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2nd January – On This Day In History
Born:
1973 Chris Woodruff (tennis player)
Died:
1977 Erroll Garner (pianist – Misty)
On This Day:
1919 Lithuania gains independence
Have a good Wednesday, 2nd January
31st December – On This Day In History
Born:
1937 Anthony Hopkins (actor – Silence Of The Lambs)
Died:
2015 Natalie Cole (singer)
On This Day:
1983 Brunei gains independence (from Britain)
Have a good Monday, 31st December
15th December – On This Day In History
Born:
37 Nero (Roman Emperor)
Died:
1944 Glenn Miller (band leader)
On This Day:
2001 The Leaning Tower of Pisa reopens (after 11 years and $27 000 000 spent to fortify it without rectifying its lean)
Have a good Saturday, 15th December
5th November – On This Day In History
Born:
1959 Bryan Adams (singer)
Died:
1956 Art Tatum (jazz pianist)
On This Day:
1605 The Gunpowder Plot – Catholic conspirators attempt to blow up King James 1 and parliament. Guy Fawkes caught, tortured and later executed.
Have a good Monday, 5th November
4th August – On This Day In History
Born:
1901 Louis Armstrong (jazz musician – trumpeter)
Died:
1875 Hans Christian Andersen (author if fairy tales – The Ugly Duckling)
On This Day:
1984 Republic of Upper Volta changes to become Burkina Faso
Have a good Saturday, 4th August
4th June – On This Day In History
Born:
1971 Noah Wyle (actor)
Died:
2004 Steve Lacy (saxophonist)
On This Day:
1927 First Ryder Cup played (US beats England 9.5 to 2.5)
Have a good Monday, 4th June
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2nd January – On This Day In History
Born:
1920 Isaac Asimov (scientist and sci-fi author – I Robot)
Died:
1977 Erroll Garner (jazz pianist – Misty)
On This Day:
1919 Lithuania gains independence
Have a good Tuesday, 2nd January
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21st November – On This Day In History
Born:
1694 Voltaire (French writer & philosopher)
Died:
1953 Larry Shields (jazz clarinet player)
On This Day:
1789 North Carolina ratifies and Constitution and becomes the 12th State of the US
Have a good Tuesday, 21st November
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8th August – On This Day In History
Born:
1937 Dustin Hoffman (actor)
Died:
1997 Duncan Swift (jazz pianist)
On This Day:
1843 Natal, South Africa, becomes a British colony
Have a good Tuesday, 8th August
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1st March – On This Day In History
Born:
1904 Glenn Miller (band leader and jazz composer)
Died:
1991 Edwin Land (inventor of instant photography)
On This Day:
1803 Ohio becomes the 17th State to join the USA
Have a good Wednesday, 1st March
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