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On this day in Jersey...

• Author and actor Anthony Faramus is born
  Anthony Faramus, who became an author and actor, was working as a hairdresser in St Helier when arrested early in the occupation.
• Jersey power station opens for business
  The Jersey Electricity Company was established in St Helier in April 1924 and, in July the following year, it opened its first power station.
• Author Jack Higgins is born
  Jack Higgins was born Henry Patterson, on 27 July 1929. He is best known for his 1975 thriller, The Eagle Has Landed.