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25th December – On This Day In History
Born:
1642 Isaac Newton (physicist – Gravity & Laws of Motion)
Died:
2016 George Michael (musician – Wham!)
On This Day:
1946 Taiwan accepts its constitution
Have a good Tuesday, 25th December
23rd December – On This Day In History
Born:
1985 Harry Judd (drummer – McFly)
Died:
2013 Mikhail Kalashnikov (inventor of the AK-47)
On This Day:
1937 The Vickers Wellington bomber first flies
Have a good Sunday, 23rd December
22nd December – On This Day In History
Born:
1949 Maurice Gibb (musician – Bee Gees)
Died:
2014 Joe Cocker (musician)
On This Day:
1978 Thailand adopts its constitution
Have a good Saturday, 22nd December
18th December – On This Day In History
Born:
1943 Keith Richards (musician – The Rolling Stones)
Died:
2006 Joseph Barbera (cartoonist – Tom & Jerry, The Flintstones)
On This Day:
1958 Niger gains autonomy (within the French Community)
Have a good Tuesday, 18th December
8th December – On This Day In History
Born:
1943 Jim Morrison (singer and songwriter – The Doors)
Died:
2016 John Glenn (astronaut and US Senator)
On This Day:
1864 The Clifton Suspension Bridge is opened (designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel)
Have a good Saturday, 8th December
4th December – On This Day In History
Born:
1892 Francisco Franco (Spanish dictator)
Died:
1993 Frank Zappa (musician)
On This Day:
1982 China adopts its constitution
Have a good Tuesday, 4th December
12th November – On This Day In History
Born:
1945 Neil Young (singer & musician – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young)
Died:
2003 Jonathan Brandis (actor)
On This Day:
1936 The Oakland Bay Bridge opens
Have a good Monday,12th November
9th November – On This Day In History
Born:
1941 Tom Fogerty (musician – Creedence Clearwater Revival)
Died:
2004 Stieg Larsson (author – Girl With The dragon Tattoo)
On This Day:
1949 Costa Rica adopts its constitution
Have a good Friday, 9th November
5th November – On This Day In History
Born:
1959 Bryan Adams (singer)
Died:
1956 Art Tatum (jazz pianist)
On This Day:
1605 The Gunpowder Plot – Catholic conspirators attempt to blow up King James 1 and parliament. Guy Fawkes caught, tortured and later executed.
Have a good Monday, 5th November
27th September – On This Day In History
Born:
1947 Meat Loaf (real name Marvin Lee Aday, singer)
Died:
2011 Johnny “Country” Mathis (Country & Western singer)
On This Day:
1937 Balinese Tiger is officially declared extinct
Have a good Thursday, 27th September
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