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Eric Clapton-65
Celine Dion-42

1981-President Ronald Reagan is shot and badly wounded by John Hinckley Jr.

2002-The Queen Mother dies in her sleep at the age of 101.

March 31st.

1889 – The Eiffel Tower is inaugurated

1909 – Construction begins on the RMS Titanic.

1912 – Construction is completed on the RMS Titanic

1953 - Department of Health, Education & Welfare established

1985 – The first WrestleMania, the biggest wrestling event from the WWE, takes place in Madison Square Garden in New York

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Christopher Walken-67
Rhea Pearlman-61
Ewan McGregor-39

1908 The Territorial Army, a force of volunteer soldiers mainly for home defence, was formed in Britain.

1918 The Royal Air Force was formed. It incorporated the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service.

1960 The first weather satellite, TIROS-1, was launched from Cape Canaveral.

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Hannah Spearitt-29
Susan Boyle-49
Clarence Seedorf-34

1957-The BBC airs a spoof documentry about spaghetti crops in Switzerland.

1990-Rioting inmates take over Strangeways Prison,Manchester,in protest at overcrowding.

1999-Britain gets first minimum wage.

April 2nd.


1513 – Juan Ponce de Leon sets foot on Florida, becoming the first European known to do so.


1792 – The Coinage Act is passed establishing the United States Mint


1917 – World War I: President Woodrow Wilson asks the U.S. Congress for a declaration of war on Germany.


1930 – Haile Selassie is proclaimed emperor of Ethiopia

1902-"Electric Theatre" the first full-time movie theatre in the united states opens in Los Angeles,California.

1982-Argentina invades the Falkland Islands.

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Linford Christie-50
Teddy Sheringham-46
Bethany Joy Galeotti-29