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Field Marshall Viscount Montgomery of Alamein (1887)
Peter Cook (1937), Writer and comedian; partner to Dudley Moore
Bob Gaudio (1942), Of the Pop group 'The Four Seasons'
Martin Scorsese (1942), American film director
Sir Charles Mackerras (1924), Chief conductor of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Rock Hudson (1925), American film and television superstar
Auberon Waugh (1939), English writer and journalist
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1558 Queen Mary I, known as 'Bloody Mary', died in St James's Palace London; succeeded by Elizabeth I
1869 After work lasting ten years, the 100 mile long Suez Canal was opened
1955 Anglesey in North Wales became the first authority in Britain to introduce fluoride into the drinking water
1800 The United States Congress met for the first time
1917 Auguste Rodin, the French sculptor of 'The Kiss' & 'The Thinker', died at Meudon near Paris
1869 An Englishman, James Moore, won the first cycle race from Paris to Rouen