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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
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
23rd September – On This Day In History
Born:
1930 Ray Charles (singer & pianist)
Died:
1939 Sigmund Freud (father of psychology)
On This Day:
1979 Somali constitution is approved by its president
Have a good Sunday, 23rd 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
