China
9th June – On This Day In History
Born:
1672 Peter The Great, Tsar of Russia
Died:
1870 Charles Dickens (classic author)
On This Day:
1898 China leases Hong Kong to Britain for a period of 99 years
Have a good Friday, 9th June
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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)
Have a good Monday, 13th March
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7th November – On This Day In History
Born:
1879 Leon Trotsky (Russian revolutionary)
Died:
1980 Steve McQueen (actor)
On This Day:
1931 The People’s Republic of China proclaimed
Have a good Monday, 7th November
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28th September – On This Day In History
Born:
551 BC Confucius (Chinese philosopher)
Died:
1895 Louis Pasteur (discoverer of pasteurization for dairy products)
On This Day:
1066 William The Conqueror lands in England to begin his invasion
Have a good Wednesday, 28th September
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9th September – On This Day In History
Born:
1754 William Bligh (captain of the “Bounty”, famous for its mutiny)
Died:
1976 Mao Zedong (Chinese revolutionary and leader)
On This Day:
1850 California is admitted as the 31st State of the USA
Have a good Friday, 9th September
6th April – On This Day In History
Born:
1961 Rory Bremner (British impressionist and comedian)
Died:
1975 Chian Kai – Shek (Chinese nationalist)
On This Day:
1652 The Cape Colony, 1st European colony in South Africa, is established by the Dutch East India Company under command of Jan Van Riebeek
Have a good Wednesday, 6th April
20th January – On This Day In History
Born:
1930 Buzz Aldrin (US astronaut)
Died:
1948 Mahatma Ghandi (Indian pacifist)
On This Day:
1841 China cedes Hong Kong to Britain (after 1st opium war)
Have a good Wednesday, 20th January
26th December – On This Day In History
Born:
1893 Mao Tse-tung (Leader of the Peoples Republic of China 1949 – 1976)
Died:
1972 Harry Truman (33rd President of the USA)
On This Day:
1825 Erie Canal opens
Have a good Saturday, 26th December
9th September – On This Day In History
Born:
1928 Leo Tolstoy (Russian novelist – War and Peace)
Died:
1976 Mao Tse – Tung (Chinese Communist leader)
On This Day:
1850 California becomes the 31st State of the USA
Have a good Wednesday, 9th September
Tea
The first cup moistens my lips and throat. The second shatters my loneliness. The third causes the wrongs of life to fade gently from my recollection. The fourth purifies my soul. The fifth lifts me to the realms of the unwinking gods – Chinese Mystic, Tang Dynasty
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