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Richard Dawkins-69,controversial boffin.

Steven Tyler-62,Aerosmith's lead singer.

1839-The first Henley Royal Regatta is held.

1976-Queen Elizabeth II sent out the first royal email,from the Royal Signals and Radar Establishment.

March 27th events.

1625 – Charles I becomes King of England, Scotland and Ireland as well as claiming the title King of France.

1854 – Crimean War: The United Kingdom declares war on Russia.

1964 – The Good Friday Earthquake, the most powerful earthquake in U.S. history at a magnitude of 9.2 strikes South Central Alaska, killing 125 people and inflicting massive damage to the city of Anchorage.

1899 - Italian inventor Marconi achieved the first international radio transmission (a Morse Code message) between England and France.

1964 - Six months after the ‘Great Train Robbery’ in Buckinghamshire, 20 of the gang were still at large, but the ten who were arrested were found guilty of stealing more than £2.6m from mailbags. They included Ronnie Biggs. Sentences totalled 307 years in jail.

1966 - The stolen football world cup was found in south London by a dog called Pickles whilst it was out for a walk with its owner.

March 28th events.

1866 - 1st ambulance goes into service

1885 - US Salvation Army officially organized

1957 - 1st National Curling Championship held


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However i found this website http://www.historyorb.com/
It's very detailed and has alot of infomation on famous events, landmarks, birthdays etc. Very helpful site if your interested in history and stuff, like i am.

2001-American rapper and record producer puff daddy told MTV that he now wanted to be known as p diddy.he then dropped the p in 2005 and is now called simply diddy.

March 29th.

1871 – The Royal Albert Hall is opened by Queen Victoria.

1879 – Anglo-Zulu War: Battle of Kambula: British forces defeat 20,000 Zulus.

1974 – NASA's Mariner 10 becomes the first spaceprobe to fly by Mercury. It was launched on November 3, 1973

2008 – 35 Countries & over 370 cities join Earth Hour for the first time

1461-Battle of Towton in the Wars of the Roses.

1886-Dr John Pemberton brews the fiest batch of Coca-Cola in Atlanta, Georgia.

1971- A Jury in Los Angelas recommends the death penalty for Charles Manson and three female followers.

Birthdays.

Elle Macpherson-47,Australian Supermodel,and still very sexy.

Eric Idle-67,Monty Python.....say no more.

John Major-67,Former Prime Minister.

1853 Vincent Van Gogh was born

1858 Hyman L. Lipman of Philadelphia patented the pencil.

1867 The U.S. purchased Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million dollars.

1930 Rolf Harris was born

1987 Vincent Van Gogh's "Sunflowers" was bought for $39.85 million.