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30th June – On This Day In History
Born:
1941 Peter Pollock (South African cricketer)
Died:
1520 Moctezuma II (Aztec Emperor)
On This Day:
1894 Tower Bridge (London) opens
Have a good Saturday, 30th June
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3rd March – On This Day In History
Born:
1847 Alexander Graham Bell (inventor of the telephone)
Died:
2016 Martin Crowe (New Zealand cricketer)
On This Day:
1845 Florida becomes the 27th State of the USA
Have a good Saturday, 3rd March
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16th February – On This Day In History
Born:
1954 Michael Holding (cricketer – fast bowler)
Died:
Tony Sheridan (songwriter and guitarist)
On This Day:
1918 Lithuania declares independence (from Russia & Germany)
Have a good Friday, 16th February
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1st February – On This Day In History
Born:
1981 Graeme Smith (South African cricketer)
Died:
1851 Mary Shelly (author – Frankenstein)
On This Day:
1991 FW de Klerk (South African President) commits to repeal all apartheid laws
Have a good Thursday, 1st February
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27th October – On This Day In History
Born:
1728 Captain James Cook (explorer and navigator)
Died:
2009 David Shepherd (cricket umpire)
On This Day:
1971 Republic of Congo-Kinshasa become the Republic of Zaire
Have a good Friday, 27th October
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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)
Have a good Friday, 6th October
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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)
Have a good Friday, 8th September
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