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1792 – Laying the cornerstone of the White House at the US to be a permanent residence of the US President.
1923 – The capital city of Turkey was moved from Istanbul to Ankara.
1943 – Italy declares war on Germany in the World War II.
1988 – Egyptian novelist and playwright Naguib Mahfouz wins Nobel Prize in Literature.
1925 – Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was born.
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