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1629 | Charles I of England dissolves Parliament starting the Eleven Years Tyranny in which there was no parliament. |
1801 | The first census was begun in Britain. | 1876 | Alexander Graham Bell makes the first successful telephone call by saying "Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you." | 1880 | Members of the Salvation Army land in the United States and begin operations. | 1957 | Birthday of Terry Holmes International Rugby Star (b. Cardiff) | 1958 | Birthday of Sharon Stone , actress | 1964 | Birthday of Edward, Earl of Wessex | 1969 | Death of Jimmy Wilde Boxer World Flyweight Champion | 1986 | Death of Ray Milland , British actor, (b. 1907 Neath) | 1988 | The Prince of Wales narrowly avoids death on the ski slopes of Switzerland in an avalanche which kills one of his closest friends | 1997 | The Spice Girls, a British all-girl band, made pop music history by becoming the first group to top the charts with every one of their first four singles | 2003 | Welsh rugby was rocked by news that the world famous Swansea RFC was to be put into administration | 2003 | Death of Barry Sheene, motorbike racer, (b. 1950) | |