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7th January – On This Day In History
Born:
1948 Kenny Loggins (singer)
Died:
1536 Katherine of Aragon (Henry VIII’s first wife)
On This Day:
1797 First use of the modern Italian flag
Have a good Saturday, 7th January
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19th May – On This Day In History
Born:
1953 Victoria Wood (comedy actress)
Died:
1864 Nathaniel Hawthorne (author – The Scarlet Letter)
On This Day:
1536 Ann Boleyne (2nd wife of Henry VIII) is beheaded for treason
Have a good Tu, 19th May
24th March – On This Day In History
Born:
1878 Harry Houdini (escape artist, born Erik Weisz)
Died:
Elizabeth The First (The Virgin Queen)
On This Day:
1924 Greece becomes a republic
Have a good Thursday, 24th March
13th February – On This Day In History
Born:
1944 Jerry Springer (talk show host)
Died:
1542 Catherine Howard (5th wife of King Henry VIII, beheaded)
On This Day:
1924 Tomb of King Tut opened
Have a good Saturday, 13th February
7th January – On This Day In History
Born:
1964 Nicholas Cage (actor)
Died:
1536 Catherine if Aragon (1st wife of Henry VIII)
On This Day:
1714 Typewriter is patented (but only built many years later)
Have a good Thursday, 7th January
24th October – On This Day In History
Born:
1947 Kevin Kline (actor)
Died:
1537 Jane Seymour (the 3rd wife of Henry VIII)
On This Day:
1929 “Black Thursday” – the beginning of the stock market crash
Have a good Saturday, 24th October
22nd September – On This Day In History
Born:
1515 Anne of Cleves (4th wife of Henry VIII)
Died:
1989 Irving Berlin (composer)
On This Day:
1960 Mali gains independence (from France, and without Senegal)
Have a good Tuesday, 22nd September
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