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9th October – On This Day In History
Born:
1940 John Lennon (musician – The Beatles)

Died:
1967 Che Guevara (Marxist revolutionary)

On This Day:
1962 Uganda becomes independent (from Britain)

Have a good Tuesday, 9th October
16th August – On This Day In History
Born:
1888 TE Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia – diplomatic role in WW1 Middle East)

Died:
2003 Idi Amin (Dictator of Uganda and culpable for the killings of approx half a million people)

On This Day:
1960 Cyprus granted independence (from Britain)

Have a good Thursday, 16th August
27th December – On This Day In History
Born:
1822 Louis Pasteur (inventor – pasteurisation)

Died:
1985 Dian Fossey (zoologist – Gorillas In The Mist) murdered

On This Day:
1943 German battleship Sharnhorst is sunk

Have a good Sunday, 27th December