independence
27th October – On This Day In History
Born:
1728 James Cook (first European to explore New Zealand and much of Australia)
Died:
1505 Ivan The Great (Russian Prince who conquered Lithuania)
On This Day:
2017 Catalan parliament declares independence from Spain (doesn’t succeed)
Have a good Saturday, 27th October
19th October – On This Day In History
Born:
1940 Michael Gambon (actor – Lord Of The Rings, Harry Potter)
Died:
1745 Jonathan Swift (author – Gulliver’s Travels)
On This Day:
1960 Mauritania granted independence (by France)
Have good Friday, 19th October
12th October – On This Day In History
Born:
1935 Luciano Pavarotti (singer)
Died:
1997 John Denver (Country Music singer)
On This Day:
1968 Equatorial Guinea declares its independence (from Spain)
Have a good Friday, 12th October
10th October – On This Day In History
Born:
1813 Giuseppe Verdi (opera composer)
Died:
2004 Christopher Reeves (actor – Superman)
On This Day:
1970 Fiji gains independence (from Britain)
Have a good Wednesday, 10th October
9th October – On This Day In History
Born:
1940 John Lennon (musician – The Beatles)
Died:
1967 Che Guevara (Marxist revolutionary)
On This Day:
1962 Uganda becomes independent (from Britain)
Have a good Tuesday, 9th October
3rd October – On This Day In History
Born:
1959 Fred Couples (golfer – Master Champion)
Died:
2005 Ronnie Barker (actor & comedian – The Two Ronnies)
On This Day:
1932 Iraq gains independence (from Britain)
Have a good Wednesday, 3rd October
30th September – On This Day In History
Born:
1980 Martina Hingis
Died:
1955 James Dean (cultural icon and actor)
On This Day:
1958 Guinea becomes independent (was French Guinea, controlled by France)
Have a good Sunday, 30th September
29th September – On This Day In History
Born:
1758 Horatio Nelson (British admiral, Hero of Trafalgar)
Died:
2010 Tony Curtis (actor)
On This Day:
1966 Botswana gains independence (from Britain – was Bechuanaland)
Have a good Saturday, 29th September
24th September – On This Day In History
Born:
1896 F Scott Fitzgerald (author – The Great Gatsby)
Died:
1991 Theodore Geisel (Dr Seuss – author of children’s books)
On This Day:
1973 Guinea – Bissau declares independence (from Portugal)
Have a good Monday, 24th September
22nd September – On This Day
Born:
1958 Andrea Bocelli (singer – tenor)
Died:
1539 Guru Nanak (founder of Sikhism)
On This Day:
1908 Bulgaria declares independence (from the Ottoman Empire, modern day Turkey)
Have a good Saturday, 22nd September
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