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Born on this Day 1844 Karl Benz 1914 Joe DiMaggio 1960 John F Kennedy Jr. 1946 Beverly Bevan 1952 Imran Khan 1959 Charles Kennedy 1962 Blythe Duff 1968 Tunde Baiyewu 1971 Christina Applegate Died On This Day 1865 Heinrich Barth 1965 Dame Myra Hess Music 1966 The Jimi Hendrix experience played their first gig in London. 1969 John Lennon returned his MBE in protest against British involvement in oversea wars. 1984 Band Aid recorded 'Do They Know It's Christmas' at Sarm Studios in London Sport 1970 Peter Shilton won his first England cap (against West Germany). 1989 The All-Blacks extended their unbeaten run to 46 matches when they beat the Barbarians by 21 points to 10 at Twickenham. People & Showbiz 1823 Brighton's 'Chain Pier' was opened. 1952 Agatha Christie's long running play 'Mousetrap' opened in London at the Ambassador's Theatre, starring Richard Attenborough and Sheila Sim. 1966 'Till Death Us Do Part' star Warren Mitchell was named the year's best actor. General Events 1896 Mr William Marshall became the first person to receive a parking summons... the case was dismissed!. 1918 Hungarian pacifist Rosike Schwimmer became the world's first woman ambassador when she was appointed Minister to Switzerland. 1963 John F Kennedy was buried at Arlington cemetry where his widow Jackie lit an Eternal Flame alongside his grave. 1991 Winston Silcott, who had been convicted for the murder of PC Keith Blakelock and jailed for life in 1987, was cleared of the crime.
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