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A 'Today in
Basildon's History' featuring an assortment of historical dates and trivia relating to Basildon, Laindon, Langdon Hills, Dunton,
Vange, Pitsea and Nevendon can be found on the above link.
Basildon - This Day in History
The date today is Tuesday, March 21, 2023
1998Australian cricket team suffers its worst defeat in 60 years, beaten by an innings and 219 runs by India in Calcutta
1997World Ice Dance won by Oksana Grishuk & Evgeny Platov (Russia)
1994Dudley Moore arrested for hitting girlfriend
1993South Africa White Wolves kill 5 year old black girl
1990"Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" opens at Eugene O'Neill NYC for 149 performances
1986199.22 million shares traded in New York Stock Exchange