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Lord Lucan, infamous for disappearing after murder, is born

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A stock photograph of Eton College, Windsor, UK, where Lord Lucan attended.
Image: Shutterstock.com | Above: A stock photograph of Eton College, Windsor, UK, where Lord Lucan attended.

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The aristocracy welcomed their latest addition on this day. The Lucan family had a noteworthy ancestor, the Earl of Lucan, who had ordered the disastrous Charge of the Light Brigade.

That man had come back to face the fallout over the massacre but his descendant would not be so honourable...