Peterborough UK
17:27 on Thursday
2 September 2010

Today in History

Born this day:

1925	Russ Conway, Popular pianist of the 50's
1938	Glyn Worsnip , Radio and TV journalist
1938	Michael Hastings, Playwright
1943	Joe Simon, Soul singer
1943	Rosalind Ashford, Of the group 'Martha And The Vandellas'
1952	Jimmy Connors, American tennis player
1965	Lennox Lewis, European & Commonwealth heavyweight champion

It happened this day:

1666	A fire in a bakery in Pudding Lane, spread to engulf 13,000 buildings; 'The Great Fire of London'
1910	Henri Rousseau, the French painter, died
1914	The Ottoman Empire began a general mobilisation
1945	On board the aircraft carrier 'Missouri', in Tokyo Bay, General Douglas MacArthur accepted the Japanese surrender
1973	J.R Tolkien, author of the popular 'Lord of the Rings', died
1980	John Arlott the BBC cricketing commentator retired, after 35 years of broadcasting
1992	A tidal wave in Nicaragua killed 56 people and made thousands homeless

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