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Birthdays
1950
Willie Duggan, Irish rugby international
1948
Virginia Bottomley, Conservative politician
1946
Liza Minnelli, Singer, and actress daughter of Judy Garland
1942
Brian O'Hara, Lead singer with the 'Fourmost' group
1925
Gordon McRae, American film actor; 'Oklahoma' and 'Carousel'
1908
Max Wall, English comedian and actor
1710
Thomas Arne, Composer of operas and 'Rule Brittania'
Events:
1994
The first women Anglican priests were ordained in Britain
1992
A statue of Stan Laurel was erected near his former home in Dockway Square, North Shields
1988
The use of Bank of England pound notes ended, having been replaced by pound coins
1969
Paul McCartney married the photographer Linda Eastman
1968
Mauritius, in the Indian ocean island, was granted independence after 158 years of British rule
1955
American jazzman Charlie 'Bird' Parker died, aged 35
1941
Hebrides islanders hid from government officials, thousands of bottles of Whiskey from a shipwreck
1935
A speed limit of 30mph was introduced in British towns and built up areas
1917
Izvestia, the official Soviet newspaper, was founded
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