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28th September – On This Day In History
Born:
551 BC Confucius (Chinese Philosopher)
Died:
2017 Hugh Hefner (Playboy publisher)
On This Day:
1958 France adopts its constitution
Have a good Friday, 28th September
3rd June – On This Day In History
Born:
1986 Rafael Nadal (tennis champion)
Died:
2016 Muhammad Ali (heavyweight boxer – real name Cassius Clay)
On This Day:
1959 Singapore adopts its constitution
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15th September – On This Day In History
Born:
1254 Marco Polo (explorer)
Died:
2007 Colin McRae (rally driver)
On This Day:
1928 Penicillin is discovered (by Alexander Fleming)
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6th September – On This Day In History
Born:
1943 Roger Waters (musician – Pink Floyd)
Died:
1994 James Clavell (author – Shogun)
On This Day:
1620 The Mayflower departs from Plymouth, England heading for the New World
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17th August – On This Day In History
Born:
1786 Davy Crockett (American frontiersman & explorer)
1982 Barney Phillips (actor – Dragnet)
On This Day:
1945 Korea divided into North & South along 38th parallel
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6th July – On This Day In History
Born:
1781 Stamford Raffles (founder of Singapore)
Died:
1962 William Faulkner (author)
On This Day:
1947 The “AK-47” goes into production
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2nd July – On This Day In History
Born:
1929 Imelda Marcos (Filipino politician and infamous for her enormous collection of shoes)
Died:
1566 Nostradamus (astrologist, credited with predicting future events)
On This Day:
2015 Kim Nirvana ferry capsizes off the coast of the Philippines, killing 62
3rd June – On This Day In History
Born:
1926 Allen Ginsberg (beat poet)
Died:
1992 Robert Morley (actor)
On This Day:
1959 Singapore adopts its constitution
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