ON THIS DAY
1306:
Robert Bruce was crowned King of Scots at Scone.
1807:
The Slave Trade Act became law. The act abolished the slave trade in Britain and Ireland.
1843:
The Thames Tunnel, designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, opened to pedestrians between Rotherhithe and Wapping in London.
1957:
Six nations (West Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg) signed the Treaty of Rome to create the European Economic Community.
1969:
John Lennon and Yoko Ono began their week-long ‘bed-in’ peace protest at the Amsterdam Hilton Hotel.
1975:
Saudi Arabia’s King Faisal was assassinated by his nephew Prince Faisal Ibu Musaed, who was later executed for the killing.
1980:
Robert Runcie was enthroned as the 102nd Archbishop of Canterbury.
1980:
The British Olympic Association announced it would defy the government and send athletes to the Olympic Games in Moscow despite the Soviet Union’s invasion of Afghanistan, which caused a United States-led boycott of the Games.
1989:
The Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race crews both had women coxes for the first time. Oxford won by two-and-a-half lengths.
1996:
The EU’s Veterinarian Committee banned the export of British beef and its by-products due to fears over mad cow disease (BSE).
ON THIS DAY LAST YEAR:
Two African antelopes escaped from a zoo in Wales, with members of the public urged to “remain calm” if they saw them.
BIRTHDAYS:
Richard O’Brien, actor/writer (Rocky Horror Show), 79; Paul Michael Glaser, actor, 78; Sir Elton John, singer/songwriter, 74; Sarah Jessica Parker, actress, 56; Cathy Dennis, singer/songwriter, 52; Melanie Blatt, singer, 46; Lee Pace, actor, 42.
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