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Josette Simon (born 1959 or 1960) is a British actor. She trained at theCentral School of Speech and Drama in London and played the part ofDayna Mellanby in the third and fourth series of thescience-fiction television seriesBlake's 7 from 1980 to 1981. She was the first black woman in aRoyal Shakespeare Company (RSC) play when she appeared inSalvation Now in 1982, and has been at the forefront ofcolour-blind casting, playing roles traditionally taken by white actors, including Maggie, a character who is thought to be based onMarilyn Monroe, inArthur Miller'sAfter the Fall in 1990. Simon's first leading role at the RSC, the first principal part filled by a black woman for the company, was as Rosaline, inLove's Labour's Lost in 1984. Simon has won theEvening Standard's Best Actress award, aCritics' Circle Theatre Award,Plays and Players Critic Awards, and two film festival awards. She was appointedOfficer of the Order of the British Empire in 2000 for services to drama. (Full article...)

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January 14:Ratification Day in the United States (1784)

Poster for the premiere ofTosca

1301 –King Andrew III died without any male heirs, ending theÁrpád dynasty, which had ruled Hungary since the late 9th century.
1900 –Giacomo Puccini's operaTosca(poster pictured), based on the playLa Tosca by French dramatistVictorien Sardou, premiered at theTeatro Costanzi in Rome.
1960 – TheReserve Bank of Australia, the country'scentral bank and banknote-issuing authority, was established.
1970 – The self-proclaimedRepublic of Biafra in southeastern Nigeria surrendered to the federal government less than three years after declaring independence, ending theNigerian Civil War.
2018 – In the "Minneapolis Miracle", American football playerStefon Diggs caught a 61-yard (56 m)touchdown pass that secured theMinnesota Vikings' victory in theNational Football Conference divisional playoff game.

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Nigeen Lake is a mildlyeutrophic lake located inSrinagar, in Indian-administeredJammu and Kashmir. It is sometimes considered to be a part ofDal Lake and is connected to it via a narrow strait. Thispanoramic photograph shows the west bank of Nigeen Lake, withhouseboats lining the shore.Hari Parbat, a hill overlooking Srinagar, is visible to the left of centre, and the snow-cappedPir Panjal Range can be seen in the distance.

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