Today is 3rd December, the 337 day of 2015. There are 28 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight In History;
Birthdays:
1795 Sir Roland Hill, Postal Pioneer and founder of the 'Penny Post'
1930 Jean Luc Godard, French film director
1930 Andy Williams, Popular American ballad singer
1942 Mike Gibson, Most 'Capped' Irish international rugby player ever
1945 Paul Nicholas, Actor and singer
1948 Ozzy Osbourne, Singer/songwriter
1952 Mel Smith, Actor & comedian; partner to Griff Rhys Jones
Events:
1894 Robert Louis Stevenson, author of 'Kidnapped' & 'Treasure Island, died on the island of Samoa 1919 The renowned French painter, Pierre Auguste Renoir, died
1961 The whole of south East England was plunged into darkness for two hours, due to an error by an electrician
1967 In South Africa, Dr Christian Barnard performed the first ever heart transplant operation, on Louis Washansky
1971 Pakistan launched a war against India
1972 The worst air crash in Spanish aviation history took place, when a plane crashed in the Canary Islands
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