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21st September – On This Day In History
Born:
1947 Stephen King (horror author – Christian, The Shining etc)
Died:
19 BC Virgil (Roman poet)
On This Day:
1937 The Hobbit is published (by JRR Tolkien)
Have a good Friday, 21st September
2nd April – On This Day In History
Born:
742 Charlemagne (1st Holy Roman Emperor)
Died:
1872 Samuel Morse (developed the electric telegraph)
On This Day:
1968 “2001 – A Space Odyssey” premiers
Have a good Monday, 2nd April
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22nd March – On This Day In History
Born:
1931 William Shatner (actor – Star Trek)
Died:
1994 Dan Hartman (singer & songwriter – Love Sensation)
On This Day:
1946 Jordan is granted independence (by Britain)
Have a good Thursday, 22nd March
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19th March – On This Day In History
Born:
1813 David Livingstone (explorer)
Died:
2008 Arthur C Clarke (sci-fi author – 2001 A Space Odyssey)
On This Day:
1932 Opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge
Have a good Monday, 19th March
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2nd January – On This Day In History
Born:
1920 Isaac Asimov (scientist and sci-fi author – I Robot)
Died:
1977 Erroll Garner (jazz pianist – Misty)
On This Day:
1919 Lithuania gains independence
Have a good Tuesday, 2nd January
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14th November – On This Day In History
Born:
1840 Claude Monet (artist – Water Lilies)
Died:
2014 Glen Larson (TV producer & writer – Battlestar Galactica)
On This Day:
1851 Moby Dick (Herman Melville) first published
Have a good Tuesday, 14th November
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24th October – On This Day In History
Born:
1947 Kevin Kline (actor)
Died:
1991 Gene Roddenberry (creator of Star Trek)
On This Day:
1929 “Black Thursday” – the start of the stock market crash that saw the Dow Jones drop by 12.8%
Have a good Tuesday, 24th October
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8th October – On This Day In History
Born:
1920 Frank Herbert (sci-fi author – Dune)
Died:
1793 John Hancock (first to sign the American Declaration of Independence)
On This Day:
1600 San Marino adopts its constitution
Have a good Sunday, 8th October
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21st September – On This Day In History
Born:
1866 HG wells (author – War Of The Worlds)
Died:
1998 Florence Griffith Joyner (athlete)
On This Day:
1937 “The Hobbit” (JRR Tolkien) is published
Have a good Thursday, 21st September
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9th July – On This Day In History
Born:
1945 Dean R Koontz (author of sci-fi and horror)
Died:
2002 Rod Steiger (actor)
On This Day:
1780 Denmark declares neutrality
Have a good Sunday, 9th July
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