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27th December – On This Day In History
Born:
1822 Louis Pasteur (inventor of pasteurization)
Died:
1985 Dian Fossey (zoologist – Gorillas In The Mist)
On This Day:
1943 German battleship Scharnhorst sinks
Have a good Wednesday, 27th December
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18th December – On This Day In History
Born:
1863 Franz Ferdinand (Archduke of Austria – assassination trigger point of World War One)
Died:
1971 Bobby Jones (amateur golfer and Grand Slam winner)
On This Day:
1958 Niger gains autonomy (within the French Community)
Have a good Monday, 18th December
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14th December – On This Day In History
Born:
1503 Nostradamus (astronomer and prophet)
Died:
1476 Vlad The Impaler (Wallachian Prince)
On This Day:
1819 Alabama admitted as the 22nd State of the USA
Have a good Thursday, 14th December
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7th December – On This Day In History
Born:
1943 James Tate (poet & Pulitzer Prize winner)
Died:
2011 Harry Morgan (actor – M*A*S*H)
On This Day:
1960 Ivory Coast claims its independence (from France)
Have a good Thursday, 7th December
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21st November – On This Day In History
Born:
1694 Voltaire (French writer & philosopher)
Died:
1953 Larry Shields (jazz clarinet player)
On This Day:
1789 North Carolina ratifies and Constitution and becomes the 12th State of the US
Have a good Tuesday, 21st November
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9th November – On This Day In History
Born:
1941 Tom Fogerty (musician – Creedence Clearwater Revival)
Died:
1970 Charles de Gaulle (French president)
On This Day:
1918 Republic of Germany proclaimed
Have a good Thursday, 9th November
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16th October – On This Day In History
Born:
1854 Oscar Wilde (author)
Died:
1793 Marie Antoinette, Queen of France (“let them eat cake”)
On This Day:
1950 “The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe” (CS Lewis) is released
Have a good Monday, 16th October
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8th October – On This Day In History
Born:
1920 Frank Herbert (sci-fi author – Dune)
Died:
1793 John Hancock (first to sign the American Declaration of Independence)
On This Day:
1600 San Marino adopts its constitution
Have a good Sunday, 8th October
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6th October – On This Day In History
Born:
1930 Richie Benaud (Australian cricketer and commentator)
Died:
1892 Alfred Lord Tennyson (British Poet Laureate)
On This Day:
1889 Moulin Rouge opens (in Paris)
Have a good Friday, 6th October
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2nd October – On This Day In History
Born:
1869 Mahatma Gandhi (Indian human rights pacifist)
Died:
1803 Samuel Adams (US Revolutionary)
On This Day:
1958 Guinea gains independence (from France)
Have a good Monday, 2nd October
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