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Birthdays.

Staci Keanan-35
Bjorn Borg-54
Sandra Bernhard-55
Robert Englund-63

1329 - Robert I 'the Bruce', King of Scotland died. He earned a place in Scottish history for his legendary victory over the English at Bannockburn in 1314.

1906 - In Glasgow, Cunard launched the Lusitania - the world's fastest and largest liner.

1939 - King George VI became the first British monarch to visit the United States of America.

1654-Louis XIV is crowned King of France.

1862-The United States and Britain agree to suppress the slave trade.

1995-The long range Boeing 777 enters service with America's United Airlines.

Birthdays

Prince-52
Damien Hirst-45
Anna Kournikova-29

1772 - Robert Stevenson, Scottish engineer, was born. He built Bell Rock lighthouse, the first in Scotland.

1924 - The last sighting of English climber George Mallory - seen 800 feet from the summit of Mount Everest during his third attempt to become the first man to conquer the world's highest mountain.

1987 - New Zealand's Labour government legislates against nuclear weapons and nuclear powered vessels. This makes New Zealand the first and (as of June 2006) only nation to ban these things from its territory.

2001 - Former Prime Minister Tony Blair was elected to a second term in a landslide.

1978-Yachtswoman Naomi James breaks the solo round the world sailing record by two days.

1982-Up to 50 British servicemen are killed in an Argentine air attack on two supply ships in the Falklands.

Birthdays.

Nancy Sinatra-70
Joan Rivers-77
Shilpa Shetty-35

(08-06-2010 15:24 )black knight Wrote: [ -> ]Birthdays.

Nancy Sinatra-70
Joan Rivers-77
Shilpa Shetty-35

Rover-?? (And don't even mention how old l am in dog years)

1623 - British Forces made a treaty with the 'Potomac River tribes' proposing a toast to perpetual friendship. The Indian chief and 200 men then dropped dead from poisoned wine.

1781 - The birth of George Stephenson, locomotive engineer who designed the 'Rocket'.

1898 - An agreement was signed under which Hong Kong was leased to Britain, by China, for a period of 99 years.

1933 - Baird demonstrated high definition television at his Long Acre studio in London, showing the difference between the previous 30-line picture and the new 120-line tubes.

Quote:Rover-?? (And don't even mention how old l am in dog years)

Was it really your birthday yesterday rover? Belated happy birthday-if it was.

Todays Birthays.

Michael J Fox-49
Jonny Depp-47
Natalie Portman-29