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Mary Shelley (1797), English novelist and creator of 'Frankenstein'
Lord Dennis Healey (1917), Labour politician & former Chancellor
Rosemary Brown (1951), Better known as the Irish singer 'Dana'
Raymond Massey (1896), Canadian born actor
Jean-Claude Killy (1943), French downhill skier
John Phillips (1935), Of the Pop group 'The Mamas And The Papas'
Fred MacMurray (1908), American film actor
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1983 Guy Bluford became the first black American in space
1981 In Iran, the President and Prime Minister were killed by a bomb
1930 Morris Cars announced the arrival of the Morris Major costing 215 pounds
1936 The record for crossing the Atlantic was gained by the liner 'Queen Mary', winning the 'Blue Riband'
1900 There was an outbreak of bubonic plague in Glasgow
1901 Hubert Cecil Booth patented the first vacuum cleaner
1926 Jack Hobbs scored 316 at Lords, the highest individual score recorded at the ground
1860 Birkenhead Street Railway began operation of Britains first trams