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27 January
1962
Peter Snell breaks world mile record
The 23-year-old Olympic 800-m champion hoped to run the first four-minute mile on New Zealand soil. In fact, he broke Australian Herb Elliott’s 3½-year-old world record by the smallest possible margin, 0.1 seconds.
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16 December
1905
All Blacks' non-try hands Wales historic win
17 December
1773
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killed
18 December
1642
First known encounter between Māori and Europeans
19 December
1843
First Auckland A and P Show
20 December
1832
New Zealand’s first cricket match
21 December
1964
New Zealand whalers harpoon their last victim
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1916
Future prime minister charged with sedition