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On this day 12th July |
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Born on this day
100 BC Julius Caesar 1730 Josiah Wedgwood 1807 Thomas Hawksley 1854 George Eastman 1895 Oscar Hammerstein II 1927 Frank Windsor 1928 Kathy Staff 1935 Roy Barraclough 1937 Bill Cosby 1943 Christine McVie 1947 Gareth Edwards 1966 Tamsin Greig 1969 Alan Mullally 1972 Jake Wood 1976 Anna Friel 1984 Gareth Gates 1992 Eoghan Quigg Died 1979 Minnie Riperton Music 1962 The Rolling Stones perform their first ever concert, at the Marquee Club in London. 1966 The Beatles won Ivor Novello awards for 'We Can Work It Out' for Top Seller and 'Yesterday' as Outstanding Song of the Year. 1975 Thin Lizzy and 10CC were among the performers at an open air festival at Cardiff Castle. 1983 David Bowie's 'Serious Moonlight' tour opened in Montreal. Sport 1987 English motor racing driver Nigel Mansell won the British Grand Prix. 1992 8 year old Luke McShane of Clapham, South London, bcame the youngest chess master in the history of the fame. 1992 Nigell Mansell won the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. People & Showbiz 1982 'E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial' broke all box office records in the history of motion pictures by surpassing the $100 million mark of ticket sales in the first 31 days. 1996 'Mission: Impossible' starring Tom Cruise opened at British cinemas. General Events 1191 Crusaders under Richard Coeur de Lion (Richard the Lionheart) defeated the Saracens in Palestine. 1543 King Henry VIII married his 6th wife, Catherine Parr. 1960 The Ohio Art Co. introduced the first Etch-A Sketch for sale. Over 50 million units were sold in the following 25 years. 1994 Britain had its hottest day since 1990, with the highest temperature of 93F (34C) at the USAF base, Lakenheath, Suffolk. 1995 There was a service of thanksgiving for the life and work of Lord ( Harold) Wilso at Westminster Abbey. 1997 The government announced that annual changes in car registration are to be scrapped and replaced with twice yearly launches. |
