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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
21st December – On This Day In History
Born:
1948 Samuel L Jackson (actor)
Died:
1940 F Scott Fitzgerald (author – The Great Gatsby)
On This Day:
1923 Nepal becomes independent (was a British Protectorate)
Have a good Friday, 21st December
20th December – On This Day In History
Born:
1946 Uri Geller (magician and psychic – know for bending spoons)
Died:
1996 Carl Sagan (scientist and astronomer)
On This Day:
1812 Grimm’s Fairy Tales is first published (also known as Children’s and Household Tails)
Have a good Thursday, 20th 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
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
17th December – On This Day In History
Born:
1953 Bill Pullman (actor – Independence Day)
Died:
2011 Kim Jong – il (Supreme Leader of North Korea)
On This Day:
1538 King Henry VIII is officially excommunicated by Pope Paul II
Have a good Monday, 17th December
16th December – On This Day In History
Born:
1770 Ludwig van Beethoven (composer)
Died:
1980 Colonel Sanders (founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken)
On This Day:
1838 Battle of Blood River (Zulu armies defeated by the Voortrekkers in Natal, South Africa)
Have a good Sunday, 16th December
15th December – On This Day In History
Born:
37 Nero (Roman Emperor)
Died:
1944 Glenn Miller (band leader)
On This Day:
2001 The Leaning Tower of Pisa reopens (after 11 years and $27 000 000 spent to fortify it without rectifying its lean)
Have a good Saturday, 15th 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
13th December – On This Day In History
Born:
1929 Christopher Plummer (actor)
Died:
2006 Lamar Hunt (NFL owner – KC Chiefs)
On This Day:
1643 The Battle of Alton, in Hampshire, takes place (English Civil War)
Have a good Thursday, 13th December
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