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6th October – On This Day In History
Born:
1930 Richie Benaud (Australian cricketer and commentator)
Died:
1892 Alfred Lord Tennyson (British Poet Laureate)
On This Day:
1889 Moulin Rouge opens (in Paris)
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8th September – On This Day In History
Born:
1925 Peter Sellers (actor & comedian)
Died:
1994 Rex Alston (cricketer and commentator)
On This Day:
1504 Statue of David, by Michelangelo, unveiled (in Florence)
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27th August – On This Day In History
Born:
1908 Donald (Don) Bradman (Australian cricketer)
Died:
1919 Louis Botha (South African statesman and general)
On This Day:
1828 Uruguay gains independence
Have a good Sunday, 27th August
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27th July – On This Day In History
Born:
1955 Allan Border (Australian cricket captain)
Died:
2003 Bob Hope (comedian and actor)
On This Day:
1944 Gloster Meteor, first British jet fighter, used in combat
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23rd July – On This Day In History
Born:
1949 Clive Rice (South African all – round cricketer)
Died:
2011 Amy Winehouse (singer)
On This Day:
1148 Crusaders attack Damascus
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21st July – On This Day In History
Born:
1899 Ernest Hemingway (Nobel prize winning author)
Died:
1796 Robert Burns (Scottish poet)
On This Day:
1884 First Test Cricket match played at Lords
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11th July – On This Day In History
Born:
1920 Yul Brynner (actor)
Died:
1993 Denis Tomlinson (South African cricketer)
On This Day:
1848 Waterloo Station (London) is opened
Have a good Tuesday, 11th July
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