In 1820, Swedish singer Jenny Lind was born.

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From the Telegraph & Argus of October 6, 1975...Proposals for a bus lane in Keighley Road and Manningham Lane have been put forward again by West Yorkshire County Council - provoking an angry retort from Bradford. For the county's announcement came only a day after its representatives had promised to defer the proposal to allow for further talks between county and district.

From the Telegraph & Argus of October 6, 1950...Shipley people who complain they live in a dirty town will find their answer in a film being made by a local man. Tired of remarks that Shipley has no worthwhile beauty spots, Mr J Eric Hall, a sports outfitter, whose hobby is cine-filming, started taking shots to prove the opposite. "People should look around them," said Mr Hall. "Down in Hirst Wood you might think you were in the heart of Gloucestershire, miles from any town."