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Samuel Cunard (1787), Canadian shipowner
Harpo Marx (1888), Harp playing comedian in the famous Marx Brothers films
Roy Boulting (1913), Renowned film maker
Telly Savalas (1922), American actor best known as TV's 'Kojak'
Jacques Laffite (1943), French Grand Prix driver
Juliet Mills (1941), Actress and daughter of Sir John Mills
Goldie Hawn (1945), Oscar winning American actress
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1783 A Montgolfier brothers hot-air balloon, took Jean de Rosier and the Marquis d'Arlandes, 500ft above Paris
1843 A Briton, Thomas Hancock, patented vulcanised rubber. He had produced the first ever inflatable toy balloons in 1825
Britains first heavy water nuclear reactor was opened at Harwell, Berkshire
1922 Ramsay MacDonald was elected leader of the Labour Party
1974 The IRA exploded two bombs in two Birmingham Pubs, killing 17 people and injuring 20 others
1953 The Skull of Piltdown Man was proved to be a hoax,it had long been believed to be the missing link