On This Day: May 16, 2008

Birthdays:

1905	Henry Fonda, American oscar winning film actor
1919	Liberace. American piano playing entertainer
1936	Roy Hudd, English comedian
1952	Pierce Brosnan, Actor; chosen to be the new 'James Bond'
1955	Debra Winger, American film actress
1966	Janet Jackson, American singer

Events:

1770	The Dauphin of France and Marie Antoinette were married
1804	Napoleon was declared Emperor of France
1920	Switzerland joined the League of Nations
1929	The first ever Academy Awards (Oscars) were held
1943	The famous RAF 'dambusters' raid took place
1963	The US astronaut Gordon Cooper made 22 orbits of the Earth
1966	British seamen went on strike
1979	LEA's no longer had to run schools along Comprehensive lines
1983	The London police began using wheel clamps on illegally parked cars
1985	Sinn Fein won its first seats in the Northern Ireland local elections

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