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Claude Monet (1840), Renowned French painter
Harold Larwood (1904), Centre of the cricketing 'bodyline' controversy
King Hussein of Jordon (1935), Sandhurst trained monarch
Bernard Hinault (1954), Cyclist; winner of the 'Tour de France' many times
Joseph McCarthy (1908), US senator who led the anti-communist 'witch hunts'
Aaron Copland (1900), American composer
Freddy Garrity (1940), Leader of the Pop group 'Freddy And The Dreamers'
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1922 BBC radio was first broadcast from Alexandra Palace
1910 The first take off by an aircraft from a ship took place, from the cruiser Birmingham in Chesapeake Bay
1941 The Ark Royal, a British aircraft carrier, was sunk
1922 The first regular news bulletin was broadcast by the BBC station 2LO, in London's Strand
1940 Coventry Cathedral was destroyed by German bombs, which also killed 1,000 people in the city
1963 As a result of volcanic activity,the Icelandic island of Surtsey was born
1973 Princess Anne married Captain Mark Phillips in Westminster Abbey
1991 British film director, Tony Richardson, died