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This day, 13 November 1947 -- The Soviet Union completed development of the AK-47, one of the first proper assault rifles. This is still a popular weapon in schools and elsewhere.

I find the reference to "schools" tasteless, to say the least. Coming from that area(Dumblane) myself, it is still a very difficult subject to use in this way.

 

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Much more important fellow posters, on this day in 1922, the BBC begins regular transmissions from London.

 

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And considering this is Benjamin Britten's centennial year, he died this day in 1976, aged 63.

 

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Well, the Grim Reaper had a penchant for this day, December 5
1971 Mozart
1926 Monet
1940 Jan Kubelik, violinist, father of Raphael
1951 shoeless joe Jackson
1989 John Pritchard
2007 Stockhausen