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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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9th March – On This Day In History
Born:
1934 Yuri Gagarin (Russian cosmonaut and first man in space)
Died:
2016 George Martin (record producer – The Beatles)
On This Day:
1834 The French Foreign Legion is founded
Have a good Friday, 9th March
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20th February – On This Day In History
Born:
1957 Ray Winston (actor)
Died:
2016 Harper Lee (author – To Kill A Mockingbird)
On This Day:
1962 First American (John Glenn) orbits the Earth aboard Friendship 7
Have a good Tuesday, 20th February
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11th January – On This Day In History
Born:
1815 John A Macdonald (1st Prime Minister of Canada)
Died:
1928 Thomas Hardy (author & poet – Far From The Madding Crowd)
On This Day:
1864 Charing Cross Station opens (London)
Have a good Thursday, 11th January
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2nd December – On This Day In History
Born:
1973 Monica Seles (tennis champ)
Died:
1814 Marquis de Sade (philosopher & writer – the words sadist & sadism originate from his name)
On This Day:
1697 St Paul’s Cathedral consecrated (the original was destroyed in the Great Fire of London)
Have a good Saturday, 2nd December
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