30 October 1979. Engineer and inventor Barnes Wallis died (aged 92). He invented the famous “bouncing bomb” used by RAF in the famous Dambuster Raids over Germany in 1943. In the 1955 film, The Dam Busters, Wallis was played by Michael Redgrave.

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30 October 2005. The completely rebuilt Dresden Frauenkirche (destroyed in the firebombing of Dresden in February 1945), was fully reconsecrated after a 13 year building project.

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30 October 1974. Muhammad Ali beat George Foreman by a knockout in the 8th Round to regain the World Heavyweight Championship in the famous“Rumble in the Jungle” in Zaire. Before the fight Foreman was seen as unbeatable. It was Ali’s greatest triumph.

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30 October 2020. Norbert (“Nobby”) Stiles died (aged 78). He played 311 league games for Man Utd, scoring 17 goals from 1960 to 1971. He played 28 times for England. He was a member of the 1966 England World Cup winning team and played in every England game during the tournament.

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UK No.1 on this day in 1963: Gerry & The Pacemakers - You'll Never Walk Alone youtu.be/QOXwzvk1WTc?si… via @YouTube

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