It all happened here on the streets of Doncaster, to the people of Donny, these are the historic events that happened here once upon a time in our history:

16th July 1950	Mexborough Darts player Dennis The Menace Priestley was born.
17th July 1946	Doncaster actor Alun Armstrong was born.»
18th July 1978	Actress Kate Baines was born in Doncaster.
18th July 1886	St Wilfred's Church in Cantley reopened after restoration by George Gilbert Scott.
18th July 1849	Doncaster Town Council apply for land at Potteric Carr to be converted to the first communal cemetary.
20th July 1938	Avengers actress Diana Rigg was born.»
22nd July 1998	Doncaster-born Boyd QC actor Michael Dennison passed away in Amersham.»
22nd July 1963	England's most capped female footballer Gillian Coulthard was born in Thorne.»

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