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1Jul1978Beatrice Tinsley made professor of astronomy at Yale
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1Jul1988Bastion Point land returned
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2Jul1938Electric trains come to Wellington
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3Jul1963DC-3 crashes in Kaimai Range
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4Jul1868Te Kooti escapes from the Chathams
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4Jul1902New Zealand Boxing Association formed
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5Jul1881Poll tax imposed on Chinese
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6Jul1923Main Trunk Line express train disaster
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7Jul1916New Zealand Labour Party founded
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7Jul1924'Tom Watson' wins bronze for New Zealand
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8Jul1862New Zealand’s first prize fight?
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8Jul1893New Zealand Racing Conference meets
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9Jul1986Homosexual Law Reform Bill passed
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10Jul1967New Zealand adopts decimal currency
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10Jul1985Rainbow Warrior sunk by French secret agents
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11Jul1877First woman graduates from a New Zealand university
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11Jul1983Lorraine Downes crowned Miss Universe
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12Jul1863British forces invade Waikato
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12Jul1889First women's trade union formed
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12Jul2001New Zealander wins Tour de France stage
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13Jul1916Vivian Walsh obtains New Zealand’s first pilot’s certificate
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14Jul1853New Zealand's first general election begins
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14Jul1950Death of Sir Apirana Ngata
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15Jul1915First Gallipoli wounded arrive home
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15Jul1933Lovelock smashes world mile record
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16Jul1965New Zealand artillery opens fire in Vietnam
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17Jul1939Death of Paddy the Wanderer
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18Jul1855New Zealand's first postage stamps go on sale
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18Jul1924Flock House youth training farm opens
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19Jul1982Privy Council rules on Samoan citizenship
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20Jul1892Steam locomotive sets world speed record
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20Jul1965Riots rock Mt Eden prison
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20Jul2023Football Ferns achieve historic win at FIFA World Cup™
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21Jul1865Capture of Weraroa pā
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21Jul1925Te Haahi Rātana established as church
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22Jul1987Lotto goes on sale for first time
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23Jul1851Maria wrecked near Cape Terawhiti
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23Jul1952Yvette Williams leaps to gold at Helsinki
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24Jul2000New Zealand soldier killed in Timor-Leste
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25Jul1981Anti-Springbok protesters block Hamilton match
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26Jul1863Floods kill 25 miners in Central Otago
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26Jul1865Parliament moves to Wellington
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26Jul1928Kiwi boxer fights for world heavyweight title
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26Jul1984Ann Hercus becomes first Minister of Women's Affairs
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27Jul1953Armistice ends fighting in Korean War
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27Jul1963Pioneer aviator George Bolt dies
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28Jul1893Massive women’s suffrage petition presented to Parliament
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29Jul1897Tasmania sinks off Māhia with suitcase of jewels
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29Jul1981Kiri Te Kanawa sings at Royal Wedding
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29Jul1981Police baton anti-tour protesters outside Parliament
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29Jul2003Moana Mackey joins mother Janet in Parliament
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30Jul1979Carless days introduced
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31Jul1843Foundation stone laid for New Zealand's first purpose-built theatre
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31Jul1976John Walker wins gold in Montreal