Today's Highlight In History;
Birthdays:
1761 Madam Marie Tussaud, French waxworks modeller
1895 Henry Williamson, Author of the classic 'Tarka The Otter'
1913 Mary Martin, American stage and screen star; mother of Larry Hagman
1935 Woody Allen, Oscar winning actor, director and producer
1939 Lee Trevino, Popular American golfer
1940 Mike Denness, Cricketer and former Kent and England captain
1945 Bette Midler, American actress and singer
1946 Gilbert O'Sullivan, Singer/songwriter
1951 Ogbonnaya Onu, chemical engineer, politician and former governor of Abia State. Born in Uburu, Ebonyi State
Events:
1135 King Henry I died near Rouen, in France
1655 Samuel Pepys, the diarist, married Elizabeth St. Michael at St Margarets, Westminister
1919 The first woman to enter the House of Commons, Viscountess Astor, took her seat
1939 The epic film 'Gone With The Wind' was premiered in New York
1959 Self-government in the North. Federal elections are held. No party wins an absolute majority, so the NPC and NCNC form a coalition government.
1959 Twelve countries signed a treaty to protect Antarctica, as a preserve for scientific research
1966 The first ever 'Christmas' stamps were issued by the British Post Office
1967 The fist 'black'headmaster, Tony O'Connor,was appointed by Warley School in WorcestershireWorcestershire
1988 Benazir Bhutto was appointed as Pakistans' Prime Minister
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