On this day Birthdays
32 YEARS AGO (1989)
We revealed a gardener found Semtex and guns in a wood near Scarborough, close to where Margaret Thatcher was due to attend a conference. Later the IRA said it had planned to kill her.
50 YEARS AGO (1971)
Joe Frazier beat Muhammad Ali on points in New York. It was the first time two undefeated boxers had fought each other for the world heavyweight title.
20 YEARS AGO (2001)
Donald Campbell’s jet boat Bluebird was recovered from Coniston Water in Cumbria. It had been there since the fatal crash in 67. His remains were found later.
Today’s giggle
Knock, knock. Who’s there? Lettuce. Lettuce who? Lettuce in, it’s cold outside!
Gary, 63
Michael Collins actor Aidan Quinn is 62. He was raised in the US and Ireland. The Monkees star Micky Dolenz is
76. One of his legs is shorter than the other as a result of having Perthes disease as a child. Singer Gary Numan is
63. He was also an air display pilot. And many happy returns to Mirror readers John Hardman, from Denton, Greater Manchester, who is 74, and Angela Sutton, from Wrexham, who turns 40 today.
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What is the world’s longest above-water mountain range?
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Which milestone birthday did Coronation Street celebrate in 2020? 3
James I and Charles I were members of which royal British royal dynasty? 4
Who wrote Brideshead Revisited?
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How many players in a volleyball team?