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On this day 16th August |
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Born on this Day
1902 Georgette Heyer 1930 Ted Hughes 1939 Sir Trevor McDonald 1940 John Craven 1946 Lesley Ann Warren 1947 Katherine Hamnett 1953 James 'JT' Taylor 1954 James Cameron 1958 Madonna 1967 Ulrika Jonsson 1980 Robert Hardy 1983 Colin Griffiths Music 1962 Original Beatles drummer Pete Best was fired by Brian Epstein and replaced by Ringo Starr 1966 The Monkees' first single, 'Last Train to Clarksville' was released 1975 Phil Collins, drummer with Genesis, replaced the departing Peter Gabriel as lead singer Sport 1988 Vinny Jones was given an indefinite ban by Wimbledon after he was sent off during a pre-season match 1991 The 103 year old Football League collapsed when te 22 first division clubs handed in their notice of resignation, intending to join the Premier League Showbiz 1968 Mia Farrow divorced Frank Sinatra 1985 The final episode of the popular adventure series 'The Dukes of Hazzard' was shown on US television 1991 Karaoke moved into the living room with the launch of Astra dishes from Lifestyle Satellite Jukebox Events 1904 Construction began on New York's Grand central Station. 1960 Britain granted independence to the crown colony of Cyprus. 1989 A solar flare from the Sun creates a geomagnetic storm that affects micro chips, leading to a halt of all trading on Toronto's stock market. 1994 Following protests over 50 sheep carried in the hold of a jumbo jet between Australia and Singapore, British Airways announced it was to review its policy of flying live farm animals. |
