December 18th, 1969

Capital punishment in the United Kingdom: Home Secretary James Callaghan s motion to make permanent the Murder (Abolition of Death Penalty) Act 1965, which had temporarily suspended capital punishment in England, Wales and Scotland for murder (but not for all crimes) for a period of five years, is carried by both the House of Commons and the House of Lords. event on December 18, 1969.

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Events around December 18, 1969