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Birthdays
1956
Shane Gould, Australian swimmer
1946
Diana Quick, Actress; 'Brideshead Revisited'
1934
Lew Hoad, Australian 50's tennis player
1927
John Cole, BBC's former political editor
1926
Christopher Logue, Author and poet
1887
Boris Karloff, English actor remembered for his 'Horror' film roles
1859
Billy The Kid, Born William Bonny; legendary US outlaw
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1985
The BBC's first television announcer, Leslie Mitchell, died
1979
In Dublin, Thomas McMahon was found guilty of the murder of Lord Mountbatten, and given a life sentence
1963
'Dr Who' was broadcast for the first time, with William Hartnell as the Doctor
1957
'Mary's Boy Child', sung by Harry Belafonte, reached number one in the record charts
1915
The famous First World War song, 'Pack Up Your Troubles In Your Old Kit Bag', was first published
1910
Dr Crippen, the notorious murderer, was executed in Holloway prison for poisoning his wife
1852
In St Helier Jersey, Britains first pillar boxes were brought into public use
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