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LiaiseOnline Limited
1 Clewer Hill Road
Windsor
Berkshire
SL4 4BU
Tel: 01753 852904
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LiaiseOnline Limited
1 Clewer Hill Road
Windsor
Berkshire
SL4 4BU
Tel: 01753 852904
View map
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Jon Davey
Social Media Director
Business in Berkshire
01753 852904
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5th November
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Born on this Day 1911 Roy Rogers 1913 Vivienne Leigh 1913 John McGiver 1931 Ike Turner 1935 Lester Piggott 1941 Art Garfunkel 1959 Bryan Adams 1963 Tatum O'Neal 1970 Daniella Westbrook Died On This Day 1990 David Sterling 1991 Robert Maxwell 2001 Roy Boulting Music 1956 Tommy Steele made his bill-topping stage debut at the Empire Theatre in Sunderland. 1965 The Who anthem 'My Generation' was released in the UK, evetually reaching No.2, their highest position in the charts. 1982 'The Tube' was shown on television for the first time, headlined by 'The Jam'. 1988 The Beach Boys returned to the top of the US chart for the first time in 22 years with 'Kokomo'. Sport 1799 The world's first purpose-built gymnasium was opened by Franz Nachtegall in Copenhagen. 1971 Princess Anne was voted British Sportswoman of the Year by the British Sportswriters Association. 1987 England beat India by 35 runs to go into the final of the cricket World Cup in Calcutta to meet Australia. People & Showbiz 1912 The first British Board of Film Censors was appointed, deciding on the creation of just 2 classifications: Universal and Not Suitable for Children. 1956 'What The Papers Say' was transmitted for the first time. General Events 1605 The anniversary of the Gunpowder plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament by Guy Fawkes and his cronies. 1909 Britain's first Woolworth's store was opened in Liverpool's Lord Street. It was closed in 1983. 1914 The Mediterranean island of Cyprus was annexed to Britain. 1927 Britain's first automatic traffic lights began functioning at Prince Square crossroads in Wolverhampton. 1940 F D Roosevelt won a record third term as US President. 1953 It was announced that all rationing in Britain was to end in the New Year. 1979 The trial began in Dublin of the 2 men accused of killing Lord Mountbatten.
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