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18th October – On This Day In History
Born:
1956 Martina Navratilova (tennis champion)
Died:
1931 Thomas Edison (inventor – light bulb and many other innovations)
On This Day:
1922 The founding of the British Broadcasting Company, later the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Have a good Thursday, 18th October
19th August – On This Day In History
Born:
1871 Orville Wright (aviation pioneer – The Wright Brothers)
Died:
1977 Groucho Marx (comedian – Marx Brothers)
On This Day:
1919 Afghanistan declares its independence (from Britain)
Have a good Sunday, 19th August
27th April – On This Day In History
Born:
1791 Samuel Morse (inventor – telegraph & Morse Code)
Died:
1882 Ralph Waldo Emerson (poet)
On This Day:
1960 Togo declares independence (from France)
Have a good Friday, 27th April
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17th April – On This Day In History
Born:
1699 Robert Blair (Scottish poet)
Died:
1790 Benjamin Franklin (US Founding Father, inventor, diplomat)
On This Day:
1839 Guatemala forms as a republic
Have a good Tuesday, 17th April
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15th April – On This Day In History
Born:
1452 Leonardo da Vinci (artist, inventor, visionary)
Died:
1865 Abraham Lincoln (US President, Civil War)
On This Day:
1983 Tokyo Disneyland opens
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3rd March – On This Day In History
Born:
1847 Alexander Graham Bell (inventor of the telephone)
Died:
2016 Martin Crowe (New Zealand cricketer)
On This Day:
1845 Florida becomes the 27th State of the USA
Have a good Saturday, 3rd March
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11th February – On This Day In History
Born:
1847 Thomas Edison (inventor – light bulb, movie camera etc)
Died:
1650 Rene Descartes (French philosopher)
On This Day:
1814 Norway proclaims independence
Have a good Sunday 11th February
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18th October – On This Day In History
Born:
1926 Chuck Berry (rock musician)
Died:
1931 Thomas Edison (inventor of the light bulb)
On This Day:
1952 Mad Magazine first published
Have a good Wednesday, 18th October
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2nd May – On This Day In History
Born:
1975 David Beckham (English footballer)
Died:
1519 Leonardo Da Vinci (artist and inventor)
On This Day:
1969 Ocean liner the Queen Elizabeth II departs on its maiden voyage
Have a good Tuesday, 2nd May
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17th April – On This Day In History
Born:
1937 Daffy Duck
Died:
1790 Benjamin Franklin (inventor, writer and one of the Founding Father of the USA)
On This Day:
1839 Guatemala forms a republic
Have a good Monday, 17th April
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