Today's Highlight In History;
Birthdays:
1859 Billy The Kid, Born William Bonny; legendary US outlaw
1887 Boris Karloff, English actor remembered for his 'Horror' film roles
1926 Christopher Logue, Author and poet
1927 John Cole, BBC's former political editor
1934 Lew Hoad, Australian 50's tennis player
1946 Diana Quick, Actress; 'Brideshead Revisited'
1956 Shane Gould, Australian swimmer
Events:
1852 In St Helier Jersey, Britains first pillar boxes were brought into public use
1910 Dr Crippen, the notorious murderer, was executed in Holloway prison for poisoning his wife
1915 The famous First World War song, 'Pack Up Your Troubles In Your Old Kit Bag', was first published
1957 'Mary's Boy Child', sung by Harry Belafonte, reached number one in the record charts
1963 'Dr Who' was broadcast for the first time, with William Hartnell as the Doctor
1979 In Dublin, Thomas McMahon was found guilty of the murder of Lord Mountbatten, and given a life sentence
1985 The BBC's first television announcer, Leslie Mitchell, died
1993 General Abacha announces an 11-man Provisional Ruling Council (PRC) and a -33 member Federal Executive Council.
1999 Retired Lt General Ishaya Barnaiyi, immediate past Chief of Army Staff, arraigned with four others before a magistrate court in Lagos on charges of gross violations of human rights during the Abacha regime.
No comments:
Post a Comment