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1997 Death - Jill Summers, actress (Agatha Coronation Street), dies at 86

1986 Death - Patricia Phoenix, English actress (Coronation Street), dies at 62

1984 Death - Bernard Youens, British actor (Coronation Street), dies at 69

1960 Event - 1st broadcast of "Coronation Street" on British ITV

1953 Death - Arnold Edward Trevor Bax, British composer (Coronation March), dies at 69

1953 Event - Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster Abbey

1952 Event - Alan Freed presents Moondog Coronation Ball at old Cleveland Arena, 25,000 attend 1st rock and roll concert ever

1951 Birthday - John Gosden, born in Sussex, England, racehorse trainer, trained Nannina, winner, 2005 Filles' Mile and 2006 Coronation Stakes, and 2008 Breeders' Cup Classic

1950 Event - Coronation Stone, taken from Scone in Scotland by Edward I in 1296, stolen from Westminster Abbey and smuggled back to Scotland

1949 Event - Prince Rainier III coronation as 30th ruling Prince of Monaco

1934 Event - Coronation of King Leopold III of Belgium

1934 Death - Edward William Elgar, English composer (Coronation Ode), dies at 76

1930 Birthday - Gerry Davis, born in England, science-fiction writer, wrote British television soap operas Coronation Street and United!, script editor for Doctor Who

1924 Birthday - Betty Driver, actress, Coronation St, Pardon the Expression

1914 Birthday - Bernard Youens, British actor, Coronation Street

1910 Birthday - Jill Summers, actress, Agatha Coronation Street

1825 Event - Coronation of French king Charles X the Bourbon

1530 Event - 1st imperial coronation by a Pope, Charles V crowned by Clement V

1189 Event - 30 Jews are mnassacred at King Richard I (lion hearted) coronation

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