July 4th – Birthdays and Events

1990 – Footballer Paul Gascoigne’s booking, (that would have excluded him from the World Cup Final, had England got there), resulted in the famous on pitch crying scenes from Gascoigne.

July 3rd – Birthdays and Events

1954 – The end of food rationing in Britain – almost 9 years after the end of World War II. Smithfield Meat Market in London opened at midnight instead of 6am to cope with the demand for beef.

July 2nd – Birthdays and Events

1987 – Moors murderer Ian Brady offered to assist police searches of Saddleworth Moor for the first time since his conviction.

July 1st – Birthdays and Events

1916 – The Battle of Somme began. The British Empire and France went to war against the German Empire during World War I.