TODAY: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2018
On this day
63 YEARS AGO (1955)
We revealed Princess Margaret’s decision not to wed Peter Townsend. Marrying the divorced military man would have meant renouncing all rights to the throne.
96 YEARS AGO (1922)
Turkish republicans, led by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, occupied Constantinople and expelled sultan Mehmed VI, ending seven centuries of Ottoman rule.
48 YEARS AGO (1970)
A fire at the Cinq-Sept nightclub in St Laurent du Pont, France, claimed 142 lives, most of them teenagers. Firefighters claimed the fire exits had been blocked.
Today’s giggle
What do you give a poorly citrus fruit? Lemon aid!
Birthdays
Aussie Wanderlust actress Toni Collette is 46. Texan country singer Lyle Lovett, who was briefly married to Julia Roberts, is 61. South African-born golfing legend Gary Player is 83. Apple CEO Tim Cook is 58. He took over from Steve Jobs in 2011. And many happy returns to Mirror readers Gordon Collinson, of Bolton, who is 69, and Keith Gledhill, of Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancs, who turns 78 today.
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