March 12, 2010

Nacimientos:

1710	Thomas Arne, Composer of operas and 'Rule Brittania'
1908	Max Wall, English comedian and actor
1925	Gordon McRae, American film actor; 'Oklahoma' and 'Carousel'
1942	Brian O'Hara, Lead singer with the 'Fourmost' group
1946	Liza Minnelli, Singer, and actress daughter of Judy Garland
1948	Virginia Bottomley, Conservative politician
1950	Willie Duggan, Irish rugby international

Acontecimientos:

1917	Izvestia, the official Soviet newspaper, was founded
1935	A speed limit of 30mph was introduced in British towns and built up areas
1941	Hebrides islanders hid from government officials, thousands of bottles of Whiskey from a shipwreck
1955	American jazzman Charlie 'Bird' Parker died, aged 35
1968	Mauritius, in the Indian ocean island, was granted independence after 158 years of British rule
1969	Paul McCartney married the photographer Linda Eastman
1988	The use of Bank of England pound notes ended, having been replaced by pound coins
1992	A statue of Stan Laurel was erected near his former home in Dockway Square, North Shields
1994	The first women Anglican priests were ordained in Britain

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