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1st August – On This Day In History
Born:
1957 Gloria Estefan (singer – Miami Sound Machine)
Died:
1557 Jacques Cartier (French explorer – claimed Canada for France)
On This Day:
2015 Google changes its logo – the biggest change since 1999
29th August – On This Day In History
Born:
1958 Michael Jackson (singer & songwriter)
Died:
2016 Gene Wilder (actor – Charlie And The Chocolate Factory)
On This Day:
1964 Walt Disney’s Mary Poppins is released
Have a good Wednesday, 29th August
28th August – On This Day In History
Born:
1965 Shania Twain (singer & musician)
Died:
2008 Phil Hill(Racing car driver and F1 Champion)
On This Day:
1937 Toyota becomes an independent company
Have a good Tuesday, 28th August
21st August – On This Day In History
Born:
1938 Kenny Rogers (singer & musician)
Died:
1940 Leon Trotsky (Marxist Revolutionary)
On This Day:
1942 Bambi (Walt Disney’s animated movie) is released
Have a good Tuesday 21st August
20th August – On This Day In History
Born:
1948 Robert Plant (musician – Led Zeppelin)
Died:
2017 Jerry Lewis (comedian)
On This Day:
1991 Estonia declares it independence (from the USSR)
Have a good Monday, 20th August
12th August – On This Day In History
Born:
1949 Mark Knopfler (guitarist – Dire Straits)
Died:
30 BC Cleopatra (last Egyptian ruler of the Ptolemaic Dynasty)
On This Day:
1992 NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement between Canada, USA & Mexico) negotiations declared completed
Have a good Sunday, 12th August
4th August – On This Day In History
Born:
1901 Louis Armstrong (jazz musician – trumpeter)
Died:
1875 Hans Christian Andersen (author if fairy tales – The Ugly Duckling)
On This Day:
1984 Republic of Upper Volta changes to become Burkina Faso
Have a good Saturday, 4th August
29th July – On This Day In History
Born:
1956 Patti Scialfa (singer, East Street Band and married to Bruce Springsteen)
Died:
1833 William Wilberforce (abolitionist)
On This Day:
1938 The first appearance of “Dennis The Menace”
Have a good Sunday, 29th July
28th July – On This Day In History
Born:
1866 Beatrix Potter (children’s author & illustrator – Peter Rabbit)
Died:
1741 Antonio Vivaldi (composer – The Four Seasons)
On This Day:
1821 Peru declares independence (from Spain)
Have a good Saturday, 28th July
23rd July – On This Day In History
Born:
1989 Daniel Radcliffe (actor – Harry Potter)
Died:
2011 Amy Winehouse (singer & songwriter)
On This Day:
1983 Gimli Glider – Air Canada 767 flight runs out of fuel and glides in to land safely at Gimli, Manitoba
Have a good Monday, 23rd July
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