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1993 Event - Croupier of casino in Bristol England, shoots a 4, a record 8 times

1973 Birthday - Caroline Hall, Bristol England, golfer, Curtis Cup 1992

1969 Event - Concorde jetliner's 1st test flight from Bristol England

1966 Birthday - Chryssandra Hines, Bristol Conn, team handball wing 1996 Olympics

1966 Birthday - Trish Johnson, Bristol England, LPGA golfer, 1993 Las Vegas

1965 Birthday - Damien Hirst, born in Bristol, England, artist, richest living artist to date, 'For the Love of God' a diamond-encrusted scull sculpture, sold for 50 million pounds in 2007

1964 Birthday - Karen Josephson, Bristol, Connecticut, synchronized swimmer 1992 Olympics gold

1964 Birthday - Sarah Josephson, Bristol, Connecticut, synchronized swimmer 1992 Olympics gold

1963 Birthday - Lauren Holly, born in Bristol, Pennsylvania, actress 'Picket Fences' and 'NCIS'

1963 Birthday - John Elliot, Bristol CT, Nike golfer, 1994 NIKE Miss Gulf Coast

1961 Birthday - Keren Jane Woodward, born in Bristol, England, rock vocalist, Bananarama-Venus

1960 Birthday - Jo Durie, born in Bristol, England, professional tennis player, tennis commentator, ranked 5th in the World, winner of two Grand Slam titles

1957 Birthday - Daniel W. Bursch, born in Bristol, Pennsylvania, Lieutenant Commander USN/Astronaut, STS-51, 68, 77

1954 Birthday - 7th marquess of Bristol, English large landowner/multi-millionaire

1952 Event - Minor-league Bristol pitcher Ron Necciai strikes out 27 in 9-innings

1952 Event - Ron Necciai of Pitts Pirate's Bristol Twins Class D farm team, strikes out 27, as he no-hits Welch Minors, 4 Minors do reach base

1945 Birthday - Richard Ottaway, born in Bristol, England, Richard Geoffrey James Ottaway, politician, Conservative Party, attended Brittania Royal Naval College in Dartmouth, Member of Parliament for Croydon South

1945 Birthday - Ian White, born in South Bristol, United Kingdom, studied law, Member of the European Parliament in Wandsdyke

1944 Event - 91 German bombers harass Bristol

1943 Event - U.S. 1st Army establishes headquarter in Bristol

1942 Birthday - Len Barry, Leonard Borisoff, Philadelphia, rocker, Bristol Stomp

1942 Birthday - Lynn Farleigh, Bristol England, actress, Lovers of Their Time

1941 Birthday - Wayne Hussey, born in Bristol, England, guitarist, The Sisters of Mercy, lead singer, The Mission, rocker, plays Line 6 Variax 500, Gretsch White Falcon

1940 Birthday - Gordon J. Humphrey, born in Bristol, Connecticut, Senator-R-New Hampshire, 1979 - 1990

1940 Event - Luftwaffe bombs Bristol Aeroplane Company

1940 Birthday - Gary Burghoff, Bristol CT, actor, Radar-M*A*S*H

1933 Birthday - Dave Bristol, American Celebrity

1931 Birthday - Robert Stephens, Bristol England, actor, Uncle Kurt-Holocaust

1923 Event - Harbor strike in Hull/Grimsby/Cardiff/Bristol over to London

1919 Birthday - Tennessee Ernie Ford, Bristol, Tennessee, country vocalist/actor, pea picker

1909 Event - Middlesex beat Gloucs (Bristol) by Inn and 31 in a single day

1909 Event - Bristol University granted Royal Charter

1908 Birthday - Michael Redgrave, Bristol Eng, actor, Browning Version, Lady Vanishes

1907 Birthday - Christopher Fry, Bristol England, playwright, Ring Around the Moon

1900 Birthday - David Wynne, born in Penderyn, Wales, composer, studied at University of Wales, Cardiff, University of Bristol, Head of Music, Lewis School Pengam, professor of composition, Cardiff College of Music and Drama

1895 Event - W G Grace completes his 100th 100 vs. Somerset at Bristol

1887 Birthday - Malcolm Keen, Bristol England, actor, Uncle Chris-Mama

1845 Event - Bristol man, Henry Jones, patents self-raising flour

1838 Event - Steamship "Great Western" maiden voyage (Bristol England to New York City)

1824 Birthday - Samuel Plimsoll, Bristol England, inventor, Plimsoll line for ships

1821 Birthday - Elizabeth Blackwell, Bristol England, 1st woman physician

1766 Birthday - Samuel Wesley, Bristol England, composer/organist, Exultate Deo

1703 Event - Bristol England damaged by hurricane, Royal Navy loses 15 warships

1645 Event - Thomas Fairfax' New Model-army occupies Bristol

1497 Event - John Cabot returns to Bristol from North-America

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