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21st April |
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Born on this Day
1816 Charlotte Bronte 1916 Norman Parkinson 1915 Anthony Quinn 1923 Sir John Mortimer QC 1926 HM Queen Elizabeth II 1932 Angela Barrett 1947 Iggy Pop 1958 Andie McDowell 1959 Robert Smith Died on this Day 1910 Mark Twain 1918 Manfred Von Richtofen 1990 Romain De Tirtoff Music 1961 The Beatles debutedat the Cavern Club in Liverpool. 1963 The Rolling Stones and The Beatles met for the first time at London's Crawdaddy Club. 1971 The Rolling Stones' 'Sticky Fingers' album was released in the UK with a cover designed by Andy Warhol. 1982 London's noted club, the Camden Palace opened. Sport 1985 Briton Steve Jones won the London Marathon, with Ingrid Kristiansen the first woman home. 1997 Table tennis player Katy Parker from Lancashire, had been picked to play in the world championships at Manchester on May 1st, where at 12 years and 144 days she would be become the youngest ever English athlete. People & Showbiz 1509 Henry VIII acceded to the throne on the death of his father King Henry VII. 1964 BBC2 began broadcasting, with 'Playschool' as its opening programme. 1995 Baroness ( Margaret ) Thatcher was to be awarded the Order of the Garter- the highest decoration in the Queen's gift. General Events 753 BC The Roman Empire was founded. This date is celebrated in Italy as the Birthday of Rome. 1961 At a war crimes trial in Jerusalem, former SS officer Adolf Eichmann admitted that he had played a part in the liquidation of the Jews, but denied having been directly responsible for their murder, stating that he was only a small cog in the Nazi machine'. 1983 In England and Wales, one pound coins went into circulation to replace paper notes. 1992 Soldiers of the Royal Horse Artillery fired a 41 gun salute in Hyde Park to mark the Queen's birthday. 1992 The African National Congress gained its first effective representation in the South African Parliament when 5 white Democratic Party MPs declared their support for the ANC. |
