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21st July – On This Day In History
Born:
1899 Ernest Hemingway (Nobel prize winning author)
Died:
1796 Robert Burns (Scottish poet)
On This Day:
1884 First Test Cricket match played at Lords
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20th July – On This Day In History
Born:
356 Alexander The Great (Macedonian king and military leader)
Died:
1973 Bruce Lee (martial arts actor)
On This Day:
1956 France recognises the independence of Tunisia
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19th July – On This Day In History
Born:
1947 Brian May (rock guitarist – Queen)
Died:
2013 Phil Woosnam (footballer & manager)
On This Day:
1969 Apollo 11 goes into moon orbit
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18th July – On This Day In History
Born:
1918 Nelson Mandela (statesman)
Died:
1817 Jane Austen (author)
On This Day:
2013 The City of Detroit files for bankruptcy ($18.5 billion!)
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17th July – On This Day In History
Born:
1899 James Cagney (actor)
Died:
2009 Walter Cronkite (broadcaster & journalist)
On This Day:
1919 Finland adopts its constitution
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16th July – On This Day In History
Born:
1911 Ginger Rogers (actress, singer & dancer)
Died:
1915 Ellen White (co-founder of the Seventh Day Adventist Church)
On This Day:
Mont Blanc Tunnel opened (between France and Italy)
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15th July – On This Day In History
Born:
1606 Rembrandt van Rijn (painter)
Died:
1997 Gianni Versace (fashion designer)
On This Day:
1799 The Rosetta Stone is discovered, opening up the opportunity to translate ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics
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