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16th April – On This Day In History
Born:
1867 Wilbur Wright (aviator – Wright Brothers)
Died:
2002 Robert Urich (actor)
On This Day:
2014 South Korean ferry MV Sewol sinks. 304 people drown.
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25th February – On This Day In History
Born:
1917 Anthony Burgess (author – “A Clockwork Orange”)
Died:
1723 Christopher Wren (architect – St Paul’s Cathedral)
On This Day:
1988 South Korea adopts its constitution
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19th February – On This Day In History
Born:
1933 Yoko Ono (Mrs John Lennon, Japanese singer)
Died:
1546 Martin Luther (major leader of the Protestant Reformation)
On This Day:
1951 Nepal becomes a constitutional monarchy
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18th February – On This Day In History
Born:
1898 Enzo Ferrari (racing car manufacturer)
Died:
1294 Kublai Khan (Mongol Emperor and conqueror)
On This Day:
1885 “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” published by Mark Twain
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4th February – On This Day In History
Born:
1902 Charles Lindbergh (first to fly solo across the Atlantic)
Died:
1987 Liberace (pianist)
On This Day:
1948 Sri Lanks declares its independence (from Britain – it was Ceylon)
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20th January – On This Day In History
Born:
1910 Joy Adamson (naturalist and author of “Born Free”)
Died:
1993 Audrey Hepburn (actress)
On This Day:
1921 Republic of Turkey declared (from what remained of the Ottoman Empire)
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8th January – On This Day In History
Born:
1935 Elvis Presley (singer, King of Rock and Roll)
Died:
1324 Marco Polo (Venetian explorer)
On This Day:
1952 Jordan adopts its constitution
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