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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
12th December – On This Day In History
Born:
1915 Frank Sinatra (singer & actor)
Died:
1889 Robert Browning (poet)
On This Day:
1963 Kenya declares its independence (from Britain – it was formerly British East Africa)
Have a good Wednesday, 12th December
11th December – On This Day In History
Born:
1961 Marco Pierre White (chef)
Died:
2012 Ravi Shankar (musician)
On This Day:
1816 Indiana becomes the 19th State of the USA
Have a good Tuesday, 11th December
9th December – On This Day In History
Born:
1608 John Milton (poet)
Died:
1998 Archie Moore (boxing champion)
On This Day:
1961 Tanzania becomes independent (formerly Tanganyika, a British Colony)
Have a good Sunday, 9th December
8th December – On This Day In History
Born:
1943 Jim Morrison (singer and songwriter – The Doors)
Died:
2016 John Glenn (astronaut and US Senator)
On This Day:
1864 The Clifton Suspension Bridge is opened (designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel)
Have a good Saturday, 8th December
6th December – On This Day In History
Born:
1886 Joyce Kilmer (poet)
Died:
2016 Peter Vaughan (actor – Porridge & Game of Thrones)
On This Day:
1973 Bahrain puts its constitution into effect
Have a good Thursday, 6th December
17th October – On This Day In History
Born:
1938 Evel Knievel (motorcycle stunt rider and daredevil)
Died:
2015 Howard Kendall (footballer and manager – Everton)
On This Day:
1918 Yugoslavia proclaims that it is a republic
Have a good Wednesday, 17th October
15th October – On This Day In History
Born:
1029 Mario Puzo (author – The Godfather)
Died:
2011 Betty Driver (Elizabeth Driver), actress – Coronation Street
On This Day:
1952 Charlotte’s Web (by EB White) is published
Have a good Monday, 15th October
13th October – On This Day In History
Born:
1925 Margaret Thatcher (first woman Prime Minister of the United Kingdom)
Died:
1974 Ed Sullivan (TV Presenter – Ed Sullivan Show)
On This Day:
2010 Mine accident in Chile (Copiapo Mine). 33 miners are rescued after spending 69 days underground
Have a good Saturday, 13th October
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
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