Africa
10th May – On This Day In History
Born:
1899 Fred Astaire (dancer & actor)
Died:
1977 Joan Crawford (actress)
On This Day:
1994 Nelson Mandela sworn in as South Africa’s first black president
Have a good Wednesday, 10th May
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9th May – On This Day In History
Born:
1949 Billy Joel (rock musician)
Died:
2012 Vidal Sassoon (hairdresser and entrepreneur)
On This Day:
1960 Nigeria becomes a member of the Commonwealth
Have a good Tuesday, 9th May
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1st May – On This Day In History
Born:
1852 Calamity Jane (American frontierswoman – partner to Wild Bill Hickok)
Died:
1873 David Livingstone (British explorer)
On This Day:
1853 Argentina adopts its constitution
Have a good Monday, 1st May
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18th April – On This Day In History
Born:
1947 James Woods (actor)
Died:
1955 Albert Einstein (theory of relativity)
On This Day:
1980 Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) declares its independence from Britain
Have a good Tuesday, 18th April
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24th March – On This Day In History
Born:
1874 Harry Houdini (escape artist)
Died:
1976 Field Marshall Bernard Montgomery (British military leader)
On This Day:
1924 Greece becomes a republic
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20th March – On This Day In History
Born:
1908 Michael Redgrave (actor)
Died:
2013 James Herbert (author of horror stories)
On This Day:
1956 Tunisia gains independence (from France)
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19th March – On This Day In History
Born:
1813 David Livingstone (Scottish explorer)
Died:
2008 Arthur C Clarke (Science fiction author)
On This Day:
1915 Pluto photographed for the first time (although nobody knew then that it was Pluto)
Have a good Sunday, 19th March
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