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21 Jan	1950: Acclaimed author George Orwell dies

30 Apr	1952: Anne Frank published in English

03 Jun	1957: Noel Coward comes home

31 May	1957: Arthur Miller guilty of contempt

07 Aug	1958: Arthur Miller cleared of contempt

10 Nov	1960: Lady Chatterley's Lover sold out

24 Jan	1961: End of the road for Monroe and Miller

17 Jun	1961: Russian dancer in freedom dash

12 Oct	1967: The Naked Ape steps out

08 Apr	1973: Art master Picasso dies

14 Feb	1974: Russian author charged with treason

12 Jan	1976: Crime writer Agatha Christie dies

03 Mar	1982: Queen opens Barbican Centre

18 Mar	1982: Judge halts 'obscenity' trial

11 Nov	1987: Van Gogh fetches record price

19 Jan	1988: Disabled author wins Whitbread

13 Oct	1988: Government loses Spycatcher battle

14 Feb	1989: Ayatollah sentences author to death

26 Dec	1990: Iranian leader upholds Rushdie fatwa

16 Jun	1992: Controversial Diana book published

12 Feb	1994: Art thieves snatch Scream

27 May	1994: Dissident writer Solzhenitsyn returns

26 Sep	1997: Earthquakes rock central Italy

03 Jan	2000: Art theft was 'professional' job

08 May	2000: Sneak preview of new Tate Modern

01 Jul	2000: Ex-Blair ally attacks prime minister

08 Jul	2000: New Harry Potter most magical yet

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