1st March
1610 - English mathematician, who introduced the division sign into Britain, John Pell is born.
1928 - Vitamin F is discovered.
1983 - British Leyland launches the Maestro.
1996 - A 3.2 Richter earthquake hits Shropshire.
1998 - 250,000 people march through London to protest at Parliament's bill to ban hunting with dogs.
2001 - Scientists reveal they can genetically modify orange trees to produce fruit within a year of being planted. Normally it takes 20 years.
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