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Born on this day
1879 E M Forster 1895 J Edgar Hoover 1897 William Fox 1933 Joe Orton 1919 J D Salinger 1944 Dame Kiri De Kanawa 1953 Nigel Mansell 1957 Nancy Lopez Died on this day 1969 Barton McLane Music 1962 The Beatles failed their audition at Decca Records 1964 Top of the Pops was launched hosted by Jimmy Savile. The Rolling Stones were the first ever act to appear on the show, followed by Dusty Springfield, Dave Clark and the Hollies 1972 T Rex released Bang A Gong (Get It On) in the US Sport 1991 The England cricketers sufferd their first defeat of the New Year with a 1 day defeat by New Zealand in Sydney 1992 Manchester United, favorites for the League title, suffered a shock 4-1 defeat at home to Queen's Park Rangers, losing their grip at the top of the First Division to Leeds United who beat West Ham United by 3 goals to 1 People & Showbiz 1990 Civil servant turned crime writer P D James became a life peer in the New Years Honours list. Actor Ian McKellen received a knighthood while authoress Barabara Cartland became a Dame. Sporting heroes Graham Gooch and Peter Shilton received OBEs with former England football team manager Bobby Robson receiving a CBE General Events 1955 Luncheon vouchers were first introduced in Britain 1958 6 Nations- France, Italy, West Germany, Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg signed the Treaty of Rome to bring the EEC into being 1988 Over 1000 birdwatchers gathered in a country lane in Dorset to catch a glimpse of the first little bustard to be observed in Britain for 12 years 1990 The Govt proposed a new law where people who were convicted of killing or harming badgers would be banned from owning dogs which are used for badger baiting. If they continued they woould face a jail sentence and a fine of £2000 |
