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Born on this Day 1772 Samuel Taylor Coleridge 1833 Alfred Nobel 1868 Sir Ernest Dunlop Swinton 1926 Leonard Rossiter 1940 Geoff Boycott 1940 Manfred Mann 1953 Peter Mandelson 1956 Carrie Fisher 1957 Julian Cope 1962 David Campese 1966 Bjork 1971 Jade Jagger Died On This Day 1805 Lord Horatio Nelson 1984 Francois Truffaut 1994 Burt Lancaster Music 1956 Frankie Laine reached the No.1 spot with 'Woman In Love' in the UK charts while the Four Tops entered at No.20 with another version of the same track. 1996 Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits signed to play guitar for the Dunblane charity single 'Knocking On Heaven's Door'. Sport 1964 Terry Venables completed a unique collection of caps in England's match against Belgium at Wembley, having gained caps at youth, amateur, under 23 and full international status. 1984 Nikki Lauda finished 2nd in the Portuguese Grand Prix to become world champion for the 3rd time. 1996 The BBC announced that 'Sportsnight' would be axed after almost 30 years because it was regarded as being stale. People & Showbiz 1911 Britain's first film fan magazine, 'Pictures' was first published in Britain for 1d. weekly. General Events 2137 BC The first recorded total eclipse of the sun was witnessed in China. 1492 Columbus discovered America(October 12, 1492 on the Julian calendar). 1805 Lord Horatio Nelson was killed during the battle of Trafalgar. 1958 The first women peers were introduced into the House of Lords. 1960 Dreadnought, Britain's first nuclear-powered submarine was launched at Barrow in Lancashire. 1964 Labour's Harriet Slater became Britain's first woman parliamentary whip. 1966 A coal tip slid onto the South Wales village of Aberfan and killed 144 people, including 116 children. 1991 American hostage Jesse Turner was released after being held captive in Beirut for nearly 5 years.
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