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1989 Earthquake at Newcastle Australia, 11 die

1981 Start of 1st-class game at Newcastle, NSW vs. Queensland

1981 Bill Hopkins, British composer, music critic, teacher, pianist, studied at Oxford University with Egon Wellesz and Edmund Rubbra, taught at Birmingham University and University of Newcastle upon Tyne

1973 Peter Scott, born in Newcastle, Australia, canoeist 1996 Olympics

1971 Michelle Andrews, born in Newcastle, Australia, field hockey striker 1996 Olympics

1970 Brett Liddle, born in Boksburg, South Afrrica, Canadian Tour golfer, 1993 Newcastle

1965 Rob Whitlock, Newcastle NSW, Australasia golfer

1962 Sherrin Smyers, born in Newcastle, Australia, LPGA golfer, 1995 Youngstown-11th

1956 1st British soccer match at Kunstlicht: Portsmouth vs Newcastle United

1953 Derek Conway, born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, Derek Leslie Conway, politician, Conservative Party, awarded Territorial Decoration, Member of Parliament for Old Bexley and Sidcup

1951 Kevin Keegan, British soccer player/manager, Newcastle United

1948 Bryan "Chas" Changler, Newcastle, rock bassist, Animals

1943 Dave Rowberry, Newcastle, rocker, Animals

1943 Bill Hopkins, born in Prestbury, Cheshire, England, British composer, music critic, teacher, pianist, studied at Oxford University with Egon Wellesz and Edmund Rubbra, taught at Birmingham University and University of Newcastle upon Tyne

1927 Jim De Courcy, cricketer, in Newcastle Australian batsman 1953

1924 Jackie Milburn, English soccer star, Newcastle United

1921 Mick Harvey, cricketer, in Newcastle Brother of Neil Test umpire

1918 Richard Crane, Newcastle, Indiana, actor, Surfside 6

1917 Robert Sterling, Newcastle, Pennsylvania, actor, George Kirby-Adv of Topper

1900 Newcastle Badminton Club, world's oldest, forms in England

1781 George Stephenson, Newcastle England, inventor, RR locomotive

1768 Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st duke of Newcastle, dies at 75

1754 Duke of Newcastle becomes English premier

1724 Duke of Newcastle becomes English minister of Foreign Affairs

1693 Thomas Pelham-Holles 1st duke of Newcastle, English minister of finance

1666 Mary Astell, born in Newcastle, England, English writer and feminist, wrote 'Some Reflections upon Marriage'

1646 English parliament sets king Charles I Newcastle Propositions


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