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On The 27th August 1979, Lord Louis Mountbatten was killed when Irish Republican Army (IRA) terrorists detonated a 50-pound bomb hidden on his fishing vessel Shadow V.

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On the 27th of August 1967, Brian Epstein, manager of the Beatles, was found dead from an accidental drug overdose in his Sussex home.

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AdmiralAdama said:
August 30 - 1996 - An expedition to raise part of the Titanic failed when the nylon lines being used to raise part of the hull snapped.

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The piece was successfully raised the following year.
 

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31 August - Princess Diana died in Paris on this day in 1997 and in 1989 her sister in law Princess Anne separated from her husband Captain Mark Phillips.
 
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followthesapper said:
31 August - Princess Diana died in Paris on this day in 1997 and in 1989 her sister in law Princess Anne separated from her husband Captain Mark Phillips.

I was in Paris that night.

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KevinJS said:
I was in Paris that night.

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Oh boy Kevin, you were in the thick of it then.....that was a dreadful night though....

one of those times you always remember what you were doing when the news broke.
 

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followthesapper said:
31 August - Princess Diana died in Paris on this day in 1997 and in 1989 her sister in law Princess Anne separated from her husband Captain Mark Phillips.

Thanks for flagging this, followthesapper. I learnt of her death while out on a club run. Wouldn't she be proud of her sons. Harris antics would amuse her no end in private.

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Richard Brown said:
Thanks for flagging this, followthesapper. I learnt of her death while put on a club run. Wouldn't she be proud of her sons. Harris antics would amuse her no end in private.

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Oh yes she would be so so proud of them.....and Harry's antics sure would make her smile and cringe at times and laugh her head off! :D
 

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