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Henrik Ibsen (1828), Norwegian playwright and poet
Slim Jim Phantom (1961), Of the Pop group 'Stray Cats'
Sir Michael Redgrave (1908), Actor of stage and screen
Benjamino Gigli (1890), World renowned Italian operatic tenor
William Hurt (1950), American film actor
Jerry Reed (1937), Country music guitarist
Dame Vera Lynn (1917), Singer and wartime 'Forces Sweetheart'
Philip Oppenheim (1956), Conservative politician
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1727 Isaac Newton, discoverer of the 'Laws of Gravity', died and was buried in Westminster Abbey
1806 The foundation stone of Dartmoor prison was laid
1602 The Dutch East India Company was founded
1995 The Queen began a visit to South Africa, the first royal visit since the end of apartheid
1969 John Lennon, of the Beatles, married Yoko Ono in Gibraltar
1956 Tunisia gained independence from France
1990 Namibia became an independent country after 105 years
1980 The Pirate radio ship, Radio Caroline, sank
1974 An gunman tried (and failed) to kidnap Princess Anne from her car