FTA-TV First Dates - Part 7

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The hell..

1964 Dana Katherine Scully, American fictional character (The X-Files), born in Annapolis, Maryland

 

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1965 Kristin Davis, American actress (Melrose Place; Sex and the City), born in Boulder, Colorado

 

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1968 Marc Price, American actor (Family Ties - "Skippy"), and stand-up comedian, born in New Jersey

 

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Josh Gad(42 years old)​

1981 American stage (Book of Mormon), screen, and voice (Frozen - "Olaf") actor, born in Hollywood, Florida

 

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Emily Blunt(40 years old)​

1983 English-American actress (The Girl on the Train, The Quiet Place), born in London

 

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Dakota Fanning(29 years old)​

1994 American actress (I Am Sam, Man of Fire), born in Conyers, Georgia

 

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John Keats(1795-1821)​

English Romantic poet (Ode to a Grecian Urn), dies of tuberculosis at 25

 

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Nellie Melba(1861-1931)​

Australian operatic soprano and face of the Australian 100 dollar note, dies at 69

 

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Stan Laurel(1890-1965)​

English comedian (Laurel & Hardy films), dies of a heart attack at 74

 

[HomerThompson]

Last Invasion of Britain*​

1797 The Last Invasion of Britain, launched by the French during the Revolutionary Wars, begins near Fishguard, Wales

* before Australian backpackers

 

[HomerThompson]

1989 Finish ministry of Public health installs sex vacation to thwart stress

Sex Vacation? I thought they closed that place down?

 

[LukeParkerno1]

My head lol

Can’t wait for tomorrow

Tay Tay lol

 

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#Feb24

 

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Last Invasion of Britain​

1797 Colonel William Tate and his force of 1,000-1,500 soldiers surrender after the Last Invasion of Britain (according to legend, to Welsh women in tall black hats, mistaken for elite guards regiment)

 

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Plan of Iguala​

1821 Agustín de Iturbide and Vicente Guerrero agree to the Plan of Iguala, stating that Mexico will become a constitutional monarchy, Roman Catholicism the official religion and that Peninsulares and Creoles will enjoy equal political and social rights

 

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1875 The SS Gothenburg hits the Great Barrier Reef and sinks off the Australian east coast, killing approximately 100, including a number of high profile civil servants and dignitaries

 

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Event of Interest​

1924 Mahatma Gandhi is released from jail

 

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Engagement of Interest​

1981 Britain's Prince Charles announces engagement to Lady Diana Spencer

 

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Knighthood
1998 Elton John is knighted by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace in London

 

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Event of Interest​

2008 Fidel Castro retires as the President of Cuba due to ill health after nearly fifty years

 

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Film & TV History​

2020 Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein found guilty of rape and a criminal sexual act in landmark case that ignited #metoo movement

 

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2020 New York firefighter Daniel Foley, who found his brother's body in ruins of World Trade Center, dies of cancer bringing first responders death toll to 343

 

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Russia Invades Ukraine​

2022 Russian leader Vladimir Putin announces the start of a “special military operation” in Ukraine to "demilitarize" the country moments before Russia launches a full-scale pre-dawn invasion by land, air and sea, with bombings in several cities amid international condemnation [1] [2]

 

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