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Born on this Day
1588 Thomas Hobbes 1827 Joseph Lister 1837 Algernon Charles Swinburne 1901 Spencer Tracy 1908 Bette Davis 1912 John Le Mesurier 1919 Gregory Peck 1922 Tom Finney 1929 Sir Nigel Hawthorne 1935 Peter Grant 1937 Colin Powell 1941 Dave Swarbrick 1945 Tommy Smith 1946 Jane Asher 1950 Agnetha Faltskog 1955 Janice Long 1964 Steve Beaton Died on this Day 1981 Bob 'The Bear' Hite 1983 Danny Rapp 1994 Kurt Cobain Music 1958 American rocker Charlie Grace began his second tour in the UK. 1969 The first International Country Music Festival was held at Wembley and featured Tammy Wynette, George Jones and Conway Twitty. Sport 1902 20 people were killed and over 200 injured when the stand at Ibrox Park in Glasgow collapsed during an England versus Scotland match. 1904 The first international rugby league match is played between England and an Other Nationalities team (Welsh & Scottish players) in Central Park, Wigan, England. 1988 Alan Shearer made his English Football league debut, for Southampton against Arsenal, and scored a hat trick 1993 Manchester United increased the pressure at the top of the Premier League by beating Norwich 3-1. People & Showbiz 1895 The trial of Oscar Wilde began at the Old Bailey for alleged offences arising from his friendship with Lord Alfred Douglas, the son of the Marquess of Queensbury. 1960 'Ben Hur' won a record 10 Oscars General Events 456 St. Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop. 1614 In Virginia, Native American Pocahontas marries English colonist John Rolfe. 1621 The Mayflower sets sail from Plymouth, Massachusetts on a return trip to Great Britain. 1843 Queen Victoria proclaimed Hong Kong to be a British crown colony. 1874 Birkenhead Park, the first civic public park, is opened in Birkenhead. 1955 Winston Churchill resigns as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom amid indications of failing health. 1976 James Callaghan defeated Michael Foot in the final ballot for the leadership of the Labour Party to succeed Harold Wilson as Prime Minister. 1982 The British fleet set sail from Portsmouth for the Falklands after the invasion of the islands by the Argentinians. 1995 4 factory workers from the West Midlands won £11.1 million in the National lottery. They all left their £180 a week jobs at the factory. |
