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22nd August – On This Day In History
Born:
1964 Mats Wilander (tennis champion)
Died:
1978 Jomo Kenyatta (first Prime Minister of Kenya)
On This Day:
1485 Battle of Bosworth Field (Richard III defeated by Henry Tudor to end The War Of The Roses)
Have a good Wednesday, 22nd August
4th August – On This Day In History
Born:
1901 Louis Armstrong (jazz musician – trumpeter)
Died:
1875 Hans Christian Andersen (author if fairy tales – The Ugly Duckling)
On This Day:
1984 Republic of Upper Volta changes to become Burkina Faso
Have a good Saturday, 4th August
18th June – On This Day In History
Born:
1942 Paul McCartney (musician and member of The Beatles)
Died:
1928 Roald Amundsen (led first polar expedition to the South Pole)
On This Day:
1953 Egypt proclaimed as a republic
Have a good Monday, 18th June
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17th June – On This Day In History
Born:
1943 Barry Manilow (singer)
Died:
2012 Rodney King (victim of police violence)
On This Day:
1944 Iceland declares independence (from Denmark)
Have a good Sunday, 17th June
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