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Photograph by © Robert Dowling
Born on this Day 1754 William Bligh 1890 Colonel Harland David Sanders 1920 Michael Aldridge 1941 Otis Redding 1949 John Curry 1925 Cliff Robertson 1931 Margaret Tyzack 1933 Chaim Topol 1951 Michael Keaton 1952 Dave Stewart 1960 Hugh Grant 1968 Julia Sawahla Died On This Day 1087 William the Conqueror 1976 Mao Tse-Tung 1984 Yilmaz Guney Music 1972 'Mama Weer All Crazee Now' by Slade reached the No.1 spot in the UK charts. 1981 'Tainted Love' by Soft Cell stood at No.1 in the UK singles chart. 1995 Coolio started a 3 week run at No.1 in the US singles chart with 'Gangsta's Paradise', based on Stevie Wonder's 'Pastime Paradise', it also made No.1 in the UK. 1995 Michael Jackson scored his 5th solo UK No.1 single when 'You Are Not Alone' started a 2 week run at the top of the charts. Sport 1975 18 year old Czech tennis player Martina Navratilova defected to the West and asked the US for political asylum. People & Showbiz 1955 Children's television 'The Woodentops' was first televised. 1969 The BBC television news magazine 'Nationwide' was first televised today. 1996 The final episode of 'The Fresh Prince of Bel Air' starring Wil Smith, was broadcast in the US. General Events 1513 The anniversary of the English Battle of Flodden Fields. 1776 The anniversary of the United Colonies being renamed the United States of America. 1836 Abraham Lincoln received his license to practise law. 1902 The coronation of King Edward VII took place. 1911 Britain's first airmail service began between Hendon and Windsor. 1951 Japan officially ended World War II by signing a peace treaty with 48 nations excluding the USSR. 1974 Following the resignation of Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford was sworn in as the 38th President of the USA, becoming the first to serve without being chosen by a national election.. 1989 In Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria, a 1 ft block of frozen urine fell from the sky onto a new car at a garage causing £1000 worth of damage.
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