TODAY:
MONDAY JULY 9, 2018
On this day 53 YEARS AGO (1965)
Our front page revealed Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs had escaped from Wandsworth Prison. Biggs fled to Brazil where he lived for nearly 40 years.
62 YEARS AGO (1962)
An earthquake shook the Greek islands of Amorgos and Santorini. It triggered a tsunami which left 53 people dead and 100 hurt.
34 YEARS AGO (1984)
A huge fire devastated parts of York Minister and caused over £2.5million worth of damage after it was struck by lightning.
Birthdays
Actor Tom Hanks is 62. Guitarist Jack
White is 43. Rock singer Courtney Love is 54. Artist David
Hockney is 81. And many happy returns to Mirror readers
Jean Fulford, from Willenhall, West Mids, who is 80 and Alan
Titheridge, from Haslemere, Surrey, who turns 51 today.
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Today’s events
11am Play begins in the fourth round of the mens’ and womens’ singles at Wimbledon.
6pm US music legends James Taylor and Bonnie Raitt perform a concert at Manchester Arena.
6.30pm International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt addresses a reception at Westminster to mark World Population Day.
Today’s giggle
I threw a boomerang a few years ago. I now live in constant fear.