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31st December – On This Day In History
Born:
1937 Anthony Hopkins (actor – Silence Of The Lambs)
Died:
2015 Natalie Cole (singer)
On This Day:
1983 Brunei gains independence (from Britain)
Have a good Monday, 31st December
25th December – On This Day In History
Born:
1642 Isaac Newton (physicist – Gravity & Laws of Motion)
Died:
2016 George Michael (musician – Wham!)
On This Day:
1946 Taiwan accepts its constitution
Have a good Tuesday, 25th December
27th December – On This Day In History
Born:
1822 Matthew Arnold (poet)
Died:
1524 Vasco Da Gama (explorer)
On This Day:
1954 Laos gains independence
Have a good Monday, 24th December
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)Â
Have a good Friday, 21st 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
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
4th December – On This Day In History
Born:
1892 Francisco Franco (Spanish dictator)
Died:
1993 Frank Zappa (musician)
On This Day:
1982 China adopts its constitution
Have a good Tuesday, 4th December
26th November – On This Day In History
Born:
1939 Tina Turner (singer)
Died:
1896 Coventry Patmore (poet)
On This Day:
1924 Mongolian People’s Republic proclaimed
Have a good Monday, 26th November
5th October – On This Day In History
Born:
1951 Bob Geldof (musician and activist)
Died:
2011 Steve Jobs (co-founder of Apple)
On This Day:
1908 Bulgaria declares independence (from Turkey)
Have a good Friday, 5th October
