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4th October – On This Day In History
Born:
1923 Charlton Heston (actor – Ben – Hur)
Died:
1669 Rembrandt van Rijn (artist)
On This Day:
1824 Mexico becomes a republic
Have a good Thursday, 4th October
21st July – On This Day In History
Born:
1899 Ernest Hemingway (author – The Old Man And The Sea)
Died:
1796 Robert Burns (poet)
On This Day:
1831 Belgium gains its independence (from Netherlands)
Have a good Saturday, 21st July
15th July – On This Day In History
Born:
1606 Rembrandt van Rijn (painter – Night Watch)
Died:
1997 Gianni Versace (fashion designer)
On This Day:
1799 The Rosetta Stone is discovered, allowing for translation of Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics
Have a good Sunday, 15th July
24th June – On This Day In History
Born:
1895 Jack Dempsey (Heavyweight boxing champion, known as Kid Blackie)
Died:
1712 Simon van der Stel (Governor of The Cape Colony)
On This Day:
1441 Eton College founded by King Henry VI
Have a good Sunday, 24th June
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12th June – On This Day In History
Born:
1929 Anne Frank (diarist during the Nazi Holocaust)
Died:
2003 Gregory Peck (actor)
On This Day:
1944 First V-1 rocket attack on London
Have a good Tuesday, 12th June
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23rd May – On This Day In History
Born:
1958 Drew Carey (actor & comedian)
Died:
1868 Kit Carson (American frontiersman)
On This Day:
1568 The Netherlands declares independence (from Spain)
Have a good Wednesday, 23rd May
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7th October – On This Day In History
Born:
1931 Desmond Tutu (South African Anglican Arch Bishop and Nobel Prize winner)
Died:
1849 Edgar Allan Poe (poet)
On This Day:
1919 KLM (Royal Dutch Airlines) is established, and is now the oldest running airline
Have a good Saturday, 7th October
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4th October – On This Day In History
Born:
1923 Charlton Heston (actor)
Died:
1669 Rembrandt van Rijn (artist)
On This Day:
1824 Mexico becomes a republic
Have a good Wednesday, 4th October
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6th April – On This Day In History
Born:
1961 Rory Bremner (comedian and impressionist)
Died:
1199 Richard The Lionheart (Richard the First, King of England)
On This Day:
1652 The Cape Colony officially established by the Dutch East India Company, under Jan Van Riebeek
Have a good Thursday, 6th April
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14th October – On This Day In History
Born:
1639 Simon van der Stel (Dutch Governor of the Cape Colony)
Died:
1977 Bing Crosby (singer and actor)
On This Day:
1066 Battle of Hastings (Norman forces beat the English)
Have a good Friday, 14th October
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