Today's Highlight in History;Birthdays:
1656 Edmond Halley, English astronomer and discoverer of 'Halley's' comet
1847 Bram Stoker, Irish author remembered for the classic,'Dracula'
1900 Margaret Mitchell, American author of 'Gone With The Wind'
1922 Prof. Christiaan Barnard, Heart transplant pioneer
1927 Ken Dodd, Comedian and singer
1935 Alain Delon, French 'Tough Guy' actor
1937 Paul Foot, Writer and journalist
1954 Ricke Lee Jones, Pop singer
1985 Kaha Mark Cyprian was born to the kaha family of Benue state,Ushongo LGA.
Events:
1920 The cartoon character 'Rupert Bear' made his first appearance in the Daily Express
1958 The Everly Brothers reached number one in the singles music charts, with 'Bird Dog'
1965 The bill abolishing the death penalty became law
1967 The first BBC local radio station opened in Leicester
1974 After 300 years Covent Garden Market was moved to a new site at Nine Elms London
1984 Federal Government closes down all petrol stations near the country's borders to stem the tide of smuggling of Nigerian oil. A Lagos Tribunal on the same day sentences Fela Anikulapo-Kuti to 5 yea
1987 At Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, an IRA bomb exploded,at a Rememberance Day service
1988 George Bush was elected as US President, after beating Michael Dukakis
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