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2nd December |
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Born on this day
1946 Gianni Versace 1959 Gwyneth Strong 1960 Rick Savage 1962 Tracy Austin 1973 Monica Seles 1981 Britney Spears Music 1959 Marty Wilde married Joyce Baker. 1967 The Monkees scored their 4th US No.1 LP of the year with 'Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd', setting a record that has not been broken since. 1973 The Who were jailed in Montreal after trashing a hotel suite, an event which inspired John Entwhistle to write 'Cell Block Number Seven'. Sport 1991 Snooker player John Parrott became only the third player, after Steve Davis and Stephen Hendry to hold the world and United Kingdom snooker titles simultaneously after a 16-13 victory over Jimmy White in the final of the UK Open at Preston. 1994 The Yeovil and District skittles league suspended a player after he poured gravy over an opponent during a post-match dinner. People & Showbiz 1916 President Woodrow Wilson turned on the light of the Statue of Liberty for the first time. 1982 The Princess of Wales attended the Premiere of 'Gandhi'. 1989 Kylie turned on the lights in London's Regents Street. General Events 1697 The rebuilt St Paul's Cathedral was officially opened. 1804 Napoleon Bonaparte was crowned Emperor in Paris by Pope Pius VII. 1982 Dr Barney Clark received the world's first artificial heart at the University of Utah Medical Center |
