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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
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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4th August – On This Day In History
Born:
1821 Louis Vuitton (founder of leather fashion brand)
Died:
1875 Hans Christian Andersen (author – The Ugly Duckling)
On This Day:
1693 Traditional date accredited to the invention of Champagne (by Dom Perignon)
Have a good Friday, 4th August
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9th July – On This Day In History
Born:
1945 Dean R Koontz (author of sci-fi and horror)
Died:
2002 Rod Steiger (actor)
On This Day:
1780 Denmark declares neutrality
Have a good Sunday, 9th July
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5th June – On This Day In History
Born:
1949 Ken Follett (author)
Died:
2004 Ronald Reagan (40th President of the USA)
On This Day In History
1849 Denmark becomes a constitutional monarchy
Have a good Monday, 5th June
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2nd April – On This Day In History
Born:
1805 Hans Christian Andersen (Danish author of fairy tales)
Died:
1872 Samuel Morse (inventor of the Morse Code)
On This Day:
1912 The Titanic undergoes sea trials
Have a good Sunday, 2nd April
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12th November – On This Day In History
Born:
1929 Grace Kelly (Princess of Monaco and actress)
Died:
1035 Canute The Great, King of the Danes
On This Day:
1944 German battleship the “Tirpitz” is sunk off Norway
Have a good Thursday, 12th November
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