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Today in History
16 March 1660
England's Long Parliment was dissolved after sitting for 20 years.
16 March 1802
The US Military Academy at West Point was established.
16 March 1872
Wanderers beat Royal Engineers 1 - 0 in the first FA Cup final.
16 March 1888
Emile Roger of Paris made the first recorded purchase of a manufactured motor car: a Benz.
16 March 1900
Sir Arthur Evans uncovered the ancient city of Knossos, Crete.
16 March 1935
Adolf Hitler broke the Treaty of Versailles by ordering German rearmament.
16 March 1953
Josef Tito of Yugoslavia became the first Communist head of state to visit Britain.
16 March 1976
Prime minister Harold Wilson resigned.
16 March 2020
Global stocks took a record plunge amid Covid concerns.
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So who's this then?
Born 17th March 1944, 82 today, so looks a bit different now. But in her younger years she was really Something.
https://www.rollingstone.com/wp-cont...0&h=906&crop=1
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:D I knew you'd know! Bit of a looker in her day. I'll try to find a harder one next time :)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
Macca
Ah, you picked up on my super-subtle clue then.
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Thought it was Felicity Kendal at first - same eyes.
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Ok, here's another one, born 17th March 1942. Looks like a proper wrong 'un to me. Just as well he's dead.
https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standar...10826.jpg.webp
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John Wayne Gacy - serial killer.
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You guys are such clever-clogs, if it weren't for the row of numbers I might have guessed Stan Ogden.
