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16th December – On This Day In History
Born:
1770 Ludwig van Beethoven (composer)

Died:
1980 Colonel Sanders (founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken)

On This Day:
1838 Battle of Blood River (Zulu armies defeated by the Voortrekkers in Natal, South Africa)

Have a good Sunday, 16th December
4th May – On This Day In History
Born:
1929 Audrey Hepburn (actress)

Died:
1987 Paul Butterfield (singer & harmonica player)

On This Day:
1843 Great Britain annexes Natal, South Africa

Have a good Friday, 4th May
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8th August – On This Day In History
Born:
1937 Dustin Hoffman (actor)

Died:
1997 Duncan Swift (jazz pianist)

On This Day:
1843 Natal, South Africa, becomes a British colony

Have a good Tuesday, 8th August
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4th May – On This Day In History
Born:
1929 Audrey Hepburn (actress)

Died:
1975 Moe Howard (comedian – 3 Stooges)

On This Day:
1843 Britain annexes Natal (South African province)

Have a good Thursday, 4th May
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8th August – On This Day In History
Born:
1937 Dustin Hoffman (actor)
Died:
30BC Mark Anthony (Roman general and politician)
On This Day:
1843 Natal (part of South Africa) is formally made into a British Colony
Have a good Saturday, 8th August
15th July – On This Day In History
Born:
1606 Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch painter)
Died:
1997 Gianni Versace (designer) shot
On This Day:
1856 Natal (South Africa) established as a separate British Colony from the Cape Colony
Have a good Wednesday, 15th July





