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Windsor
Berkshire
SL4 4BU
Tel: 01753 852904
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15th December
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Born on this day
1734 George Romney 1832 Alexandre Gustav Eiffel 1892 John Paul Getty 1936 Edna O' Brien 1939 Cindy Birdsong 1942 Dave Clark 1949 Don Johnson 1961 Nick Beggs 1970 Frankie Dettori Music 1959 The Everly Brothers recorded 'Let It Be' in New York. 1966 The Who were standing at No.1 on the UK EP charts with 'Ready Steady Who'. 1969 The Plastic Ono Band made their UK debut at the Lyceum in London in a benefit gig for UNICEF. 1977 The Who performed a secret gig for fan club members at Shepperton Studios. Sports 1991 BBC Sports Personality of the year went to Liz Colgan. The team trophy was shared by the Will Carling's defeated World Cup Rugby team and the men's 4x400 metres relay team, champions in the Tokyo World Championships. 1996 Damon Hill was voted BBC Sports Personality of the year. People & Showbiz 1952 Children's programme 'Bill and Ben' premiered . 1979 Two 30 year old Canadians Scott Abbott and Chris Hanley, devised 'Trivial Pursuit'- manufactured commercially from 1982. General Events 1922 British Broadcasting Company was formally registered. 1939 Nylon was produced commercially forthe first time in Seaford, Delaware. 1964 The Canadian Parliament formally adopted the maple leaf as the official symbol for the national flag. 1982 Gibraltar's frontier with Spain was opened after 13 years. |
