September 3, 2010

Nacimientos:

1728	Matthew Boulton, Engineer who assisted James Watt
1913	Alan Ladd, American film actor
1936	Elizabeth Dawn, Actress ('Vera' in Coronation Street)
1940	Pauline Collins, TV film and stage actress
1942	Al Jardine, Guitarist with the 'Beach Boys'
1944	Gary Walker, Of the Pop group 'The Walker Brothers'
1944	Geoff Arnold, Sussex cricketer

Acontecimientos:

1658	Oliver Cromwell, known as the Lord Protector, died of pneumonia
1783	The American 'War of Independence' came to an end, when Britain signed a treaty in Paris
1916	Captain L. Robinson, flying over London, became the first pilot to shoot down a Zeppelin; he was awarded a 'Victoria Cross'
1935	Malcolm Campbell achieved a new world landspeed record of 301.13mph on Bonneville Salt Flats, USA
1939	Britain and France declared war on Germany, starting World War 2
1967	Sweden changed to driving on the on the right side of the road, in common with most of Europe
1976	The US spacecraft Viking 2 successfully landed on Mars
1983	Gales lashed Britain, leading to the deaths of five people
1988	The first fines for not filling and returning poll tax registration forms were issued in Scotland

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