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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
8th October – On This Day In History
Born:
1949 Sigourney Weaver (actress – Alien)
Died:
1793 John Hancock (first to sign the American Declaration of Independence)
On This Day:
1600 San Marino adopts its constitution
Have a good Monday, 8th October
30th September – On This Day In History
Born:
1980 Martina Hingis
Died:
1955 James Dean (cultural icon and actor)
On This Day:
1958 Guinea becomes independent (was French Guinea, controlled by France)
Have a good Sunday, 30th September
28th September – On This Day In History
Born:
551 BC Confucius (Chinese Philosopher)
Died:
2017 Hugh Hefner (Playboy publisher)
On This Day:
1958 France adopts its constitution
Have a good Friday, 28th September
18th September – On This Day In History
Born:
1971 Lance Armstrong (cyclist – won Tour de France seven times, but got banned for using drugs)
Died:
1970 Jimi Hendrix (guitarist – Purple Haze)
On This Day:
2017 Hurricane Maria destroys 90% of the structures in the Dominica and kills 27 people
Have a good Tuesday, 18th September
5th September – On This Day In History
Born:
1638 Louis XIV (The Sun King – France)
Died:
1997 Mother Teresa (Nun and founder of Missionaries of Charity – Nobel Peace Prize winner)
On This Day:
1991 Nelson Mandela is elected as the leader of the ANC (African National Congress)
Have a good Wednesday, 5th September
1st August – On This Day In History
Born:
1957 Gloria Estefan (singer – Miami Sound Machine)
Died:
1557 Jacques Cartier (French explorer – claimed Canada for France)
On This Day:
2015 Google changes its logo – the biggest change since 1999
