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Today in History   Get Sponsored   Home   Internet Access   Web Creator   Web Hosting Today in History Pick a date! JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 Birthdays 1961 Bruce Watson, Of the Pop group 'Big Country' 1932 Nigel Lawson, Former Chancellor of the Exchequer 1923 Louise Brough, American tennis champion 1916 Lord (Harold) Wilson, Former Labour Prime Minister 1898 Dorothy Gish, Silent screen star 1885 Sir Malcolm Campbell, Racing driver who held the land speed record 1819 Sir Henry Tate, Founder of London's Tate Gallery  Events: 1990 The Republic of Lithuania declared its independence from the USSR 1988 Alison Johns, a 17 year old golfer from Lincolnshire, became the youngest person to win the Roehampton Gold Cup 1983 Donald Maclean, spy and associate of Guy Burgess, was buried in Moscow 1957 Richard Byrd, the American Polar explorer, died 1955 Sir Alexander Fleming, Scottish bacteriologist and discoverer of penicillin, died 1702 The 'Daily Courant', the first successful English newspaper, was first published. It consisted of only 1 sheet 1682 The Royal Chelsea Hospital (and site of the flower show) was founded © 2010, Rainbow Connect - All rights reserved.