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Rudolf Diesel (1858), German inventor of the Diesel engine
Pat Eddery (1952), Champion jockey
Robert Donat (1905), English stage and film actor
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844), Russian composer
Kenny Lynch (1939), Singer and actor
Neville Chamberlain (1869), Former prime minister
Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins (1949), Irish snooker player
Ron Atkinson (1939), Football manager
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1990 East Germanies first elections in over sixty years ended
1745 Robert Walpole, the first British Prime Minister, died
1949 NATO was set up by seven European countries including Britain
1850 The American Express company was formed in Buffalo, New York
1967 The tanker Torrey Cannon ran aground near Lands End, spilling large amounts of crude oil
1965 The Soviet astronaut Alexei Leonov became the first man to walk in space
1662 The first ever public buses were started by King Louis XIV in Paris for the poor of the city
1931 The first electric razors were made in the United States
1988 Broadcaster and gardening expert Percy Thrower died