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22nd October – On This Day In History
Born:
1938 Christopher Lloyd (actor – Back To The Future)
Died:
2009 Soupy Sales (comedian and TV personality)
On This Day:
1924 Toastmasters International is founded
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20th October – On This Day In History
Born:
1632 Christopher Wren (architect – St Paul’s Cathedral)
Died:
1994 Burt Lancaster (actor)
On This Day:
1972 John Betjeman becomes Britain’s Poet Laureate
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19th October – On This Day In History
Born:
1940 Michael Gambon (actor – Dumbledore)
Died:
1745 Jonathan Swift (author – Gulliver’s Travels)
On This Day:
1872 Largest gold nugget ever found discovered in Australia (Holtermann Nugget, 270 kg)
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14th October – On This Day In History
Born:
1639 Simon van der Stel (Dutch Governor of the Cape Colony)
Died:
1977 Bing Crosby (singer and actor)
On This Day:
1926 “Winnie The Pooh” (AA Milne) published
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11th October – On This Day In History
Born:
1957 Dawn French (comedian – Vicar of Dibley)
Died:
1985 Tex Williams (country – western singer)
On This Day:
1972 Panama adopts its constitution
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10th October – On This Day In History
Born:
1813 Guiseppe Verdi (opera composer)
Died:
1985 Orson Wells (actor & director – War Of The Worlds)
On This Day:
1970 Fiji gains independence (from Britain)
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5th October – On This Day In History
Born:
1951 Bob Geldof (musician and activist)
Died:
2004 Rodney Dangerfield (comedian and actor)
On This Day:
1962 “Dr. No”, the first James Bond film, premiers (in London)
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4th October – On This Day In History
Born:
1923 Charlton Heston (actor)
Died:
1669 Rembrandt van Rijn (artist)
On This Day:
1824 Mexico becomes a republic
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30th September – On This Day In History
Born:
1980 Martina Hingis (tennis champion)
Died:
1955 James Dean (actor)
On This Day:
1898 City of New York established
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29th September – On This Day In History
Born:
1758 Horatio Nelson (British admiral, hero of Trafalgar)
Died:
2010 Tony Curtis (actor)
On This Day:
1966 Botswana gains independence (was British, called Bechuanaland)
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