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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
13th October – On This Day In History
Born:
1925 Margaret Thatcher (first woman Prime Minister of the United Kingdom)
Died:
1974 Ed Sullivan (TV Presenter – Ed Sullivan Show)
On This Day:
2010 Mine accident in Chile (Copiapo Mine). 33 miners are rescued after spending 69 days underground
Have a good Saturday, 13th October
25th September – On This Day In History
Born:
1897 William Faulkner (author)
Died:
2016 Arnold Palmer (golfer, winner of 7 Majors)
On This Day:
2017 Transport For London announces that it will not renew Uber’s licence to operate due to background check issues
Have a good Tuesday, 25th September
2nd September – On This Day In History
Born:
1952 Jimmy Connors (tennis champion)
Died:
1834 Thomas Telford (pioneering civil engineer)
On This Day:
1666 Great Fire of London begins (80% of London destroyed)
Have a good Sunday, 2nd September
13th July – On This Day In History
Born:
100 BC Julius Caesar (Roman general and leader)
Died:
2014 Nadine Gordimer (author & Novel laureate)
On This Day:
2016 Theresa May is elected Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Have a good Friday, 13th July
12th July – On This Day In History
Born:
1937 Bill Cosby (actor & comedian)
Died:
1804 Alexander Hamilton (US Founding Father)
On This Day:
1962 The Rolling Stones have their first performance (Marquee Club in London)
Have a good Thursday, 12th July
30th June – On This Day In History
Born:
1941 Peter Pollock (South African cricketer)
Died:
1520 Moctezuma II (Aztec Emperor)
On This Day:
1894 Tower Bridge (London) opens
Have a good Saturday, 30th June
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12th June – On This Day In History
Born:
1929 Anne Frank (diarist during the Nazi Holocaust)
Died:
2003 Gregory Peck (actor)
On This Day:
1944 First V-1 rocket attack on London
Have a good Tuesday, 12th June
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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
Have a good Thursday, 24th May
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13th April – On This Day In History
Born:
1570 Guy Fawkes (Catholic Conspirator, convicted and executed over the Gunpowder Plot – a plot to blow up the English Parliament)
Died:
2004 Carol Keating (TV presenter)
On This Day:
2006 Major tornadoes hit Iowa City, Iowa
Have a good Friday, 13th April
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