REMEMBER WHEN?

The following events all occurred in a year in living memory. Can you guess the year?

Former REM vocalist Michael Stipe was born.

Vincent Price starred in The Fall Of The House Of Usher. Elvis Presley had a UK No 1 single with It’s Now Or Never.

The British Government gave the go-ahead for betting shops to open.

Entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson was born.

Robert Newton starred as Long John Silver in Treasure Island.

The BBC transmitted its first ever live TV pictures from France.

Belgians voted for their king to return from exile.

James Cagney starred in Angels With Dirty Faces. Actor Jon Voight was born.

Sigmund Freud was permitted to live and work in London.

Half of Cardiff was sold for £20 million.

Ben Affleck was born.

Michelangelo’s Pieta was vandalised at St. Peter’s Basilica. T Rex had a UK No 1 single with Metal Guru. Unemployment in the UK exceeded one million.

John Wayne starred in The Searchers.

Tom Hanks was born.

Dean Martin had a UK No.1 single with Memories Are Made Of This.

Health minister RH Turton rejected the idea of a government campaign against smoking.