On this day:
1871: England and Scotland compete in the first international rugby match
1980: The oil rig Alexander L. Kjelland collapses in high winds in the North Sea
Born on this day:
1845: Wilhelm Röntgen: German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
Gone on this day:
1968: Yuri Gagarin: Russian pilot, astronaut
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