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23rd November
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Born on this Day
1859 William J Bonney( Billy the Kid)
1887 Boris Karloff
1939 Betty Everett
1916 Michael Gough
1928 Jerry Bock
1943 Sue Nicholls
1946 Diana Quick
1956 Shane Gould
1970 Zoe Ball


Died On This Day
1979 Merle Oberon
1990 Roald Dahl
2001 Mary Whitehouse


Music
1915 The famous First World War song 'Pack Up Your Troubles In Your Old Kit Bag' was published by Welsh brothers

1956 Bill Haley was voted the 'World's Outstanding Vocal Personality' in an NME poll, with ElvisPresley in 2nd place. Presley also came runner up to Frank Sinatra in the 'World's Most Outstanding Singer' category

1968 Marvin Gaye's classic track 'I Heard It Through The Grapevine' entered the US Top 40


Sport
1987 Formula 1 racing driver Nigell Mansell joined the Isle of Man's 50-strong constabulary

1988 Sumo champion Chionofuji, known as the Wolf, became only the 5th wrestler in history to win 50 matches in a row


People & Showbiz
1889 The world's first Jukebox was installed at the Palais Royal Saloon in San Francisco

1963 Dr Who was broadcast by the BBC for the first time, with William Hartnell playing the lead role


General Events
1667 32 year old Arthur Coga, for the sum of £1, became the first recorded British blood transfusion patient. 'In the interests of scientific inquiry' he received 12oz of sheep's blood with no apparent ill-effects

1852 Britain's first pillar-boxes were brought into public use in St.Helier, Jersey.

1910 Dr Hawley Crippen was executed in Holloway prison, London for the murder of his wife, Cora

1936 Fluroscent lighting was used commercially for the first time at a dinner in Washington to mark the centenary of the US Patent Office

1979 Thomas McMahon was jailed for life in Dublin for the murder of Lord Mountbatten

1984 According to a survey by Lyons, Tetley tea still remained Britain's favourite hot drink.

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