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Alfred Hitchcock (1899), English born film director
Rod Hull (1935), Entertainer of 'Emu' fame
Fidel Castro (1927), Cuban leader
Ben Hogan (1912), American golfer
John Logie Baird (1888), Scottish born television pioneer
Queen Adelaide (1756), Consort of William IV
Marie Helvin (1952), Model
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1991 The 'Dangerous Dogs Act' was intorduced
1986 South Africa stated its pledge to maintain segregated schools & residential areas
1978 The PLO headquarters in Beirut, Lebanon, was bombed
1977 A National Front march in London led to violent clashes
1972 The last United States troops left Vietnam
1964 The last ever hangings in Britain took place
1961 The border between east and west Berlin was sealed off by the East Germans
1910 Florence Nightingale, the nursing pioneer, died
1946 H.G Wells, the famous science fiction writer, died
1814 The Cape of Good Hope province became a British colony
1705 The Battle of Blenheim, in southern Germany, took place