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18th July – On This Day In History
Born:
1918 Nelson Mandela (South African leader and iconic statesman)
Died:
1817 Jane Austin (novelist – Pride and Prejudice)
On This Day:
2012 Kim Jong-un is appointed the Supreme Leader of North Korea
Have a good Wednesday, 18th July
13th July – On This Day In History
Born:
100 BC Julius Caesar (Roman general and leader)
Died:
2014 Nadine Gordimer (author & Novel laureate)
On This Day:
2016 Theresa May is elected Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Have a good Friday, 13th July
6th July – On This Day In History
Born:
1935 Tenzin Gyatso (14th Dalai Lama, Tibetan spiritual leader)
Died:
1962 William Faulkner (author – Nobel Prize winner)
On This Day:
1947 The “AK – 47” goes into production
Have a good Friday, 6th July
4th July – On This Day In History
Born:
1804 Nathaniel Hawthorne (author)
Died:
1934 Marie Curie (first woman to win the Nobel Prize)
On This Day:
1776 United States declares in independence (from Britain)
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27th June – On This Day In History
Born:
1872 Paul Laurence Dunbar (poet & author)
Died:
2001 Jack Lemmon (actor)
On This Day:
1977 Djibouti claims independence (from France)
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26th June – On This Day In History
Born:
Laurie Lee (poet & author)
Died:
2003 Sir Denis Thatcher (husband of Margaret Thatcher)
On This Day:
1960 Somalia gains independence (formerly British Somaliland)
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21st June – On This Day In History
Born:
1982 Prince William (Duke of Cambridge – son of Prince Charles and Lady Diana)
Died:
2003 Leon Uris (author)
On This Day:
2003 Harry Potter and the Order Of The Phoenix is released
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