1991 Death Wilfrid Hyde-White, Brits actor (Peyton Place/140+ films), dies at 87 1982 Death Arthur Lowe, Brits actor (Captain Mainwaring in Dad's army), dies at 66 1982 Death Harry H Corbett, Brits actor (Steptoe and Son, Jabberwacky), dies at 57 1956 Event Last of foreign troops leaves Egypt as Brits leave Suez Canal 1939 Birthday Peter Duffell, Brits Lieutenant-General/minister of Defense 1928 Death Ellen A Terry, Brits actress/dir (Imperial Theatre), dies at 81 1919 Birthday Edwin C Tubb, Brits sci-fi writer, Earth is Heaven, Earthfall 1915 Event Battle of Kut-el-Amara: Brits defeat Turks in Mesopotamia 1914 Event Legendary/unofficial "Christmas Truce" takes place (Brits and Germans) 1914 Birthday Morgan Morgan-Giles, Brits Lt admiral/MP 1913 Birthday John Grandy, Brits RAF-marshal 1906 Event Brits Rolls, Royce and Johnson form Rolls Royce Ltd. 1901 Event Battle at Tweefontein Orange-Free state: Boers surprise attack Brits 1868 Event Brits defeat King of Abyssinia at Magdala 1846 Event Battle of Allwal, Brits beat Sikhs in Punjab (India) 1812 Event Brits storm Badajoz fortress, held by French and Spanish 1777 Event Americans beat Brits in 2nd Battle of Saratoga and Battle of Bemis Hts 1777 Event Battle of Bennington-New England's Green Mountain Boys rout Brits
