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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Today in history.

Speaker 2 (00:08):
A day in history being the sixth day of seventeen rules.

Speaker 1 (00:13):
And it was twenty seven years ago. The funeral of Diana,
Princess of Wales was held at Westminster Abbey in London,
with Elton John saying the new version of Candle in
the Wind, which became the second best selling single of
all time. Very very moving ceremony. Hard to believe it
was twenty seven years ago today, And right to the

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famous people having birthdays on our list today. And the
trombonist for the band Blood, Sweat and Tears, David W. Barjeron,
it's his birthday today, Great band, he turns eighty two.
Many happy returns of the day to him. Roger Waters,
co founder of the band Pink Floyd. It's his eighty

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first birthday today, Great Bands. Legendary musician Roger Water is
happy eighty first birthday. The man of ten thousand sound
effects loved him in Police Academy films. Michael Winslow does
all the sound effects. This is at that. It's sixty

(01:24):
five today, Very funny guy. Happy birthday to him from
the band Thin Lizzie. Great band is their drummer, the
late Mark Scott Travis Happy returns of the day to him.
Good band as well. He is sixty three today, it's
three Clamonial. It's Macy Gray's birthday today. American rhythm and

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blues singers the real name's Natalie renee McIntyre. Macy is
fifty seven today, and another American entertainer C. C. Peniston's
for her called finally Ceci Peniston Cecilia Veronica Penderston, to
be exact, is fifty five today. And it's brush actor

(02:09):
Idris Elba's birthday today in the wire he has been
in lots of lots of movies. Actually, twenty eighteen he
was nominated for the Sixiest Man Alive. Happy birthday to
him today, he's fifty two. There we go our day
in history here on gold Sport. This is the country
Sport Breakfast, Good morning,
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