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3rd November – On This Day In History
Born:
1949 Larry Holmes (boxer)

Died:
1954 Henri Matisse (painter and sculptor)

On This Day:
1918 Poland declares independence (from Russia)

Have a good Saturday, 3rd November
19th September – On This Day In History
Born:
1948 Jeremy Irons (actor – The Lion King)

Died:
2017 Jake LaMotta (boxing champion)

On This Day:
1975 “Fawlty Towers” (with John Cleese) premiers

Have a good Wednesday, 19th September
24th June – On This Day In History
Born:
1895 Jack Dempsey (Heavyweight boxing champion, known as Kid Blackie)

Died:
1712 Simon van der Stel (Governor of The Cape Colony)

On This Day:
1441 Eton College founded by King Henry VI

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3rd June – On This Day In History
Born:
1986 Rafael Nadal (tennis champion)

Died:
2016 Muhammad Ali (heavyweight boxer – real name Cassius Clay)

On This Day:
1959 Singapore adopts its constitution

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31st May – On This Day In History
Born:
1819 Walt Whitman (poet)

Died:
1983 Jack Dempsey (heavyweight boxing champion)

On This Day:
1920 Union of South Africa declares its independence (from Britain)

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16th November – On This Day In History
Born:
1961 Frank Bruno (boxer)

Died:
2006 Milton Friedman (economist)

On This Day:
1907 Oklahoma becomes the 46th State of the USA

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31st August – On This Day In History
Born:
1945 Bob Welch (guitarist & vocalist – Fleetwood Mac)

Died:
1969 Rocky Marciano (heavyweight boxing champ)

On This Day:
1957 Federation of Malaya gains independence (from Britain)

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17th May – On This Day In History
Born:
1956 Sugar Ray Leonard (boxer)

Died:
1694 Johann Michael Bach (composer)

On This Day:
1949 British Government officially recognises the Republic of Ireland

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22nd October – On This Day In History
Born:
1949 Arsene Wenger (Arsenal football manager)

Died:
1917 Bob Fitzsimmons (boxer)

On This Day:
1924 Toastmasters International founded

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