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Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne.
1937
The Royal New Zealand Air Force is formed as an independent service.
1948
Cold War: Communist forces respond to the introduction of the Deutsche Mark by attempting to force the western powers to withdraw from Berlin.
1955
The EOKA rebellion against the British Empire begins in Cyprus, with the goal of unifying with Greece.
1993
NASCAR champion Alan Kulwicki is killed in a plane crash near the Tri-Cities Regional Airport in Blountville, Tennessee.
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