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2nd December – On This Day In History
Born:
1973 Monica Seles (tennis champ)

Died:
1814 Marquis de Sade (philosopher & writer – the words sadist & sadism originate from his name)

On This Day:
1697 St Paul’s Cathedral consecrated (the original was destroyed in the Great Fire of London)

Have a good Saturday, 2nd December
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30th September – On This Day In History
Born:
1980 Martina Hingis (tennis champion)

Died:
1955 James Dean (actor)

On This Day:
1898 City of New York established

Have a good Saturday, 30th September
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10th September – On This Day In History
Born:
1929 Arnold Palmer (legendary golfer, won the Master four times)

Died:
1991 Jack Crawford (tennis champion)

On This Day:
1967 Gibraltar votes overwhelmingly to remain British and not become part of Spain

Have a good Sunday, 10th September
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2nd September – On This Day In History
Born:
1952 Jimmy Connors (tennis champion)

Died:
1834 Thomas Telford (civil engineer)

On This Day:
1929 Unilever forms (merger of Lever Brothers and Margarine)

Have a good Saturday, 2nd September
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22nd August – On This Day In History
Born:
1964 Mats Wilander (tennis champion)

Died:
1978 Jomo Kenyatta (first Prime Minister of Kenya)

On This Day:
1485 Battle of Bosworth Field (Henry Tudor defeats King Richard III)

Have a good Tuesday, 22nd August
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10th July – On This Day In History
Born:
1945 Virginia Wade (tennis star)

Died:
2015 Omar Sharif (actor)

On This Day:
1890 Wyoming becomes the 44th State of the USA

Have a good Monday, 10th July
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22nd June – On This Day In History
Born:
1932 Prunella Scales (actress – Fawlty Towers)

Died:
1987 Fred Astaire (actor & dancer)

On This Day:
1874 Lawn tennis introduced

Have a good Thursday, 22nd June
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2nd December – On This Day In History
Born:
1973 Monica Seles (tennis champion)

Died:
1814 Marquis de Sade (writer – ‘sadism’ takes its name from him)

On This Day:
1697 St Paul’s Cathedral (designed by Sir Christopher Wren) is consecrated

Have a good Friday, 2nd December
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6th September – On This Day In History
Born:
1974 Tim Henman (British tennis star)

Died:
1990 Tom Fogerty (rocker – Credence Clearwater Revival)

On This Day:
1916 First supermarket open (The Piggly Wiggly, Memphis, Tennessee)

Have a good Tuesday, 6th September
2nd September – On This Day In History
Born:
1952 Jimmy Connors (tennis champion)

Died:
1973 JRR Tolkien (author – Lord Of The Rings, The Hobbit)

On This Day:
1993 Day On Peace in South Africa

Have a good Friday, 2nd September
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