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23rd August – On This Day In History
Born:
1754 Louis XVI (King of France, executed by guillotine after The French Revolution)
Died:
1305 William Wallace (Scottish patriot & revolutionary – hung, drawn & quartered)
On This Day:
1990 Armenia declares its independence
Have a good Thursday, 23rd August
17th August – On This Day In History
Born:
1930 Ted Hughes (British Poet Laureate)
Died:
1850 Jose de San Martin (Revolutionary and General in South America leading in Argentina, Chile and Peru for independence from Spain)
On This Day:
1950 Indonesia gains independence (from The Netherlands)
22nd April – On This Day In History
Born:
1870 Vladimir Lenin (Marxist Revolutionary)
Died:
1998 Kitch Christie (South African World Cup winning rugby coach)
On This Day:
1889 Official start of the Oklahoma Land Rush (although they went Sooner…)
Have a good Sunday, 22nd April
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26th December – On This Day In History
Born:
1893 Mao Zedong (Chinese revolutionary leader)
Died:
1972 Harry Truman (33rd US President)
On This Day:
1975 First supersonic transport service operates (Tupolev 144)
Have a good Tuesday, 26th December
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2nd October – On This Day In History
Born:
1869 Mahatma Gandhi (Indian human rights pacifist)
Died:
1803 Samuel Adams (US Revolutionary)
On This Day:
1958 Guinea gains independence (from France)
Have a good Monday, 2nd October
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14th June – On This Day In History
Born:
1928 Che Guevara (Marxist revolutionary)
Died:
1994 Henry Mancini (composer – Pink Panther)
On This Day:
1847 The Bunsen Burner invented (by Robert Bunsen)
Have a good Wednesday, 14th June
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