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20th November 1995

In that famous Panorama interview with Martin Bashir, Princess Di admitted to an affair with James Hewitt. She also said about there were three of us in the marriage referring to Charles's relationship with Camilla Parker Bowles

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21st November 1980

An estimated 83 million American viewers tuned in to find out who shot J.R. Ewing on the soap opera Dallas.

Kristin did the deed.

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22nd November 1995

Britain's most prolific female serial killer, Rosemary West, is sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of 10 young women and girls.

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24th November 1991

Queen's Freddie Mercury died from AIDS aged 45.

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I can't believe it's that long ago.

What a huge loss to the music world it was.
Still miss him. :cry:

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26th November 1983

Britain's biggest ever robbery took place with £25m worth of gold bullion being stolen from the Brinks Mat warehouse near Heathrow Airport.

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27th November 1990

John Major took over from Margaret Thatcher as leader of the Conservative Party and became Britain's new pime minister.

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30th November 1995

Bill Clinton becomes the first serving US President to visit Northern Ireland.

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1st December 1976

The Sex Pistols infamously appeared on the Today Programme with Bill Grundy. Johnny Rotten swears and Steve Jones refers to Grundy as a dirty b and f

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2nd December 1995

Rogue trader Nick Leeson was jailed for 6 1/2 years his part in the fraud that brought down Britain's oldest merchant bank Barings

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3rd December 1984

Hundreds were killed in Bhopal India, following a chemical leak from the American-owned Union Carbide Pesticide Plant.

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8th December 1980

John Lennon was shot dead by Mark Chapman, outside his apartment block in Manhatten.

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25th December

Uk No 1 singles 1970 to 1999

1970 Dave Edmunds I Hear You Knocking
1971 Benny Hill Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West)
1972 Little Jimmy Osmond Long Haired Lover From Liverpool
1973 Slade Merry Xmas Everybody
1974 Mud Lonely This Christmas
1975 Queen Bohemian Rhapsody
1976 Johnny Mathis When A Child Is Born (Soleado)
1977 Wings Mull of Kintyre
1978 Boney M Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord
1979 Pink Floyd Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)
1980 St Winifred's School Choir There's No-one Quite Like Grandma
1981 The Human League Don't You Want Me
1982 Renée and Renato Save Your Love
1983 The Flying Pickets Only You
1984 Band Aid Do They Know It's Christmas?
1985 Shakin' Stevens Merry Christmas Everyone
1986 Jackie Wilson Reet Petite
1987 Pet Shop Boys Always on My Mind
1988 Cliff Richard Mistletoe and Wine
1989 Band Aid II Do They Know It's Christmas?
1990 Cliff Richard Saviour's Day
1991 Queen Bohemian Rhapsody / These Are the Days of Our Lives
1992 Whitney Houston I Will Always Love You
1993 Mr Blobby Mr Blobby
1994 East 17 Stay Another Day
1995 Michael Jackson Earth Song
1996 Spice Girls 2 Become 1
1997 Spice Girls Too Much
1998 Spice Girls Goodbye
1999 Westlife I Have A Dream / Seasons in the Sun

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27th December 1977

Thousands of people flocked to cinemas as Star Wars went on general release in the UK

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1st January 1995

Serial killer Fred West hung himself at Winson Green prison near Birmingham