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1842, Auckland's first Anniversary Day Regatta
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20 February
20 February
1914
Scotland crosses Southland in pioneering flight
J.W.H. Scotland flew a Caudron biplane from Invercargill to Gore, the first cross-country flight in New Zealand.
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1954
Yvette Williams sets world long jump record
Eighteen months after winning the long jump at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, Williams set a new world record of 20 feet 7 1/2 inches (6.29 m) at an athletics meeting in Gisborne.
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This Week in History
23 January
1855
Massive earthquake hits southern North Island
24 January
1865
British troops invade south Taranaki
25 January
1974
First day of competition at Christchurch Commonwealth Games
26 January
1844
Governor FitzRoy arrives in Wellington to investigate Wairau incident
27 January
1962
Peter Snell breaks world mile record
28 January
1827
D'Urville sails through 'French Pass'
29 January
1842
Auckland's first Anniversary Day Regatta