1801 The Holy Roman Empire came to an end with the signing of the Peace of Luneville between Austria and France. 1830 Explorer Charles Sturt discovered the source of the Murray River in Australia. 1872 Lieutenant Dawson's expedition in search of Dr Livingstone began. 1921 In India, the central parliament established under the Government of India Act of 1919 was opened. 1942 Soap rationing began in Britain. 1949 US film actor Robert Mitchum was sentenced to two months in prison for smoking marijuana. 1972 The British government declared a state of emergency due to the miners' strike, which was in its third month. 1991 The republic of Lithuania held a plebiscite on independence which showed overwhelming support for secession from the USSR. 1996 The IRA detonated an enormous bomb in London's Docklands, effectively bringing an end to the ceasefire and signalling the start of a new bombing campaign on mainland Britain. 2000 The first secretary of the Welsh Assembly, Alun Michael, was forced to resign as he received a vote of no confidence in Wales. Cardiff West MP Rhodri Morgan replaced him.
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