french revolution
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
23rd August – On This Day In History
Born:
1754 Louis XVI (King of France, executed by guillotine after The French Revolution)
Died:
1305 William Wallace (Scottish patriot & revolutionary – hung, drawn & quartered)
On This Day:
1990 Armenia declares its independence
Have a good Thursday, 23rd August
14th July – On This Day In History
Born:
1910 William Hanna (cartoonist – Tom & Jerry, Scooby Doo)
Died:
1881 Billy The Kid (infamous outlaw)
On This Day:
1789 Bastille Day (the start of the French Revolution with the fall of the Bastille Prison)
Have a good Saturday, 14th July
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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