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  1. 16-03-2026, 23:51 #1
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    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.

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    Pattie Boyd?
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    'Something'

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Something_(Beatles_song)
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    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 View Post
    'Something'

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Something_(Beatles_song)
    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.

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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.
    I just dropped in, to see what condition my condition was in

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