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History

The Marquess of Bute sold half of the city of Cardiff for £20 million, at that time the biggest-ever British property deal
The Marquess of Bute sold half of the city of Cardiff for £20 million, at that time the biggest-ever British property deal …

David Steel, (Lord Steel of Aikwood), politician and former leader of the Liberal party, born.
David Steel, (Lord Steel of Aikwood), politician and former leader of the Liberal party, born. David Martin Scott Steel, Baron Steel of Aikwood, KT, KBE, PC (born 31 March 1938) is a retired Scottish politician. Elected as Member of Parliament for Roxburgh, Selkirk, and Peebles, followed by Tweeddale, Ettrick, and Lauderdale, he served as the final leader of the Liberal Party, from 1976 to 1988. His tenure spanned the duration of the alliance with the Social Democratic Party, which began in 1981 and concluded with the formation of the Liberal Democrats in 1988. …

Cartoon character Desperate Dan first appeared in the Dandy comic
Cartoon character Desperate Dan first appeared in the Dandy comic Desperate Dan is a wild west character in the now-defunct Scottish comic magazine The Dandy. He made his appearance in the first issue which was dated 4 December 1937 and became the magazine’s mascot. He is apparently the world’s strongest man, able to lift a cow with one hand. The pillow of his (reinforced) bed is filled with building rubble and his beard is so tough he shaves with a blowtorch. …

Ramsay MacDonald, first UK Labour Prime Minister, died aboard Reina del Pacifico
Ramsay MacDonald, first UK Labour Prime Minister, died aboard Reina del Pacifico James Ramsay MacDonald FRS (né James McDonald Ramsay; 12 October 1866 – 9 November 1937) was a Scottish politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, the first who belonged to the Labour Party, leading minority Labour governments for nine months in 1924 and again between 1929 and 1931. From 1931 to 1935, he headed a National Government dominated by the Conservative Party and supported by only a few Labour members. MacDonald was expelled from the Labour Party as a result. …

Ten young men, potato-pickers from Achill Island, die when a bothy catches fire on a farm at Kirkintilloch, Scotland
Ten young men, potato-pickers from Achill Island, die when a bothy catches fire on a farm at Kirkintilloch, Scotland …

The first traffic lights in the Free State are installed at the junction of Merrion Square and Clare Street
The first traffic lights in the Free State are installed at the junction of Merrion Square and Clare Street …

Birth of Donald Dewar, former Secretary of State for Scotland and First Minister in the new Scottish Parliament.
Birth of Donald Dewar, former Secretary of State for Scotland and First Minister in the new Scottish Parliament. …

Dave Allen, born
Dave Allen, born David Tynan O’Mahony (6 July 1936 – 10 March 2005), known professionally as Dave Allen, was an Irish comedian, satirist, and actor. He was best known for his observational comedy. Allen regularly provoked indignation by highlighting political hypocrisy and showing disdain for religious authority. …

999 Emergency Phone
999 Emergency Phone The, 999 emergency telephone service came into operation for police, fire, ambulance and coastguards. …

Sir J M Barrie, author of Peter Pan died.
Sir J M Barrie, author of Peter Pan died. …