Saturday, 29 January 2011
On This Day - 29th January
1843 - William McKinley born
1880 - W.C. Fields born
1885 - Huddie "Leadbelly" Ledbetter born
1913 - Victor Mature born
1918 - John Forsythe born
1942 - Katharine Ross born
1945 - Tom Selleck born
1950 - Ann Jillian born
1953 - Teresa Teng born
1954 - Oprah Winfrey born
1959 - Dense fog - the worst for seven years - brings road, rail and air transport in many parts of England and Wales to a virtual standstill
1960 - Greg Louganis born
1970 - Heather Graham born
1975 - Sara Gilbert born
1976 - A series of bombs explode in the West End of London during the night - one person, believed to be a taxi driver, has been hurt
1981 - Jonny Lang born
1985 - Oxford University snub Margaret Thatcher by refusing her an Honorary Degree
1987 - The president of the Philippines has put down a rebellion against her government in Manila
1996 - French President Jacques Chirac says France will no longer test nuclear weapons after uproar over Pacific tests
2003 - Solicitor Sally Clark is cleared by the Court of Appeal of murdering her two sons after serving more than three years of a life sentence
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