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15th February – On This Day In History
Born:
1563 Galileo Galilei (astronomer often called the Father of Science)
Died:
1965 Nat King Cole (singer)
On This Day
1939 German battleship “Bismarck” is launched
Have a good Thursday, 15th February
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21st October – On This Day In History
Born:
1833 Alfred Nobel (founder of the Nobel Prize and inventor of dynamite)
Died:
1805 Admiral Horatio Nelson (British hero, dies at Battle of Trafalgar)
On This Day:
1969 Somalia is overtaken by a bloodless coup (National Day)
Have a good Saturday, 21st October
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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 (was British, called Bechuanaland)
Have a good Friday, 29th September
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9th September – On This Day In History
Born:
1754 William Bligh (captain of the HMS Bounty)
Died:
1976 Mao Zedong (Chinese revolutionary and Communist Part chairman)
On This Day:
1850 California admitted as the 31st State of the USA
Have a good Saturday, 9th September
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11th April – On This Day In History
Born:
1960 Jeremy Clarkson (motoring journalist and TV personality – Top Gear)
Died:
2001 Harry Secombe (comedian)
On This Day:
1900 US navy launches its first submarine
Have a good Monday, 11th April
27th May – On This Day In History
Born:
1965 Pat Cash (Australian tennis player and winner of Wimbledon, 1987)
Died:
1564 John Calvin (Jean Caulvin) church reformer
On This Day:
1941 The Bismarck (German battleship) sunk by British naval vessels
Have a great Wednesday, 27th May!
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