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15th June – On This Day In History
Born:
1953 Xi Jinping (President of The People’s Republic of China)

Died:
1996 Ella Fitzgerald (singer)

On This Day:
1215 King John (England) signs the Magna Carta (at Runnymede)

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8th June – On This Day In History
Born:
1977 Kanye West (rapper)

Died:
1845 Andrew Jackson (soldier & 7th US President)

On This Day:
1968 Bermuda adopts its constitution

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7th June – On This Day In History
Born:
1940 Tom Jones (singer)

Died:
2015 Christopher Lee (actor)

On This Day:
1929 Vatican City becomes a sovereign state

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4th June – On This Day In History
Born:
1971 Noah Wyle (actor)

Died:
2004 Steve Lacy (saxophonist)

On This Day:
1927 First Ryder Cup played (US beats England 9.5 to 2.5)

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30th May – On This Day In History
Born:
1909 Benny Goodman (band leader)

Died:
1431 Joan of Arc (national heroine of France & saint – burnt at the stake)

On This Day:
1969 Gibraltar adopts its constitution

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22nd May – On This Day In History
Born:
1813 Richard Wagner (composer)

Died:
1972 Cecil Day Lewis (poet)

On This Day:
1933 Reported first sighting of the Loch Ness Monster

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20th May – On This Day In History
Born:
1944 Joe Cocker (rock musician)

Died:
1506 Christopher Columbus (explorer credited with opening up the New World)

On This Day:
1927 Saudi Arabia becomes independent (from Britain)

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17th May – On This Day In History
Born:
1749 Edward Jenner (pioneer of immunology and smallpox vaccinations)

Died:
2012 Donna Summer (singer)

On This Day:
1949 The Republic of Ireland is recognised by Britain

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15th May – On This Day In History
Born:
1953 Mike Oldfield (composer – Tubular Bells)

Died:
1886 Emily Dickinson (poet)

On This Day:
1905 Las Vegas is founded

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