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3rd October – On This Day In History
Born:
1916 James Herriot (novelist and veterinarian)
Died:
1967 Woody Guthrie (singer / songwriter)
On This Day:
1904 Spain and France agree on Moroccan independence
Have a good Monday, 3rd October
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26th September – On This Day In History
Born:
1888 TS Eliot (poet)
Died:
2003 Robert Palmer (singer and musician)
On This Day:
1946 First edition of “Tintin” published
have a good Monday, 26th September
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22nd September – On This Day In History
Born:
1982 Billie Piper (actress & singer)
Died:
1828 Shaka (King of the Zulus)
On This Day:
1960 Mali declares independence (from France)
Have a good Thursday, 22nd September
5th September – On This Day In History
Born:
1638 Louis XIV, King of France (The Sun King)
Died:
1877 Crazy Horse (last great Sioux chief and general)
On This Day:
1980 Opening of the world’s longest road tunnel (St Gotthard, Switzerland)
Have a good Monday, 5th September
3rd September – On This Day In History
Born:
1875 Ferdinand Porsche (car maker)
Died:
1658 Oliver Cromwell (Lord Protector of England and English general)
On This Day:
1792 French constitution passed by the French National Assembly
Have a good Saturday, 3rd September
1st September – On This Day In History
Born:
1923 Rocky Marciano (boxer)
Died:
1557 Jacques Cartier (explorer who claimed Canada for France)
On This Day:
1873 Cetshwayo ascends to the throne of the Zulus
Have a good Thursday, 1st September
30th August – On This Day In History
Born:
1797 Mary Shelly (author of Frankenstein)
Died:
2003 Charles Bronson (actor)
On This Day:
1933 Five independent airlines come together to form Air France
Have a good Tuesday, 30th August
15th August – On This Day In History
Born:
1769 Napoleon Bonaparte (Emperor of France)
Died:
1935 Will Rogers (humorist)
On This Day:
1620 The Mayflower sets sail from Southampton with 102 Pilgrims heading for North America
Have a good Monday, 15th August
13th August – On This Day In History
Born:
1860 Annie Oakley (Wild West heroine and sharp shooter)
Died:
1910 Florence Nightingale (pioneering nurse)
On This Day:
1960 Chad proclaims independence (from France)
Have a good Saturday, 13th August
14th July – On This Day In History
Born:
1912 “Woodie” Guthrie (folk singer – “This Land Is Your Land”)
Died:
1881 Billy The Kid (infamous outlaw)
On This Day:
1789 Bastille Day (The French Revolution begins with the falling of the Bastille)
Have a good Thursday, 14th July
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