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15th October – On This Day In History
Born:
1029 Mario Puzo (author – The Godfather)
Died:
2011 Betty Driver (Elizabeth Driver), actress – Coronation Street
On This Day:
1952 Charlotte’s Web (by EB White) is published
Have a good Monday, 15th October
14th October – On This Day In History
Born:
1894 E.E. Cummings (poet)
Died:
1977 Bing Crosby (actor & singer – Going My Way)
On This Day:
1926 Winnie The Pooh (by AA Milne) is released
Have a good Sunday, 14th October
24th September – On This Day In History
Born:
1896 F Scott Fitzgerald (author – The Great Gatsby)
Died:
1991 Theodore Geisel (Dr Seuss – author of children’s books)
On This Day:
1973 Guinea – Bissau declares independence (from Portugal)
Have a good Monday, 24th September
21st September – On This Day In History
Born:
1947 Stephen King (horror author – Christian, The Shining etc)
Died:
19 BC Virgil (Roman poet)
On This Day:
1937 The Hobbit is published (by JRR Tolkien)
Have a good Friday, 21st September
13th September – On This Day In History
Born:
1916 Roald Dahl (author – Charlie And The Chocolate Factory)
Died:
1996 Tupac Shakur (rapper & actor)
On This Day:
1979 Venda is granted independence by South Africa (but not recognised outside of South Africa)
Have a good Thursday, 13th September
31st August – On This Day In History
Born:
1870 Marie Montessori (educator – spontaneous response)
Died:
1997 Diana Spencer, Princess of Wales (car crash victim in Paris)
On This Day:
1978 Sri Lanka adopts its constitution
Have a good Friday, 31st August
29th August – On This Day In History
Born:
1958 Michael Jackson (singer & songwriter)
Died:
2016 Gene Wilder (actor – Charlie And The Chocolate Factory)
On This Day:
1964 Walt Disney’s Mary Poppins is released
Have a good Wednesday, 29th August
