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16 October
1978 Cardinals at the Vatican choose
the first non-Italian Pope for more
1987 Southern Britain begins a big
clean-up operation after the worst
night of storms in living memory.
1974 Three prison staff are in
hospital and dozens of prisoners have
been injured after rioting and fires
at the Long Kesh Maze prison.
1996 The British Government is to
outlaw almost all handguns following
the Dunblane massacre in March.
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