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25th May – On This Day In History
Born:
1979 Johnny Wilkinson (England rugby player)
Died:
1971 Terence De Marney (actor – Dr Who)
On This Day:
1946 Jordan gains its independence (from Britain)
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24th May – On This Day In History
Born:
1819 Queen Victoria (Queen of England)
Died:
1543 Copernicus (astronomer & mathematician)
On This Day:
1862 Westminster Bridge, London (crossing the Thames) is officially opened
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23rd May – On This Day In History
Born:
1958 Drew Carey (actor & comedian)
Died:
1868 Kit Carson (American frontiersman)
On This Day:
1568 The Netherlands declares independence (from Spain)
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22nd May – On This Day In History
Born:
1813 Richard Wagner (composer)
Died:
1972 Cecil Day Lewis (poet)
On This Day:
1933 Reported first sighting of the Loch Ness Monster
Have a good Tuesday, 22nd May
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21st May – On This Day In History
Born:
1688 Alexander Pope (poet)
Died:
2000 Sir John Gielgud (actor)
On This Day:
1927 Charles Lindbergh lands in Paris in The Spirit Of St Louis after making the first solo air crossing of the Atlantic
Have a good Monday, 21st May
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20th May – On This Day In History
Born:
1944 Joe Cocker (rock musician)
Died:
1506 Christopher Columbus (explorer credited with opening up the New World)
On This Day:
1927 Saudi Arabia becomes independent (from Britain)
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19th May – On This Day In History
Born:
1918 Florence Chadwick (first to swim the English Channel both ways)
Died:
1526 Anne Boleyn (Queen of England and wife of Henry VIII – beheaded)
On This Day:
2016 Egyptair Flight MS804 goes missing between Cairo and Paris
Have a good Saturday, 19th May
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