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16th October – On This Day In History
Born:
1854 Oscar Wilde (author)
Died:
1793 Marie Antoinette, Queen of France (“let them eat cake”)
On This Day:
1950 “The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe” (CS Lewis) is released
Have a good Monday, 16th October
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8th October – On This Day In History
Born:
1920 Frank Herbert (sci-fi author – Dune)
Died:
1793 John Hancock (first to sign the American Declaration of Independence)
On This Day:
1600 San Marino adopts its constitution
Have a good Sunday, 8th October
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3rd October – On This Day In History
Born:
1900 Thomas Wolfe (author & playwright)
Died:
1967 Woody Guthrie (musician)
On This Day:
1932 Iraq gains independence (from Britain)
Have a good Tuesday, 3rd October
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1st October – On This Day In History
Born:
1910 Bonnie Parker (outlaw – Bonnie and Clyde)
Died:
2013 Tom Clancy (author – Hunt For Red October)
On This Day:
1888 National Geographic publishes for the first time
Have a good Sunday, 1st October
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28th September – On This Day In History
Born:
551 BC Confucius (Chinese philosopher)
Died:
1891 Herman Melville (author – Moby Dick)
On This Day:
1950 Indonesia joins the United Nations (becomes the 50th member)
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24th September – On This Day In History
Born:
1896 F Scott Fitzgerald (author – The Great Gatsby)
Died:
1991 Theodore Geisel (Dr Seuss)
On This Day:
1948 Honda Motor Company formed
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21st September – On This Day In History
Born:
1866 HG wells (author – War Of The Worlds)
Died:
1998 Florence Griffith Joyner (athlete)
On This Day:
1937 “The Hobbit” (JRR Tolkien) is published
Have a good Thursday, 21st September
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