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David Jones Welsh poet and artist died.
David Jones Welsh poet and artist died. David Michael Jones was born on November 01, 1895, at Brockley in Kent, England. His childhood was spent sketching animals and illustations from boys magazines and Old Royal Academy catalogues. Some of these sketches, most notably the Dancing Bear of …

House of Commons passed the Bill abolishing the death penalty for murder.
House of Commons passed the Bill abolishing the death penalty for murder. …

Journalist and novelist Cliff Hanley (Dancing in the Streets etc) born in Glasgow.
Journalist and novelist Cliff Hanley (Dancing in the Streets etc) born in Glasgow. …

Birth in Dublin of Sir Francis Bacon, painter
Birth in Dublin of Sir Francis Bacon, painter …

John Harold Hewitt, poet who wrote the Glens of Antrim, is born
John Harold Hewitt, poet who wrote the Glens of Antrim, is born …

Dr Henry Faulds, a Scots medical missionary working in Japan, published a letter in Nature which gave the first evidence that fingerprints could be used as proof of guilt or innocence in legal cases.
Dr Henry Faulds, a Scots medical missionary working in Japan, published a letter in Nature which gave the first evidence that fingerprints could be used as proof of guilt or innocence in legal cases. …

Death of William Howard Glover, composer and music critic
Death of William Howard Glover, composer and music critic …

Birth of Robert Liston in Linlithgow who was to carry out the first operation in Britain with the aid of an anesthetic.
Birth of Robert Liston in Linlithgow who was to carry out the first operation in Britain with the aid of an anesthetic. …

Edward Moore, 5th Earl of Drogheda and former MP for Dunleer, drowns with his son Edward, chaplain to the House of Commons, en route from England to Dublin
Edward Moore, 5th Earl of Drogheda and former MP for Dunleer, drowns with his son Edward, chaplain to the House of Commons, en route from England to Dublin …

Birth of Nicholas Brad, Anglican clergyman and poet, in Bandon, Co. Cork
Birth of Nicholas Brad, Anglican clergyman and poet, in Bandon, Co. Cork …