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15th September – On This Day In History
Born:
1984 Prince Harry (second son of Prince Charles and Lady Diana)
Died:
1859 Isambard Kingdom Brunel (engineer)
On This Day:
1981 Vanuatu becomes a member of the United Nations
Have a good Saturday, 15th September
9th June – On This Day In History
Born:
1781 George Stephenson (engineer known as the Father of Railways)
Died:
1870 Charles Dickens (author – Oliver Twist, Tales of Two Cities etc)
On This Day:
1934 Donald Duck makes his first appearance (in The Wise Little Hen)
Have a good Saturday, 9th June
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24th February – On This Day In History
Born:
1786 Wilhelm Grimm (Grimm’s Fairy Tales)
Died:
1993 Bobby Moore (England Football Captain)
On This Day:
1923 “The Flying Scotsman” goes into service
Have a good Saturday, 24th February
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23rd October – On This Day In History
Born:
1959 Weird Al Yankovic (performer and parody singer)
Died:
1915 WG Grace (legendary English cricketer)
On This Day:
1824 First steam locomotive introduced
Have a good Sunday, 23rd October
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11th July – On This Day In History
Born:
1934 Giorgio Armani (fashion designer)
Died:
1989 Laurence Olivier (actor)
On This Day:
1848 Waterloo Station (London) is opened
Have a good Monday, 11th July
9th June – On This Day In History
Born:
1781 George Stephenson (inventor – railway locomotive)
Died:
1870 Charles Dickens (English author)
On This Day:
1931 First appearance of Donald Duck
Have a good Tuesday, 9th June
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