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Events and Birthdays on 31 August

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Events on this day, 31 August


Diana, Princess of Wales, is killed after her car crashes in a Paris underpass - the driver and her friend Dodi Fayed are also dead.

The IRA announces a "complete cessation of military operations" after 25 years of bombing and killing.

Buckingham Palace confirms that after 16 years of marriage Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips are to live apart.

Ian Smith's ruling Rhodesian Front wins an overwhelming victory in the country's general election.

British prime minister Harold Macmillan and American president Dwight Eisenhower give an historic live television broadcast from Downing Street.

The Federation of Malaya becomes independent from Britain after a midnight handover ceremony.


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