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Melvyn Bragg (1939), Writer and TV presenter of 'The South Bank Show'
Millie (Small) (1947), Pop singer
Jenny Lind (1820), Operatic soprano, known as the 'Swedish Nightingale'
Janet Gaynor (1906), Winner of the very first 'Oscar'
Tony Greig (1946), South African born, & former England cricket captain
Bobby Farrell (1949), Of the Pop group 'Boney M'
Ritchie Benaud (1930), Sports commentator & former Australian test cricketer
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1891 W H Smith, the English politician, bookseller and newsagent, died
1829 In trials for the Liverpool and Manchester railway, Stephenson's 'Rocket' was successful
1883 The Orient Express travelled from Paris to Istanbul in almost 78 hours, on its maiden run
1985 At Brands Hatch in Kent, Nigel Mansell won his first Grand Prix
1978 The first ever woman train driver began work on the 'Underground'
1981 Egyptian President Anwar Sadat was assassinated in Cairo
1992 At a gold mine, near Dolgellau in Wales, a new Welsh gold seam was discovered