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- 1955 13 Jul Ruth Ellis becomes the last woman to be hanged in Britain, at Holloway Prison, London.
- 1985 13 Jul The 'Live Aid' concerts in London and Philadelphia are held, raising Ă‚ÂŁ50m for famine relief in Africa.
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