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Uruguay win first FIFA World Cup, 1930

Founded in 1904, FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association: ‘International Federation of Association Football’) soon fell into dispute with the International Olympic Committee about the sport’s position in the Olympic…

Denis Diderot died, 1784

Born on 5th October 1713 in the city of Langres in eastern France, Diderot was destined for a life in one of the professions, initially as a clergyman and then…