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29th October – On This Day In History
Born:
1947 Richard Dreyfuss (actor – Jaws)
Died:
1618 Walter Raleigh (scholar and explorer)
On This Day:
1923 Turkey declares independence (successor of Ottoman Empire)
Have a good Sunday, 29th October
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27th October – On This Day In History
Born:
1728 Captain James Cook (explorer and navigator)
Died:
2009 David Shepherd (cricket umpire)
On This Day:
1971 Republic of Congo-Kinshasa become the Republic of Zaire
Have a good Friday, 27th October
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18th June – On This Day In History
Born:
1942 Paul McCartney (musician – The Beatles)
Died:
1928 Roald Amundsen (led the first expedition to the South Pole)
On This Day:
1953 Egypt proclaimed as a republic
Have a good Sunday, 18th June
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1st May – On This Day In History
Born:
1852 Calamity Jane (American frontierswoman – partner to Wild Bill Hickok)
Died:
1873 David Livingstone (British explorer)
On This Day:
1853 Argentina adopts its constitution
Have a good Monday, 1st May
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19th March – On This Day In History
Born:
1813 David Livingstone (Scottish explorer)
Died:
2008 Arthur C Clarke (Science fiction author)
On This Day:
1915 Pluto photographed for the first time (although nobody knew then that it was Pluto)
Have a good Sunday, 19th March
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14th February – On This Day In History
Born:
1951 Kevin Keegan (football player and manager)
Died:
1779 Captain James Cook (explorer, navigator)
On This Day:
1859 Oregon is admitted as the 33rd State of the USA
Have a good Tuesday, 14th February
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13th December – On This Day In History
Born:
1929 Christopher Plummer (actor)
Died:
2006 Lamar Hunt (sports executive)
On This Day:
1577 Sir Francis Drake sets sail to go around the world
Have a good Tuesday, 13th December
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27th October – On This Day In History
Born:
1728 James Cook (captain – famous English explorer)
Died:
2013 Lou Reed (musician)
On This Day:
1971 Republic of Congo becomes Republic of Zaire
Have a good Thursday, 27th October
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15th September – On This Day In History
Born:
1254 Marco Polo (Venetian explorer)
Died:
2007 Colin McRae (rally driver)
On This Day:
1928 Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin
Have a good Thursday, 15th September
27th April – On This Day In History
Born:
1791 Samuel Morse (inventor of the Morse Code)
Died:
1521 Ferdinand Magellan (Portuguese explorer)
On This Day:
1961 Sierra Leone declares its independence (from Britain)
Have a good Wednesday, 27th April
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