Peterborough UK
04:24 on Tuesday
13 May 2008

Today in History

Born this day:

1265	Dante Alighieri, Italian poet
1842	Arthur Sullivan, English composer
1907	Daphne du Maurier, English novelist
1914	Joe Louis, US boxer & World Heavyweight Champion
1950	Stevie Wonder, American singer

It happened this day:

1607	There were widespread riots in England against the enclosure of common land
1846	The United States declared war on Mexico
1927	'Black Friday' in Germany; the day when the economic collapse of Germany began
1944	Hitler gave permission for German forces to withdraw from the USSR
1961	Gary Cooper, the famous Hollywood actor, died
1977	The eleven day stike in Ulster ended
1981	Pope John Paul II was shot and wounded
1987	Sevral sailing ships left Portsmouth, re-enacting the first voyage to Botany Bay

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