Fuchsia pink Bonita was home to bossa nova legend Tom Jobim from 1962 to 1965.

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About three minutes down the street from the Kapoor's mansion, through a tiny alleyway, lies the rotting home of another Bollywood legend from the 1950s and 1960s, Dilip Kumar.

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Leigh's visit also allowed the home fans to welcome Bulls legend Robbie Paul back to Odsal for possibly the last time as a player.

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The black-shirted hordes have long held a special fascination for England fans and when the Invincibles returned home unbeaten in 1925 their legend was secured for all time.

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It only makes sense that the basketball legend should own a home there as well.

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Jazz legend Pat Metheny took home his 20th Grammy out of 36 nominated.

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Lampard, who is one short of the all-time Chelsea career goal tally by former legend Bobby Tambling, struck home a penalty after Leon Britton had fouled Juan Mata.

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The only way to get closer to James Bond's world, I thought, would be to drink it in, which is what I did at a hotel bar a couple of blocks away that legend purports to be the home the famously "shaken, not stirred" Vesper martini.

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The home side started brightly, perhaps boosted by the news that club legend Henrik Larsson was watching from the stands, but could not carve out a clear chance in the opening minutes despite their pressure.

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Yet when, in 1988, Sapieha revisited his childhood home, now in Belarus, he discovered that no identifiable trace of their rambling mansion had survived, but the legend of the English lady who every week arranged flowers at the local church thrives among a population largely ignorant of formal history.

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