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25th November – On This Day In History
Born:
1914 Joe DiMaggio (Baseball Hall of Fame)

Died:
2016 Fidel Castro (Revolutionary and leader of Cuba)

On This Day:
1958 Senegal becomes autonomous (within the French Community)

Have a good Sunday, 25th November
11th October – On This Day In History
Born:
1957 Dawn French (actor & comedian – Vicar of Dibley)

Died:
2015 Dean Chance (baseball player)

On This Day:
1972 Panama adopts its constitution

Have a good Thursday, 11th October
5th July – On This Day In History
Born:
1853 Cecil Rhodes (imperialist, businessman, diamond merchant and Prime Minister of the Cape Colony)

Died:
2002 Ted Williams (baseball Hall of Famer – Boston Red Sox)

On This Day:
1811 Venezuela declares independence (from Spain)

Have a good Thursday, 5th July
8th May – On This Day In History
Born:
1926 David Attenborough (naturalist, TV producer and presenter)

Died:
2009 Dom DiMaggio (baseball player)

On This Day:
1963 Dr No (James Bond) is released

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12th March – On This Day In History
Born:
1962 Darryl Strawberry (baseball player)

Died:
1945 Anne Frank (Jewish diarist dies in Belsen concentration camp, aged 15)

On This Day:
1912 Girl Guides are formed

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8th March – On This Day In History
Born:
1977 James Van Der Beek (actor – Dawson’s Creek)

Died:
1999 Joe DiMaggio (baseball player)

On This Day:
1817 The founding of the New York Stock Exchange

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16th August – On This Day In History
Born:
1888 TE Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia, British soldier and diplomat)

Died:
1948 Babe Ruth (legendary baseball player)

On This Day:
1896 Gold first discovered in the Klondike

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5th July – On This Day In History
Born:
1853 Cecil John Rhodes (diamond merchant, businessman, politician and colonialist)

Died:
2002 Ted Williams (baseball Hall of Fame)

On This Day:
1922 First General Election in the Netherlands

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13th March – On This Day In History
Born:
1939 Neil Sedaka (singer / songwriter)

Died:
2015 Al Rosen (baseball player and executive)

On This Day:
1921 Mongolia declares it independence (from China)

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8th March – On This Day In History
Born:
1996 Lorna Fitzgerald (actress)

Died:
1999 Joe DiMaggio (legendary baseball player)

On This Day:
1817 Founding of the New York Stock Exchange

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