ü
1809 – Peninsular War: The British
defeat the French at the Battle of La Coruña.
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1939 – The Irish
Republican Army (IRA) begins a bombing and sabotage campaign in England
Wednesday, 16 January 2013
January 16
Births
ü 1245 –
Edmund Crouchback, son of Henry III of
England
ü 1501 –
Anthony Denny, confidant of King Henry VIII of
England
ü 1853 – Gen Sir Ian Hamilton, British military commander
ü 1872 – Edward Gordon
Craig, English actor, producer,
director and scenic designer
ü 1947 – Magdalen Nabb,
British author
ü 1947 – Harvey
Proctor, British politician
ü 1949 – Caroline
Munro, British actress
ü 1961 – Paul Raven, English musician
ü 1962 – Paul Webb,
British musician
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On this day was also born Samuel Dylan Murray Preston (born 16 January 1982), an English singer, who is the lead singer of The Ordinary Boys. He appeared in the reality television show Celebrity Big Brother 4 in 2006, in which he finished fourth. After The Ordinary Boys split in 2008, he embarked on a songwriting career and is now back leading The Ordinary Boys with a revamped lineup on a December 2011 UK tour.
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