978-Loen Spinks wins the
World heavyweight boxing
title, beating Muhammad Ali
on points in Las Vegas.
2002-New Zealand actor
Kevin Smith dies, aged 38,
after failing from a prop tower
on a film set in China.
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1983-The Ash Wednesday
bushfires in Victoria and South
Australia claim the lives of
75 people.
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1967-Walter Bolton is the last
person to be officially executed
in New Zealand.
The 68-year old Whanganui
Farmer was hanged at Mt Eden
jail for murdering his wife
Beatrice.
1982-New Zealand crime writer Ngaio
Marsh dies, aged 82,of a brain
haemorrhage.
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1965-Human rights activist
Malcolm X is shot dead in
New York city. He was 39.
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1980-cricket umpire Fred
Goodall is struck in the back
by West Indian fast bowler
Colin Croft. Croft was angry
at decisions going against his
team in this test versus New
Zealand at Dunedin.
2009-Heath Ledger posthumously
wins the Best Supporting Actor Academy
Award for his performance in
The Dark Knight.
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1965-British comedian Stan
Laurel dies of a heard attack.
He was 74.
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1983-The final episode of the TV series M*A*S*H screens in the United States.
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1973-Pink Floyd release the album Dark Side Of The Moon.
2006-British actor Jack Wild ( Oliver!.H.R.Pufnsuf ) dies of cancer.
He was 53.
2013-Bonnie Franklin ( One Day At A Time's Ann Romano ) dies of cancer.
She was 69.
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