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1982
 
    
Michael Frayn's farce Noises Off opens in London's West end       
1993
 
   
The Oslo Accords, brokered by the Norwegian government between the PLO and Israel, are seen as a breakthrough in the Middle East crisis      
1994
 
   
Trinidadian cricketer Brian Lara sets a new world record, scoring 501 not out when playing for Warwickshire against Durham      
2004
 
   
Palestinian president Yasser Arafat dies in a hospital near Paris      
2009   January 26
 
    
The prime minister of Iceland, Geir Haarde, resigns after the collapse of his country's banking system       
2009   February 1
 
   
In the Icelandic crisis Johanna Siguroardottir becomes prime minister and forms a new government      
2012  March 13
 
    
244 years after its launch in Scotland in 1768 the Encyclopedia Britannica publishes its final printed edition       
2012  May 6
 
    
François Hollande defeats Nicolas Sarkozy and becomes president of France       
2012  June 19
 
    
The founder of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, breaks bail and seeks asylum in the Equadorian embassy in London       
2012  July 10
 
    
Russia and China again veto a UN Security Council attempt to apply economic sanctions on Syria