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E.M Forester (1879), English novelist, author of 'A Room With A View'
William Fox (1879), Founder of 20th Century Fox film studios
J. Edgar Hoover (1895), Former head of American F.B.I
Richard Gibson (1954), English actor; Herr Flick in 'Allo Allo'
Nicole Dickson (1969), Australian actress in 'Home & Away'
Christopher Prout (1942), Conservative politician
Joe Orton (1933), British playright
Milt Jackson (1923), Jazz player
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1660 Englishman Samuel Pepys began his famous diary
1781 The first ever all iron bridge opened at Ironbridge, England
1858 Van Dieman's Land was renamed Tasmania
1909 In Britain, the first ever old age pensions were paid
1961 The birth control pill was launched in the UK
1981 Greece became the tenth member of the Europen Economic Community
1948 British Railways was nationalised
1913 Film censorship began in the Britain
1977 Britain (along with others) extended its fishing limit to 200 miles
1921 Car tax discs were first introduced in Britain
1973 Britain became a member of the European Economic Community