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16th May – On This Day In History
Born:
1919 Liberace (flamboyant concert pianist)
Died:
1990 Jim Henson (puppeteer – The Muppets, Sesame Street)
On This Day:
1920 Jean of Arc is canonized as a Saint
Have a good Monday, 16th May
5th May – On This Day In History
Born:
1818 Karl Marx (philosopher and writer of The Communist Manifesto)
Died:
1821 Napoleon Bonaparte (French emperor)
On This Day:
1979 Voyager 1 passes Jupiter
Have a good Thursday, 5th May
12th April – On This Day In History
Born:
1947 Tom Clancy (author)
Died:
1989 Sugar Ray Robinson (boxer)
On This Day:
1946 Syria gains its independence from France
Have a good Tuesday, 12th April
2nd March – On This Day In History
Born:
1904 Dr Seuss (children’s book author)
Died:
1791 John Wesley (co-founder of the Methodist church)
On This Day
1956 Morocco declares its independence from France (end Treaty of Fez)
Have a good Wednesday, 2nd March
21st January – On This Day In History
Born:
1924 Benny Hill (comedian)
Died:
1793 Louis XVI (beheaded)
On This Day:
1990 John McEnroe becomes the first ever player to be expelled from the Australian Open
Have a good Thursday, 21st January
10 January – On This Day In History
Born:
1945 Rod Stewart (singer)
Died:
1862 Samuel Colt (inventor of the six shot revolver)
On This Day:
1889 Ivory Coast declared a Protectorate of France
Have a good Sunday, 10th January
6th January – On This Day In History
Born:
1412 Joan of Arc (martyr)
Died:
1995 Joe Slovo (South Africa attorney and anti – apartheid activist)
On This Day:
1535 Lima, Peru founded (by Francisco Pizarro)
Have a good Wednesday, 6th January
28th December – On This Day In History
Born:
1954 Denzel Washington (actor)
Died:
1923 Alexandre Gustave Eiffel (French architect)
On This Day:
1846 Iowa becomes the 29th State of the USA
Have a good Monday, 28th December
22nd December – On This Day In History
Born:
1890 Charles De Gaulle (French premiere)
Died:
1995 Butterfly McQueen (actress)
On This Day:
1937 Lincoln Tunnel (New York) opens to traffic
Have a good Tuesday, 22nd December
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7th December – On This Day In History
Born:
1542 Mary Stuart (Mary, Queen of Scots)
Died:
100 Cicero (Roman orator and politician)
On This Day:
1960 Ivory Coast claims its independence from France
Have a good Monday, 7th December
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