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31st December – On This Day In History
Born:
1937 Anthony Hopkins (actor – Silence Of The Lambs)
Died:
2015 Natalie Cole (singer)
On This Day:
1983 Brunei gains independence (from Britain)
Have a good Monday, 31st December
29th December – On This Day In History
Born:
1972 Jude Law (actor – The Talented Mr Ripley)
Died:
2012 Tony Greig (England cricket captain and commentator)
On This Day:
1845 Texas admitted as the 28th State of the USA
Have a good Saturday, 29th December
28th December – On This Day In History
Born:
1954 Denzel Washington (actor – St Elsewhere)
Died:
1734 Rob Roy (Scottish hero)
On This Day:
1846 Iowa becomes the 29th State of the USA
Have a good Friday, 28th December
27th December – On This Day In History
Born:
1822 Louis Pasteur (invented pasteurization)Â
Died:
2016 Carrie Fisher (actress – Star Wars)
On This Day:
1943 The Scharnhorst (German battleship) sinks in the Barents Sea
Have a good Thursday, 27th December
17th December – On This Day In History
Born:
1953 Bill Pullman (actor – Independence Day)
Died:
2011 Kim Jong – il (Supreme Leader of North Korea)
On This Day:
1538 King Henry VIII is officially excommunicated by Pope Paul II
Have a good Monday, 17th December
13th December – On This Day In History
Born:
1929 Christopher Plummer (actor)
Died:
2006 Lamar Hunt (NFL owner – KC Chiefs)
On This Day:
1643 The Battle of Alton, in Hampshire, takes place (English Civil War)
Have a good Thursday, 13th December
12th December – On This Day In History
Born:
1915 Frank Sinatra (singer & actor)
Died:
1889 Robert Browning (poet)
On This Day:
1963 Kenya declares its independence (from Britain – it was formerly British East Africa)
Have a good Wednesday, 12th December
7th December – On This Day In History
Born:
1987 Aaron Carter (singer & child actor)
Died:
2011 Harry Morgan (actor – M*A*S*H)
On This Day:
1787 Delaware becomes the first State to ratify the US Constitution
Have a good Friday, 7th December
6th December – On This Day In History
Born:
1886 Joyce Kilmer (poet)
Died:
2016 Peter Vaughan (actor – Porridge & Game of Thrones)
On This Day:
1973 Bahrain puts its constitution into effect
Have a good Thursday, 6th December
5th December – On This Day In History
Born:
1901 Walt Disney (animator, co-founder of Walt Disney Company)
Died:
2013 Nelson Mandela (South African president and inspirational statesman)
On This Day:
1872 The Mary Celeste is found – her crew mysteriously missing
Have a good Wednesday, 5th December
