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31st August – On This Day In History
Born:
1945 Bob Welch (guitarist & vocalist – Fleetwood Mac)
Died:
1969 Rocky Marciano (heavyweight boxing champ)
On This Day:
1957 Federation of Malaya gains independence (from Britain)
Have a good Thursday, 31st August
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17th May – On This Day In History
Born:
1956 Sugar Ray Leonard (boxer)
Died:
1694 Johann Michael Bach (composer)
On This Day:
1949 British Government officially recognises the Republic of Ireland
Have a good Wednesday, 17th May
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12th April – On This Day In History
Born:
1947 Tom Clancy (author – Hunt For Red October)
Died:
1989 Sugar Ray Robinson (boxing champ)
On This Day:
1946 Syria gains independence (from France)
Have a good Wednesday, 12th April
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22nd October – On This Day In History
Born:
1949 Arsene Wenger (Arsenal football manager)
Died:
1917 Bob Fitzsimmons (boxer)
On This Day:
1924 Toastmasters International founded
Have a good Saturday, 22nd October
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19th October – On This Day In History
Born:
1962 Evander Holyfield (boxer)
Died:
1745 Jonathan Swift (author – Gulliver’s Travels)
On This Day:
1960 Mauritania is granted independence by France
Have a good Wednesday, 19th October
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1st September – On This Day In History
Born:
1923 Rocky Marciano (boxer)
Died:
1557 Jacques Cartier (explorer who claimed Canada for France)
On This Day:
1873 Cetshwayo ascends to the throne of the Zulus
Have a good Thursday, 1st September
30th June – On This Day In History
Born:
1966 Mike Tyson (boxer)
Died:
1520 Montezuma II (Aztec Emperor)
On This Day:
1894 Tower Bridge (London) opens
Have a good Thursday, 30th June
