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Tipps: write 'napoleon' to receive all events related to Napoleon.
Write 'england' to see historical events in England.


Anniversaries on: November 8, 2009

Birthdays:
  1656Edmond Halley, English astronomer and discoverer of 'Halley's' comet
  1847Bram Stoker, Irish author remembered for the classic,'Dracula'
  1900Margaret Mitchell, American author of 'Gone With The Wind'
  1922Prof. Christiaan Barnard, Heart transplant pioneer
  1927Ken Dodd, Comedian and singer
  1935Alain Delon, French 'Tough Guy' actor
  1937Paul Foot, Writer and journalist
  1954Ricke Lee Jones, Pop singer

Events:
  1920The cartoon character 'Rupert Bear' made his first appearance in the Daily Express
  1958The Everly Brothers reached number one in the singles music charts, with 'Bird Dog'
  1965The bill abolishing the death penalty became law
  1967The first BBC local radio station opened in Leicester
  1974After 300 years Covent Garden Market was moved to a new site at Nine Elms London
  1987At Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, an IRA bomb exploded,at a Rememberance Day service
  1988George Bush was elected as US President, after beating Michael Dukakis
Anniversaries on: November 9, 2009

Birthdays:
  1841King Edward VII
  1909Katherine Hepburn, Hollywood superstar & four times 'Oscar' winner
  1926Hugh Leonard, Playwright
  1934Carl Sagan, American astrophysicist and author (COSMOS)
  1934Ronald Harwood, Playwright, novelist and biographer
  1937Roger McGough, Poet and member of the 'Scaffold' Pop group
  1942Tom Weiskopf, American golfer; won the 1973 British Open
  1944Phil May, Of the Pop group 'Pretty Thimgs'

Events:
  1859The punishment of 'Flogging',was abolished by the British Army
  1908Britains first woman Mayor,Elizabeth Anderson was elected at Aldeburgh,Suffolk
  1922The German SS was formed
  1940Neville Chamberlain prime minister from 1937 to 1940,died
  1953The Welsh poet Dylan Thomas died in New York aged 39
  1960J F Kennedy was elected as American president,becoming the youngest ever, at the age of 43
  1970General Charles de Gaulle,former leader of the 'Free French'army and President of France from 1958 to 1969,died
Anniversaries on: November 10, 2009

Birthdays:
  1483Martin Luther, German religious reformer
  1923Robert Carrier, Gourmet, TV Chef and writer on cookery matters
  1925Richard Burton, Legendary Welsh actor
  1940Screamin Lord Sutch, Pop singer; head of the 'Monster Raving Looney Party'
  1944Tim Rice, Lyricist; 'Evita' & 'Jesus Christ Superstar'
  1948Greg Lake, Bass guitarist and founder member of 'King Crimson'
  1949Donna Fargo, Country and western singer

Events:
  1775The United States Marine Corps was founded
  1871Henry Stanley, sent to locate the missing missionary David Livingstone, finally found him
  1928Hirohito was crowned Emperor of Japan, aged 27
  1956Johnny Ray reached number one in the charts with 'Just Walking In The Rain'
  1982Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev died
  1986The legendary jockey, Sir Gordon Richards, died aged 82
  1989East German border guards began to dismantle parts of the 'Berlin Wall'
Anniversaries on: November 11, 2009

Birthdays:
  1885George Patton, Controversial World War II US General
  1918Stubby Kaye, US actor/singer remembered for 'Guys and Dolls'
  1920Lord Jenkins of Hillhead, Former SDP leader
  1921Ron Greenwood, Former England football manager
  1925June Whitfield, Radio/TV actress 'Terry and June'
  1927Sir Leonard Woolfson, Managing Director of 'Great Universal Stores'
  1944Jesse Colin Young, Of the group 'The Youngbloods'
  1946Len Hawkes, Of the Pop group 'The Tremeloes'

Events:
  1880Ned Kelly, the notorious Australian outlaw, was hanged in Old Melbourne Gaol aged 25
  1918Germany and the Allies signed the armistice, in a railway carriage in the Compiegne forest
  1921The first ever 'Poppy Day' was held by the British Legion
  1940The first wartime 'Jeep', was launched by Willis
  1944The Home Guard,affectionately called 'Dads Army', was disbanded
  1945Jerome Kern, the renowned 'Broadway', composer died
  1961Elvis Presley reached number one in the record charts with 'Latest Flame'
Anniversaries on: November 12, 2009

Birthdays:
  1840Auguste Rodin, French sculptor, 'The Kiss' & 'The Thinker'
  1911Rev. Chad Varah, Founder of the 'Samaritans'
  1919Sir Ronald Millar, Playwright
  1920Jo Stafford, Popular Pop singer of the 50's
  1929Grace Kelly, US oscar winning actress/Princess Grace of Monaco
  1955Les Mckeown, member of the Pop group 'Bay City Rollers'
  1961Nadia Comaneci, Romanian gymnast. Gold medal winner with a perfect 10

Events:
  1919The first aeroplane flight to Australia left Hounslow, reaching Darwin on December 13th
  1927The first veteran car rally from London to Brighton took place
  1955Bill Hayley reached number one in the charts with 'Rock Around The Clock'
  1974A warrant was issued for the arrest of Lord Lucan, on a charge of murder, but no trace has ever been found of him
  1981US space shuttle Columbia was launched, to become the first space vehicle to make a second trip
  1982Yuri Andropov became soviet leader, succeeding Mr Brezhnev
  1982Torrential rain and gales struck Britain & Northern Ireland, causing much damage
 


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