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James Madison (1751), Former (4th) American President
Jerry Lewis (1926), American comedian & partner of Dean Martin
Maksim Gorky (1868), Russian author
Nancy Wilson (1954), Pop singer with the group 'Heart'
Leo McKern (1920), Australian actor of stage and screen
Jimmy Nail (1954), Singer and actor
Kate Nelligan (1951), Actress
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1994 The High Court gave childminders the right to smack children in their care
1983 A second letter bomb in 24hrs, addressed to the Prime Minister, was defused
1976 Labour leader Harold Wilson resigned as Prime Minister
1973 The Queen opened the new London Bridge, the previous one having been sold for 1 million pounds and rebuilt in the US
1970 A new revised edition of the Old Testament was published
1935 In Germany Hitler introduced conscription, renouncing the Treaty of Versailles
1926 Robert Goddard launched the first petrol & liquid oxygen powered rocket
1900 The ancient city of Knossos on the island of Crete was discovered
1802 West Point, the first United States Military Academy, was established