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18th December – On This Day In History
Born:
1946 Steven Spielberg (director of Jaws, ET etc)
Died:
1971 Bobby Jones (amateur golfer who won the Grand Slam in 1930)
On This Day:
1958 Niger gains autonomy (within the French Community)
Have a good Sunday, 18th December
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7th December – On This Day In History
Born:
1980 John Terry (footballer / soccer player)
Died:
2011 Harry Morgan (actor -M*A*S*H)
On This Day:
1960 Ivory Coast declares its independence (from France)
Have a good Wednesday, 7th December
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21st November – On This Day In History
Born:
1694 Voltaire (French writer and philosopher)
Died:
1963 Robert Stroud (Birdman of Alcatraz)
On This Day:
1789 North Carolina ratifies the constitution and becomes the 12th State of the USA
Have a good Monday, 21st November
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19th November – On This Day In History
Born:
1942 Calvin Klein (fashion designer)
Died:
1703 The Man In The Iron Mask (prisoner in the Bastille)
On This Day:
1850 Alfred Tennyson becomes British Poet Laureate
Have a good Saturday, 19th November
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10th November – On This Day In History
Born:
1944 Tim Rice (songwriter – The Lion King)
Died:
1970 Charles de Gaulle (president of France)
On This Day:
1918 Poland proclaims independence
Have a good Thursday, 10th November
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6th November – On This Day In History
Born:
1861 James Naismith (inventor of basketball)
Died:
1893 Pyotr Tchaikovsky (composer)
On This Day:
1844 Dominican Republic gains its independence (from France)
Have a good Sunday, 6th November
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30th October – On This Day In History
Born:
1451 Christopher Columbus, explorer (approximate date of birth)
Died:
1979 Barnes Wallis (scientist and inventor)
On This Day:
1990 Britain and France finally complete the tunnel under the English Channel
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25th October – On This Day In History
Born:
1881 Pablo Picasso (artist)
Died:
1400 Geoffrey Chaucer (author – Canterbury Tales)
On This Day:
1415 Battle of Agincourt (English defeat the French, showing the effectiveness of the longbow against the armoured knight)
Have a good Tuesday, 25th October
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19th October – On This Day In History
Born:
1962 Evander Holyfield (boxer)
Died:
1745 Jonathan Swift (author – Gulliver’s Travels)
On This Day:
1960 Mauritania is granted independence by France
Have a good Wednesday, 19th October
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16th October – On This Day In History
Born:
1854 Oscar Wilde (author & playwright)
Died:
1793 Marie Antoinette (Queen of France, beheaded during the French Revolution)
On This Day:
1950 The Lion, The With and The Wardrobe (CS Lewis) released
Have a good Sunday, 16th October
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