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21st April – On This Day In History
Born:
1816 Charlotte Bronte (author of Jayne Eyre)
Died:
1910 Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens, author of Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn etc)
On This Day:
1952 BOAC begins its first passenger service using jet aircraft (London to Rome route)
Have a good Thursday, 21st April
12th April – On This Day In History
Born:
1947 Tom Clancy (author)
Died:
1989 Sugar Ray Robinson (boxer)
On This Day:
1946 Syria gains its independence from France
Have a good Tuesday, 12th April
25th May – On This Day In History
Born:
1927 Robert Ludlum (author)
Died:
1946 Patty Smith Hill (writer of Happy Birthday To You)
On This Day In History:
1915 2nd Battle of Ypres ends (105 000 casualties)
Have a good Monday, 25th May
22nd May – On This Day In History
Born:
1859 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (creator of Sherlock Holmes)
Died:
1885 Victor Hugo (author of “Les Miserables)
On This Day:
1906 Wright Brothers patent an aeroplane
Have a good Friday, 22nd May!
26th April – Today In History
Born:
0121 Antonius Marcus Aurelius (Emperor of Rome, 0161 – 0180)
Died:
1731 Daniel Defoe (author of Robinson Crusoe)
On This Day:
1994 First multi-racial election in South Africa begins
Have a good Sunday, 26th April
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