austria
19th December – On This Day In History
Born:
1961 Reggie White (NFL Defensive end, Green Bay Packers)
Died:
1848 Emily Bronte (novelist – Wuthering Heights)
On This Day:
1945 The re-establishment of the Austrian Republic
Have a good Wednesday, 19th December
19th November – On This Day In History
Born:
1962 Jodie Foster (actress – Silence Of The Lambs)
Died:
1828 Franz Schubert (composer)
On This Day:
1863 Abraham Lincoln delivers The Gettysburg Address
Have a good Monday, 19th November
23rd September – On This Day In History
Born:
1930 Ray Charles (singer & pianist)
Died:
1939 Sigmund Freud (father of psychology)
On This Day:
1979 Somali constitution is approved by its president
Have a good Sunday, 23rd September
28th June – On This Day In History
Born:
1491 Henry VIII, founder of the Church of England
Died:
1914 Franz Ferdinand (Archduke of Austria – assassination that triggered World War 1)
On This Day:
1926 Mercedes Benz forms (merger of DMG and Benz & Cie)
Have a good Thursday, 28th June
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6th May – On This Day In History
Born:
1856 Sigmund Freud (neurologist and father of psychology)
Died:
1952 Marie Montessori (educator)
On This Day:
1840 The Penny Black, world’s first postage stamp, is issued
Have a good Sunday, 6th May
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27th January – On This Day In History
Born:
1756 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (composer)
Died:
2010 JD Salinger (novelist – Catcher In The Rye)
On This Day:
1939 First flight of Lockheed’s P-38 Lightning
Have a good Saturday, 27th January
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18th December – On This Day In History
Born:
1863 Franz Ferdinand (Archduke of Austria – assassination trigger point of World War One)
Died:
1971 Bobby Jones (amateur golfer and Grand Slam winner)
On This Day:
1958 Niger gains autonomy (within the French Community)
Have a good Monday, 18th December
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16th December – On This Day In History
Born:
1770 Ludwig van Beethoven (composer)
Died:
1980 Colonel Harland Sanders (founder – Kentucky Fried Chicken)
On This Day:
1773 Boston Tea Party (Sons of Liberty throw tea off ships into Boston Harbour to protest the British Tea Tax)
Have a good Saturday, 16th December
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19th November – On This Day In History
Born:
1938 Ted Turner (founder of CNN)
Died:
1828 Franz Schubert (composer)
On This Day:
1998 “Portrait Of The Artist Without Beard” (van Gogh) sells for $71.5 million
Have a good Sunday, 19th November
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23rd September – On This Day In History
Born:
1215 Kublai Khan (Mongol Emperor)
Died:
1939 Sigmund Freud (pioneering psychologist)
On This Day:
1979 Somali constitution approved
Have a good Saturday, 23rd September
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