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19th September – On This Day In History
Born:
1948 Jeremy Irons (actor – The Lion King)
Died:
2017 Jake LaMotta (boxing champion)
On This Day:
1975 “Fawlty Towers” (with John Cleese) premiers
Have a good Wednesday, 19th 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
17th September – On This Day In History
Born:
1929 Stirling Moss (racing car driver)
Died:
2000 Paula Yates (TV Presenter)
On This Day:
1900 Commonwealth of Australia is proclaimed
Have a good Monday, 17th September
16th September – On This Day In History
Born:
1952 Micky Rourke (actor)
Died:
2016 Edward Albee (playwright – Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolfe?)
On This Day:
1857 Mexico adopts its constitution
Have a good Sunday, 16th September
15th September – On This Day In History
Born:
1984 Prince Harry (second son of Prince Charles and Lady Diana)
Died:
1859 Isambard Kingdom Brunel (engineer)
On This Day:
1981 Vanuatu becomes a member of the United Nations
Have a good Saturday, 15th September
14th September – On This Day In History
Born:
1957 Kepler Wessels (South African cricketer)
Died:
2009 Patrick Swayze (actor & dancer – Dirty Dancing)
On This Day:
2012 Ferry sinks off Indonesia, killing 21
Have a good Friday, 14th September
13th September – On This Day In History
Born:
1916 Roald Dahl (author – Charlie And The Chocolate Factory)
Died:
1996 Tupac Shakur (rapper & actor)
On This Day:
1979 Venda is granted independence by South Africa (but not recognised outside of South Africa)
Have a good Thursday, 13th September
