Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
TODAY: TUESDAY, JUNE 27, 2017
ON THIS DAY 72 YEARS AGO (1945)
Our front page called on women to use their vote on behalf of their husbands who were away serving their country. Our “I’ll vote for him” campaign urged female voters to back the Labour Party in the general election to help create a better country for the returning servicemen.
60 YEARS AGO (1957)
The Medical Research Council announced there was a direct link between smoking and lung cancer. The Government said a campaign would be instigated by health authorities.
40 YEARS AGO (1977)
Violence broke out between pickets and the police, and the Labour Home Secretary Merlyn Rees was jeered, during a strike at the Grunwick film processing factory in North London, where workers were fighting for union recognition.
BIRTHDAYS
Formula 1 star Nico Rosberg is 32. His father, Keke Rosberg, was the 1982 World Champion. Reality star Khloe Kardashian is 33. Cricketer Kevin Pietersen is 37. He always gets nervous before a match. Actor Tobey
Maguire is 42. He’s been friends with Leonardo Dicaprio for 30 years. And many happy returns to Mirror reader Gemma Callinan from Lowestoft, Suffolk, who is 32 today. If you’d like us to mention the birthday of a loved one, write to Birthdays, Daily Mirror, One Canada Square, London E14 5AP or madeuthink@mirror.co.uk