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1950: Puppets Andy Pandy, Teddy and Looby Loo first appeared on BBC Television. The episodes were repeated for more than 25 years, until the film began to wear out, and Andy waved his last goodbye from the basket.
1951: Composer Arnold Schoenberg died in Los Angeles. As he was born on September 13, 1874, and was superstitious, he always said he would die on his 76th birthday because seven plus six equalled 13. He died on Friday 13 July 1951, at 13 minutes to midnight, in his 76th year.See the full content of this document
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1953: Hilaire Belloc, writer of many talents, died. He had written his own epitaph, which read: "When...
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