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1991 Wilfrid Hyde-White, Brits actor (Peyton Place/140+ films), dies at 87
1982 Arthur Lowe, Brits actor (Captain Mainwaring in Dad's army), dies at 66 1982 Harry H Corbett, Brits actor (Steptoe and Son, Jabberwacky), dies at 57 1956 Last of foreign troops leaves Egypt as Brits leave Suez Canal 1939 Peter Duffell, Brits Lieutenant-General/minister of Defense 1928 Ellen A Terry, Brits actress/dir (Imperial Theatre), dies at 81 1919 Edwin C Tubb, Brits sci-fi writer, Earth is Heaven, Earthfall 1915 Battle of Kut-el-Amara: Brits defeat Turks in Mesopotamia 1914 Legendary/unofficial "Christmas Truce" takes place (Brits and Germans) 1914 Morgan Morgan-Giles, Brits Lt admiral/MP 1913 John Grandy, Brits RAF-marshal 1906 Brits Rolls, Royce and Johnson form Rolls Royce Ltd. 1901 Battle at Tweefontein Orange-Free state: Boers surprise attack Brits 1868 Brits defeat King of Abyssinia at Magdala 1846 Battle of Allwal, Brits beat Sikhs in Punjab (India) 1812 Brits storm Badajoz fortress, held by French and Spanish 1777 Americans beat Brits in 2nd Battle of Saratoga and Battle of Bemis Hts 1777 Battle of Bennington-New England's Green Mountain Boys rout Brits |
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