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2nd January – On This Day In History
Born:
1973 Chris Woodruff (tennis player)
Died:
1977 Erroll Garner (pianist – Misty)
On This Day:
1919 Lithuania gains independence
Have a good Wednesday, 2nd January
30th December – On This Day In History
Born:
1865 Rudyard Kipling (author – Jungle Book)
Died:
1970 Sonny Liston (boxer)
On This Day:
1947 Romania declared a republic
Have a good Sunday, 30th December
29th December – On This Day In History
Born:
1972 Jude Law (actor – The Talented Mr Ripley)
Died:
2012 Tony Greig (England cricket captain and commentator)
On This Day:
1845 Texas admitted as the 28th State of the USA
Have a good Saturday, 29th December
19th December – On This Day In History
Born:
1961 Reggie White (NFL Defensive end, Green Bay Packers)
Died:
1848 Emily Bronte (novelist – Wuthering Heights)
On This Day:
1945 The re-establishment of the Austrian Republic
Have a good Wednesday, 19th December
14th December – On This Day In History
Born:
1979 Michael Owen (footballer / soccer player)
Died:
1799 George Washington (1st President of the USA)
On This Day:
1819 Alabama becomes the 22nd State of the USA
Have a good Friday, 14th December
9th December – On This Day In History
Born:
1608 John Milton (poet)
Died:
1998 Archie Moore (boxing champion)
On This Day:
1961 Tanzania becomes independent (formerly Tanganyika, a British Colony)
Have a good Sunday, 9th December
2nd December – On This Day In History
Born:
1973 Monica Seles (tennis champion)
Died:
1814 Marques de Sade (writer – terms sadism and sadist come from his name)
On This Day:
1969 First public preview of the Boeing 747
Have a good Sunday, 2nd December
25th November – On This Day In History
Born:
1914 Joe DiMaggio (Baseball Hall of Fame)
Died:
2016 Fidel Castro (Revolutionary and leader of Cuba)
On This Day:
1958 Senegal becomes autonomous (within the French Community)
Have a good Sunday, 25th November
24th November – On This Day In History
Born:
1806 William Webb Ellis (credited with the invention of rugby)
Died:
1991 Freddie Mercury (singer – Queen)
On This Day:
1958 Mali becomes autonomous (within the French Community)
Have a good Saturday, 24th November
22nd November – On This Day In History
Born:
1986 Oscar Pistorius (paralympic athlete, convicted for shooting his girlfriend)
Died:
1916 Jack London (author – Call Of The Wild)
On This Day:
1976 Algeria puts its constitution into effect
Have a good Sunday, 22nd November
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