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Historical Events 1774 - British parliament accepts Quebec Act, which extends the province's territory and restores French civil law 1865 - Acknowledged as 1st Class Cricket debut of Dr W. G. Grace; as a 16-year-old he is dismissed for 0 playing for Gentlemen of South v Players of South at Kennington Oval, London 1875 - Garonne Flood: great damage in Verdun and Toulouse, kills about 1,000 1961 - MLB Chicago Cubs' Ernie Banks ends 717 consecutive games played streak 1983 - NHL institutes a 5 minute sudden death overtime period 2012 - Cult Bollywood film "Gangs of Wasseypur Part 1" directed by Anurag Kashyap is released in India More Historical Events » Famous Birt

1596 - Cornelis de Houtman's Dutch fleet reaches Bantam (Banten), Java 1679 - Battle at Bothwell Bridge on Clyde: Duke of Monmouth beats Scots 1745 - Bonnie Prince Charles sails to Scotland 1955 - US air patrol plane shot down above Bering sea 1973 - 23rd Berlin International Film Festival: "Distant Thunder" wins the Golden Bear 1991 - "I Hate Hamlet" closes at Walter Kerr Theater NYC after 88 performances 1991 - Underwater volcano, Mount Didicas, erupts in the Philippines 2013 - Roskilde 6, world's longest Viking longship (37 meters/123 ft) rediscovered 1996, probably part of King Canute's royal fleet (built 1025 AD) goes on display for the first time at National