Writing Magazine April 2020

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• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (book 4 in JK Rowling’s
  series) was published on 8 July.
  
  
  • Coldplay released debut album
    Parachutes on 10 July.
  
  
  
  


• Tiger Woods wins the British Open
  Men’s Golf Championship on 23
  July and at 24 becomes the youngest
  person to win all four major golf
  tournaments.


• Actor Margot Robbie was
  born on 2 July.

30 years ago

July 1990

10 years ago July 2010 20 years ago July 2000

• Christopher Nolan’s film Inception
  premieres on 8 July.


• Boyband One Direction form
  during the X Factor on 23 July.

50 years ago

July 1970

• Black Tot Day on 29 July 1970 was the last day that
  sailors in the Royal Navy were issued with a daily tot
  of rum.


• Singer Beck was born on 8 July.


• Actor John Simm and Take That singer
  Jason Orange were born on 10 July.
  
  
  • Filmmaker Christopher Nolan was born on 30 July.
    
    
    • First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon was
      born on 19 July.
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


• Game of Thrones actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau was
  born on 2 July.


• Coldplay released debut album


• Tiger Woods wins the British Open

July and at 24 becomes the youngest

• Filmmaker Christopher Nolan was born on 30 July.


• Black Tot Day on 29 July 1970 was the last day that
  sailors in the Royal Navy were issued with a daily tot
  of rum.


• Singer Beck was born on 8 July.

Jason Orange were born on 10 July.

• Filmmaker Christopher Nolan was born on 30 July.
  
  
  • First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon was • First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon was
    born on 19 July.
  
  
  
  

Game of Thrones

• First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon was

40 years ago

July 1980

• Alexandra Palace burnt down for the second
  time in its history on 10 July 1980. The first
  time was in 1873.
  
  
  • Satirical disaster movie Airplane!
    premiered worldwide on 2 July.
  
  
  
  


• New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern
  was born on 26 July.

40 years ago

July 1980

• Alexandra Palace burnt down for the second
  time in its history on 10 July 1980. The first
  time was in 1873.


• Satirical disaster movie Airplane!
  premiered worldwide on 2 July.


• New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern
  was born on 26 July.


• Alexandra Palace burnt down for the second • Alexandra Palace burnt down for the second
  time in its history on 10 July 1980. The first
  time was in 1873.


• Satirical disaster movie


• To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee was first published on 11 July.


• Etch-a-Sketch drawing toys went on sale on July 12.


• Private Eye editor Ian Hislop was born on 13 July.


• Sirimavo Bandaranaike became the first
  non-hereditary female head of government in modern
  history. She was elected Prime Minister of Sri Lanka on
  21 July.


• Filmmaker Richard Linklater was born on 30 July.

60 years ago July 1960

• Sirimavo Bandaranaike became the first

history. She was elected Prime Minister of Sri Lanka on