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11th December |
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Born on this day
1803 Hector Berlioz 1922 Marie Wilson 1913 Carlo Ponti 1918 Alexander Solzhenitsyn 1919 Cliff Michelmore 1931 Rita Moreno 1944 Brenda Lee 1944 Kenneth Cranham 1954 Jermaine Jackson Music 1971 Benny Hill moved to No 1 with 'Ernie (The Fastest Milk Man In The West)'. 1972 Genesis made their live American debut in Massachusetts. 1982 The Jam's final concert was held at Brighton Sport 1991 Seve Ballesteros received the Ritz Club European Golfer of the Year Award.. People & Showbiz 1936 Edward VIII abdicated. His brother became George VI . 1967 Concorde was rolled out of its hangar to be shown to the public for the first time. 1984 The Ethiopian famine relief campaign received £2.8 million from the proceeds of the Band Aid single 'Do They Know It's Christmas'. General Events 1894 The first Motor Show opened in the Champs-Elysees in Paris with a total of nine exhibitors. 1903 The first British wildlife preservation society was founded under the name of 'The Society for the Preservation of the Wild Fauna of the Empire'. 1996 The 'Welcome to 10 Downing Street' internet site went on line. For the first time everyone with internet access could go on a tour of the country's most famous address.(www.number-10.gov.uk). |
