As today is my Dad's birthday, I am going to present a special delve into the archives for you.
1599: Oliver Cromwell, English politician and future Lord Protector of England is born in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire.
1839: Construction begins on the Suez Canal in Egypt
1915: The Battle of Gallipoli begins in Turkey between Allied forces and Turkey.
1933: Robert Thomson, Baker and my Dad is born in Macduff, Scotland.
1940: Al Pacino, US Oscar winning actor is born in Manhattan, New York.
1947: Dutch football legend, Johan Cruyff is born in Amsterdam.
1958: Derek Dick, AKA Fish, the former lead singer of UK prog-rock band Marillion is born in Dalkieth, Scotland.
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