On this day......
Thursday, November 05, 2009, 07:00
1932: Arsenal manager Herbert Chapman persuaded London Transport to change the name of the proposed new underground station close to Highbury from Gillespie Road to Arsenal.
1971: Her Royal Highness Princess Anne was voted Sportswoman of the Year by the British Sportswriters Association, following her win on Doublet in the European Three-Day Event at Burghley.
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