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Born on this Day
1867 Madame Curie 1906 Janet Gaynor 1909 Carole Lombard 1930 Richie Benaud 1930 Eileen Derbyshire 1937 Anna Quayle 1939 Lord (Melvyn) Bragg 1947 Millie 1957 Bruce Grobbelaar Died On This Day 1891 William Henry Smith 1951 Will Keith Kellogg 1980 Hattie Jacques 1989 Bette Davis 1992 Denholm Elliot 2002 Prince Claus of the Netherlands Music 1980 The Bee Gees sued manager Robert Stigwood andrecord label Polydor for 200 million USD. 1990 MC Hammer, later named simply 'Hammer', entered the top 20 with 'Have You Seen Her'. Sport 1968 Jackie Stewart, Graham Hill and John Surtees took the first 3 places in the American Grand Prix. 1997 Greg Rusedski became the highest paid British tennis player in history as he reached No.4 in the world rankings. People & Showbiz 1889 In Paris, the Moulin Rouge opened its doors for the first time 1958 'Blue Peter' was first televised. General Events 1883 The Orient Express completed its maiden run from Paris to Istanbul in almost 78 hours. 1981 Presiden Anwar al-Sadat of Egypt was assassinated 1990 A 76-page booklet was released to correct the 1000+ errors on the recently released British Rail timetables. 1992 Tony Blair announced he was to enlist the help of Bill Gates to organise the £100 million scheme to link Britain's 32,000 schools to the Internet by the year 2002. 2000 Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic resigns under mounting pressure after allegations of vote rigging.
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