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1950Willie Duggan, Irish rugby international
1948Virginia Bottomley, Conservative politician
1946Liza Minnelli, Singer, and actress daughter of Judy Garland
1942Brian O'Hara, Lead singer with the 'Fourmost' group
1925Gordon McRae, American film actor; 'Oklahoma' and 'Carousel'
1908Max Wall, English comedian and actor
1710Thomas Arne, Composer of operas and 'Rule Brittania'
 Events:
1994The first women Anglican priests were ordained in Britain
1992A statue of Stan Laurel was erected near his former home in Dockway Square, North Shields
1988The use of Bank of England pound notes ended, having been replaced by pound coins
1969Paul McCartney married the photographer Linda Eastman
1968Mauritius, in the Indian ocean island, was granted independence after 158 years of British rule
1955American jazzman Charlie 'Bird' Parker died, aged 35
1941Hebrides islanders hid from government officials, thousands of bottles of Whiskey from a shipwreck
1935A speed limit of 30mph was introduced in British towns and built up areas
1917Izvestia, the official Soviet newspaper, was founded


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