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Henry Fielding (1707), Novelist
Jack Nicholson (1937), American film actor; 'The Shining' & 'Batman'
Yehudi Menuhin (1916), Violinist
George Cole (1925), Film & TV actor; 'Arthur' in TV's 'Minder'
Robert Oppenheimer (1904), Inventor of atomic bomb
Carol Drinkwater (1948), Television actress
Peter Frampton (1950), Rock singer
Lloyd Honeyghan (1960), Boxer
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1987 James Callaghan, former Labour PM, was made a member of the Order Of The Garter
1984 Britain broke off diplomatic relations with Libya
1969 Single-handed round the world sailor Robin Knox Johnston returned to Falmouth
1943 The Bank Of England ceased printing £1,000 notes
1884 Colchester and parts of East Anglia were hit by an earthquake, killing four people
1778 James Hargreaves, the inventor of the 'spinning jenny', died
1662 The Royal Society of London was granted its royal charter
1500 The area that became Brazil was discovered by Portuguese explorers