29 December: Today In History

Today is 29 December,  the 363 day of 2015. There are 02 days left in the year. Today's Highlight In History; Birthdays:   1766 Charles Macintosh, Inventor of waterproof clothing   1809 William Gladstone, British Prime Minister   1908 Dr Magnus Pyke, British scientist & TV personality   1937 Mary Tyler-Moore, US actress & comedienne   1938 Harvey Smith, Champion show jumper   1938 Jon Voight, Actor; 'Midnight Cowboy' & 'The Champ'   1947 Cozy Powell, Rock drummer Events:   1170 Archbishop Thomas Becket was murdered at Canterbury Cathedral   1860 Britain launched its first ironclad warship   1890 The last ever battle between the Red Indians & US troops took place   1918 The Sunday Express was published for the first time   1937 The Irish Republic changed its name to Eire   1986 Harold Macmillan, the former British Prime Minuster, died   1987 There was widespread flooding in Wales & Cumbria as many rivers burst their banks   1988 The Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market is abolished along with the Dutch Auction system.   1989 Defence Minister and Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Lt. General Dornkat Bali, is relieved of his post.

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