french revolution
21st January – On This Day In History
Born:
1905 Christian Dior (fashion designer)
Died:
1793 Louis XVI (beheaded during The French Revolution)
On This Day:
1976 Concorde has its first supersonic commercial flights
Have a good Sunday, 21st January
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16th October – On This Day In History
Born:
1854 Oscar Wilde (author)
Died:
1793 Marie Antoinette, Queen of France (“let them eat cake”)
On This Day:
1950 “The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe” (CS Lewis) is released
Have a good Monday, 16th October
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14th July – On This Day In History
Born:
1974 David Mitchell (comedian and actor)
Died:
1881 Billy The Kid (outlaw in the Wild West)
On This Day:
1789 Bastille Day (the start of the French Revolution)
Have a good Friday, 14th July
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16th October – On This Day In History
Born:
1854 Oscar Wilde (author & playwright)
Died:
1793 Marie Antoinette (Queen of France, beheaded during the French Revolution)
On This Day:
1950 The Lion, The With and The Wardrobe (CS Lewis) released
Have a good Sunday, 16th October
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2nd November – On This Day In History
Born:
1755 Marie – Antoinette (Queen of Louis XVI, “let them eat cake”)
Died:
1950 George Bernard Shaw (author)
On This Day:
1947 “Spruce Goose”, owned by Howard Hughes, has its one and only flight
Have a good Monday, 2nd November
21st September – On This Day In History
Born:
1866 HG Wells (author – War of the Worlds)
Died:
1974 Walter Brennan (actor)
On This Day:
1792 First French Republic declared
Have a good Monday, 21st September
10th August – On This Day In History
Born:
1928 Jimmy Dean (actor and singer)
Died:
1930 William H Taft (US President)
On This Day:
1792 Parisian mobs attack the palace of Louis XVI
Have a good Monday, 10th August
