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7th October – On This Day In History
Born:
1931 Desmond Tutu (South African Archbishop and Nobel Peace Prize winner)
Died:
1849 Edgar Allan Poe (poet)
On This Day:
1919 KLM, the worlds oldest still operating airline, is established
Have a good Sunday, 7th October
4th October – On This Day In History
Born:
1923 Charlton Heston (actor – Ben – Hur)
Died:
1669 Rembrandt van Rijn (artist)
On This Day:
1824 Mexico becomes a republic
Have a good Thursday, 4th October
15th July – On This Day In History
Born:
1606 Rembrandt van Rijn (painter – Night Watch)
Died:
1997 Gianni Versace (fashion designer)
On This Day:
1799 The Rosetta Stone is discovered, allowing for translation of Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics
Have a good Sunday, 15th July
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
Have a good Sunday, 24th June
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21st April – On This Day In History
Born:
1619 Jan Van Riebeeck (founder of the Cape Colony – Cape Town)
Died:
1910 Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain – author of The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn)
On This Day:
1983 One Pound coin is introduced in the UK
Have a good Saturday, 21st April
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30th March – On This Day In History
Born:
1853 Vincent van Gogh (painter)
Died:
1986 James Cagney (actor)
On This Day:
1987 Vincent van Gogh’s painting “Sunflowers” sells for £22.5 million
Have a good Friday, 30th March
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18th January – On This Day In History
Born:
1882 AA Milne (author of Winnie – the – Pooh)
Died:
1677 Jan Van Riebeek (founder of Dutch Cape Colony at Cape Town)
On This Day:
2005 The A380, the world’s largest commercial airliner, is unveiled by Airbus in France
Have a good Thursday, 18th January
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14th October – On This Day In History
Born:
1639 Simon van der Stel (Dutch Governor of the Cape Colony)
Died:
1977 Bing Crosby (singer and actor)
On This Day:
1926 “Winnie The Pooh” (AA Milne) published
Have a good Saturday, 14th October
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4th October – On This Day In History
Born:
1923 Charlton Heston (actor)
Died:
1669 Rembrandt van Rijn (artist)
On This Day:
1824 Mexico becomes a republic
Have a good Wednesday, 4th October
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13th August – On This Day In History
Born:
1860 Annie Oakley (sharp – shooter)
Died:
1910 Florence Nightingale (pioneering nurse)
On This Day:
1814 Dutch formally cede Cape of Good Hope to the British
Have a good Sunday, 13th August
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