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Mon Aug 08, 2016 6:50 am

1963 - Thieves ambush the Glasgow to Euston mail train and steal 2.6m in used untraceable banknotes. Later to be known as "The great train robbery"

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Tue Aug 09, 2016 7:27 am

1979 - Brighton becomes the first major resort in Britain to agree to set aside part of its seafront to nudists.

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Wed Aug 10, 2016 4:52 am

2003 - Britain records its hottest-ever day with temperatures above 100F,jamming roads and packing beaches across the country.

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Thu Aug 11, 2016 11:40 am

1982 - The notorious East End gangsters Ronnie and Reggie Kray have been allowed out of prison for their mothers funeral.

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Fri Aug 12, 2016 3:25 pm

1964 - A massive manhunt is underway across Britain after one of the gang involved in the Great Train Robbery breaks out of a high-security prison in Birmingham.

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Sat Aug 13, 2016 9:02 am

1985 - A three-year-old boy from Dublin becomes the world's youngest heart and lung transplant patient.

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Sun Aug 14, 2016 10:07 am

1979 - Dozens of yachts are lost and at least three people killed after a freak storm blows during the Fastnet yacht race

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Mon Aug 15, 2016 7:25 am

Allied nations across the globe rejoice on Victory in Japan day that marks the end of World War II.

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Tue Aug 16, 2016 7:33 am

2001 - A former butler to Princess Diana (Paul Burrell) is charged with stealing hundreds of items from the Wales household.

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Wed Aug 17, 2016 7:28 am

1987 - Rudolf Hess, Hitler's former right-hand man, is found dead in Spandau Prison.

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