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19th March – On This Day In History
Born:
1813 David Livingstone (explored large areas of Africa)
Died:
1993 Jeff Ward (drummer – 9 Inch Nails)
On This Day:
1931 Nevada legalises gambling
Have a good Saturday, 19th March
6th March – On This Day In History
Born:
1475 Michelangelo (painter, sculpture)
Died:
1836 Davy Crockett (American folk hero and pioneer, killed at The Alamo)
On This Day:
1521 Magellan discovers Guam
Have a good Sunday, 6th March
8th January – On This Day In History
Born:
1935 Elvis Presley (rocker)
Died:
Marco Polo (Venetian explorer)
On This Day:
1806 The Cape Colony annexed by Britain
Have a good Friday, 8th January
5th January – On This Day In History
Born:
1959 Kapil Dev (cricketer – India)
Died:
1922 Sir Ernest Shackleton (explorer)
On This Day:
1981 Peter Sutcliffe aka The Yorkshire Ripper arrested (murdered 13 women)
Have a good Tuesday, 5th January
13th December – On This Day In History
Born:
1967 Jamie Foxx (comedian)
Died:
1466 Donatello (Florentine artist and sculptor)
On This Day:
1577 Sir Francis Drake sets sail to travel around the world
Have a good Sunday, 13th December
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1st September – On This Day In History
Born:
1923 Rocky Marciano (heavyweight boxing champ)
Died:
1557 Jacques Cartier (French explorer)
On This Day:
1666 Great Fire of London begins (destroys approx. 80% of London)
Have a good Tuesday, 1st September.
20th May – On This Day In History
1944 Joe Cocker (musician)
Died:
1506 Christopher Columbus (explorer)
On This Day:
1927 Charles Lindbergh takes off from New York to fly across the Atlantic to Paris
Have a great Wednesday, 20th May
1st May – On This Day In History
Born:
1924 Patricia Harris (1st black woman in the US cabinet)
Died:
1873 David Livingstone (British explorer)
On This Day:
1707 England, Scotland and Wales join to form the United Kingdom
Have a good Friday, 1st May
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