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22nd November – On This Day In History
Born:
1986 Oscar Pistorius (paralympic athlete, convicted for shooting his girlfriend)
Died:
1916 Jack London (author – Call Of The Wild)
On This Day:
1976 Algeria puts its constitution into effect
Have a good Sunday, 22nd November
14th November – On This Day In History
Born:
1948 Prince Charles (Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall)
Died:
1915 Booker T Washington (education pioneer)
On This Day:
1851 Moby Dick (by Herman Melville) is published
Have a good Wednesday, 14th November
19th October – On This Day In History
Born:
1940 Michael Gambon (actor – Lord Of The Rings, Harry Potter)
Died:
1745 Jonathan Swift (author – Gulliver’s Travels)
On This Day:
1960 Mauritania granted independence (by France)
Have good Friday, 19th October
16th October – On This Day In History
Born:
1925 Angela Lansbury (actress – Murder She Wrote)
Died:
1793 Marie Antoinette (Queen of France, beheaded during The French Revolution)
On This Day:
1950 The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe (by CS Lewis) is released
Have a good Tuesday, 16th October