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22nd August – On This Day In History
Born:
1964 Mats Wilander (tennis star)
Died:
1978 Jomo Kenyatta (1st Premier of Kenya)
On This Day:
1642 Beginning of the civil war in England between Royalists and Parliament
Have a good Monday, 22nd August
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5th July – On This Day In History
Born:
1853 Cecil John Rhodes (diamond merchant, politician, British expansionist)
Died:
1979 Elizabeth Ryan (won 19 titles at Wimbledon)
On This Day:
1811 Venezuela becomes the first South American country to gain independence from Spain
Have a good Tuesday, 5th July
6th June – On This Day In History
Born:
1956 Bjorn Borg (tennis player)
Died:
1961 Karl Jung (Psychiatrist)
On This Day:
1850 First pair of blue jeans made by Levi Strauss
Have a good Monday, 6th June
22nd May – On This Day In History
Born:
1987 Novan Djokovic (tennis player)
Died:
1885 Victor Hugo (writer of Les Miserables)
On This Day:
1906 The Wright Brothers patent an aeroplane
Have a good Sunday, 22nd May
15th May – On This Day In History
Born:
1987 Andy Murray (tennis player)
Died:
1886 Emily Dickinson (poet)
On This Day:
1905 Las Vegas founded
Have a good Sunday, 15th May
21st January – On This Day In History
Born:
1924 Benny Hill (comedian)
Died:
1793 Louis XVI (beheaded)
On This Day:
1990 John McEnroe becomes the first ever player to be expelled from the Australian Open
Have a good Thursday, 21st January
6th December – On This Day In History
Born:
1971 Richard Krajicek (tennis champion)
Died:
1889 Jefferson Davis (president of the Confederate States)
On This Day:
1768 First edition of “Encyclopaedia Britannica” published
Have a good Sunday, 6th December
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22nd November – On This Day In History
Born:
1940 Billie Jean King (4 times women’s Wimbledon tennis champ)
Died:
1963 John F Kennedy (US President, assassinated)
On This Day:
1990 Margaret Thatcher announces her resignation as the British Prime Minister
Have a good Sunday, 22nd November
10th September – On This Day In History
Born:
1929 Arnold Palmer (golf legend)
Died:
1991 Jack Crawford (Australian tennis player)
On This Day:
1967 Gibraltar votes overwhelmingly in favour of staying part of Britain
Have a good Thursday, 10th September
6th September – On This Day In History
Born:
1974 Tim Henman (English tennis player)
Died:
1966 Hendrik Verwoerd (South African PM)
On This Day:
1968 Swaziland gains independence (from Britain)
Have a good Sunday, 6th September
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