BORN ON THIS DAY

DUSTY SPRINGFIELD ( 1939- 1999). The singer from london, famous for her blonde beehive and heavy eyeliner, was born Mary O’Brien and performed her first single as a soloist, I Only Want To Be With You, on the first ever Top of the Pops on January 1, 1964. her hit single Son Of A Preacher Man had originally been intended for Aretha Franklin, whose father was a church minister. SIR KINGSLEY AMIS (1922-1995). The English author was known for his serial adultery, once quipping: ‘how can we tell with nothing to compare?’ he admitted to fancying Margaret Thatcher, ‘one of the best-looking women I have ever met’, who would appear in his dreams, whispering to him: ‘You’ve got such an interesting face.’