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7th January |
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Born on this day
1502 Pope Gregory XIII 1746 George Elphinstone 1844 Marie-Bernarde Soubirous 1870 Lord Gordon Hewart 1876 William Hurlstone 1896 Arnold Ridley 1898 Art Baker 1899 Al Bowly 1903 Alan Napier 1924 Geoffrey Bayldon 1925 Gerald Durrell 1937 Ian La Frenais 1941 Iona Brown 1941 John E. Walker 1942 Danny Williams 1943 Sir Richard Armstrong 1944 Mike McGear 1950 Malcolm Macdonald 1951 Helen Worth 1963 Clint Mansell 1964 Nicolas Cage 1967 Mark Lamarr 1967 Nick Clegg 1985 Lewis Hamilton 1985 Wayne Routledge 1986 Grant Leadbitter Died on this day 1536 Catherine of Aragon 1988 Trevor Howard MC Music 1954 R & B great Muddy Waters recorded his classic Hoochie Coochie Man at the Chess Studios in Chicago. 1970 Max Yasgur, on whose property WOODSTOCK was held, was sued for $35,000 for damage to neighbouring properties by festival goers. 1989 The Chart Show moved from Fridays to Saturdays. Sport 1992 Former England football coach Don Howe was confirmed as the new manager of Coventry City Football Club. People & Showbiz 1991 A TV phone-in poll whether Britain should keep the monarchy resulted in a 2-1 majority in favour, but with heavy criticism of Prince Charles. General Events 1558 Calais, the last English possession on the mainland of France, was regained by the French. 1618 Francis Bacon was named Lord Chancellor of England. 1927 The transatlantic telephone service between London and New York opened, at a charge of £15 for a 3 minute call. 1958 Peter Thorneycroft, Chancellor of the exchequer and treasury ministers Enoch Powell and Nigel Birch, resigned in protest at the Government's decision not to peg spending levels. |
