Wednesday, 23 March 2011

On This Day - 23rd March


1904 - Joan Crawford born
1910 - Akira Kurosawa born
1912 - Wernher Von Braun born
1923 - Doc Watson born
1929 - Roger Bannister born
1953 - Chaka Khan born
1976 - Keri Russell born
1977 - The Labour government survives a vote of "no confidence" in the House of Commons thanks to support from the Liberals.
1981 - The government bans all animal transport to contain an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease.

1983 - President Reagan unveils plans to combat nuclear war in space.
1987 - More than 30 people are injured in a car bomb explosion at the UK Army headquarters in Rheindahlen, West Germany.
1990 - Princess Eugenie born
1991 - Failing public service providers will be forced to offer customers cash refunds or face government budget cuts, the Prime Minister announces.

2011 - Movie icon Elizabeth Taylor dies aged 79.

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