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Windsor
Berkshire
SL4 4BU
Tel: 01753 852904
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23rd December
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Born on this day
1732 Sir Richard Arkwright 1933 Emperor Akihito 1953 Belinda Lang 1961 Carol Smilie 1971 Tara Palmer- Tomkinson 1989 Bart Simpson Music 1955 18 year old Shirley Bassey appearing in Al Reed's 'Such Is Life' revue, signed to Philps Records 1964 Pirate station Radio London began broadcasting. 1969 Elton John wrote his first song with Bernie Taupin. Sport 1987 24 year old David Duncan, one of the 25 British football supporters charged with manslaughter after the 1985 Heysel stadium riots, was released by a Brussels court. People & Showbiz 1905 The final of Britain's first recorded beauty contest took place in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. 1922 The BBC began its regular daily news broadcasts. 1970 Agatha Christie's 'The Mousetrap' reached its 7511th consecutive performance to break the world record for the longest running play General Events 1834 Hansom cabs were patented by English architect Joseph Hansom. 1986 The US Voyager plane, piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, completed the first non-stop flight around the world without refuelling 1987 The first Scrooge Award by the Low Pay Unit was given to a Wiltshire stable owner who paid a qualified groom £28 a week. A doctor who employed a telephonist for 30 pence an hour was runner up. Both winners received a copy of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol' as their prize. 1989 The Romanian army announced the capture of deposed Dictator Nicolae Ceaucsescu and his wife Nicole |
