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Barry Humphries (1934), Australian actor/creator of 'Dame Edna'
Alan Bates (1934), English actor
Yassir Arafat (1929), Palestinian leader & Nobel Prize winner
Thomas Malthus (1766), English economist
Ancangelo Corelli (1653), Italian composer and violinist
Prunella Gee (1950), British actress
Julia McKenzie (1941), British actress
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1994 Russian troops joined the UN peace keeping forces in Bosnia
1972 The House of Commons voted in favour of Britain joining the Common Market
1972 The Volkswagon 'Beetle' became the most successful production model, selling over 15 million vehicles
1958 The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament was formed in Britain
1909 Geronimo, the American indian Apache leader, died
1883 The Vacant/Engaged toilet door sign was patented
1880 The Russian tsar survived an attempted bomb assassination
1864 A submarine was successfully used to attack a warship, for the first time