25 years ago: Bus services throughout the Bradford district were disrupted when inspectors walked out following a dispute with the management.
50 years ago: Fifteen people were injured in road accidents in Bradford that weekend, including the notorious junction of Huddersfield Road and the Leeds-Whitehill Road.
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1759: Robert Burns, Scotland's national poet, was born in Alloway, Ayrshire.
1938: The aurora borealis (northern lights) were seen as far south as London's West End and throughout western Europe due to intense sunspot activity.
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