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Anniversaries on: July 4, 2009
Birthdays: | | 1804 | Nathaniel Hawthorne, American author | | 1807 | Giuseppe Garibaldi, Italian soldier | | 1900 | Louis Armstrong, American jazz trumpeter | | 1927 | Gina Lollobrigida, Italian born film actress | | 1927 | Neil Simon, American author | | 1942 | Prince Michael of Kent | | 1950 | David Jenson, Radio DJ |
Events:| 1776 | The United States adopted the Declaration of Independence | | 1829 | Britain's first regular bus service began running in London | | 1840 | Cunard began its Atlantic crossing service | | 1881 | Billy The Kid, the American outlaw, was shot and killed | | 1946 | The Philippine Islands were granted independence by the United States | | 1968 | Alec Rose reached Portsmouth after sailing around the world, single handed | | 1976 | Israeli forces mounted an attack on Entebee airport to free hostages | | 1981 | Riots between the police and youths took place in Toxteth | | 1986 | Miners in the South African diamond mines went on strike |
Anniversaries on: July 5, 2009
Birthdays: | | 1810 | Phineas T. Barnum, Circus entrepreneur | | 1853 | Cecil Rhodes, Founder of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) | | 1879 | Dwight Davis, American statesman | | 1911 | Georges Pompidou, French statesman | | 1934 | Philip Madoc, Actor | | 1953 | Elizabeth Emmanuel, English dress designer | | 1953 | Maggie Moon, Singer |
Events:| 1791 | The first ever British ambassador to the United States was appointed | | 1817 | Gold sovereigns were first issued | | 1865 | The speed of road vehicles was limited to 2mph in towns & 4mph in the country | | 1945 | Winston Churchill lost the General Election | | 1946 | The bikini swimsuit was first demonstrated at a Paris fashion show | | 1948 | The National Health Service was established in Britain | | 1969 | The Rolling Stones staged a free concert in Hyde Park | | 1977 | Pakistans leader, Mr Bhutto, was deposed by the military |
Anniversaries on: July 6, 2009
Birthdays: | | 1785 | John Paul Jones, American War of Independence hero | | 1796 | Nicholas I, Tsar of Russia | | 1925 | Janet Leigh, American film actress | | 1925 | Bill Haley, American rock musician | | 1935 | Dalai Lama, Tibetan spiritual leader | | 1936 | Dave Allen, Comedian | | 1946 | Sylvestor Stallone, American action film actor |
Events:| 1535 | Sir Thomas Moore was beheaded for treason on Tower Hill, London | | 1885 | The first anti rabies vaccine was used, developed by Louis Pasteur | | 1886 | Newspaper box numbers were introduced by the Daily Telegraph | | 1952 | Londons last trams stopped runnung | | 1964 | Nyasaland became the independent state of Malawi | | 1970 | The government resumed arms sales to South Africa | | 1983 | The Chancellor announced massive cuts in state spending | | 1984 | David Jenkins became the Bishop of Durham | | 1986 | A coup, led by pro-Marcos supporters in the Philippines, failed | | 1988 | An explosion on the Piper Alpha oil rig led to the loss of 166 lives |
Anniversaries on: July 7, 2009
Birthdays: | | 1901 | Vittorio de Sica, Italian film director | | 1922 | Pierre Cardin, French fashion designer | | 1929 | Jon Pertwee, Former 'Dr Who' actor | | 1940 | Ringo Starr, Beatles drummer | | 1941 | Michael Howard, Conservative cabinet minister | | 1941 | Bill Oddie, Comedian and bird watcher | | 1944 | Tony Jacklin, English golfer |
Events:| 1890 | The electric chair was used for the first time in the United States | | 1929 | The Vatican City State, with the Pope as leader, was created | | 1941 | United States armed forces arrived in Iceland | | 1955 | The television classic 'Dixon of Dock Green' was first shown | | 1967 | Francis Chichester, the yachtsman, was knighted by the Queen | | 1971 | The US Apollo 15 spacecraft returned from its lunar landing mission | | 1976 | The Queen arrived in the United States for the bicentenial celebrations | | 1985 | Robert Mugabe became the first President of the newly named Zimbabwe | | 1986 | The South African banning order on Winnie Mandella was lifted |
Anniversaries on: July 8, 2009
Birthdays: | | 1838 | Graf von Zeppelin, Designer of the Zeppelin airships | | 1839 | John D. Rockerfeller, American multi-millionaire | | 1851 | Arthur Evans, English archaeologist | | 1882 | Percy Grainger, Australian composer | | 1915 | Billy Eckstine, American singer | | 1932 | Brian Walden, Television political interviewer | | 1950 | Sarah Kennedy, Television presenter |
Events:| 1497 | Vasco da Gama left Lisbon on his voyage of discovery to India | | 1882 | The poet, Percy Shelly, was drowned while in Italy | | 1884 | The childrens charity, the NSPCC, was founded in London | | 1918 | National Savings stamps went on sale for the first time | | 1967 | Vivien Leigh, the British actress in 'Gone With The Wind', died | | 1978 | Mount Everest was successfully climbed without the use of oxygen masks | | 1981 | There were riots in Moss Side, Manchester, & Wood Green, London | | 1985 | Britain lifted its trade ban with Argentina after the Falklands crisis ended | | 1986 | British Steel made a profit for the first time in 17 years |
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