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On This Day

Births, deaths and events

16th July 2025

Births
1927 Actress and TV announcer, Vanessa Thornton.
1930 Former TV/radio weather presenter, Keith Best.
1936 Former TV presenter, Mary Parkinson.
1938 Former TV news reporter/presenter, Eric Wallace.
1956 TV/radio presenter, Adrian Mills.
1970 Former TV weather presenter, Isobel Lang.
Events
1973 Fred Harris presents Play School (BBC Two) for the first time.
1987 Julia Somerville presents the One o’Clock News (BBC One) for the first time.

Acknowledgements

Research for On This Day in TV History is by Paul R. Jackson.

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