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6th March. Past Years.

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Frederick

Frederick Report 6 Mar 2010 12:39

6th March. 1900.

London, "Baby-farmer" Ada Williams is hanged at Newgate prison
for murdering a 19-month old girl.

6th March. 1902.

London. Army order gives soldiers the right to wear
spectacles on or off duty.

F.

Alko

Alko Report 6 Mar 2010 12:41

6th March 1987

My eldest daughter was born

Frederick

Frederick Report 6 Mar 2010 12:54

Hi alko, Wish her a Happy Birthday from all of us on here. F.

Alko

Alko Report 6 Mar 2010 12:55

Thank you thats kind xx

Sally

Sally Report 6 Mar 2010 13:14

Hi Frederick, I remember watching a programme on Sky featuring this Ada lady.......advertised herself as a carer for babies, then took them in, took the money and the babies were not heard of again........she killed quite a few.......monsterous woman.....

.....and a happy birthday to your daughter Alko.....

Crystalcat

Crystalcat Report 6 Mar 2010 16:40

6th March 1987 The Herald of Free Enterprise capsized at Zeebrugge Belguim,was living in Dover at the time and will never forget it.

Alko

Alko Report 6 Mar 2010 16:47

Crystalcat i got the newspaper from that day still, how sad and in our local cememtry we have a triple grave of two sisters and the eldest girls Fiance, so sad, xxx

Supersleuth

Supersleuth Report 6 Mar 2010 16:48

That was an awful tragedy - so avoidable.