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20th December – On This Day In History
Born:
1946 Uri Geller (magician and psychic – know for bending spoons)
Died:
1996 Carl Sagan (scientist and astronomer)
On This Day:
1812 Grimm’s Fairy Tales is first published (also known as Children’s and Household Tails)
Have a good Thursday, 20th December
6th December – On This Day In History
Born:
1886 Joyce Kilmer (poet)
Died:
2016 Peter Vaughan (actor – Porridge & Game of Thrones)
On This Day:
1973 Bahrain puts its constitution into effect
Have a good Thursday, 6th December
1st December – On This Day In History
Born:
1949 Pablo Escobar (Colombian drug lord)
Died:
1973 David Ben – Gurion (founding father of Israel)
On This Day:
1918 Yugoslavia declares independence and establishes its monarchy
Have a good Saturday, 1st December
11th November – On This Day In History
Born:
1974 Leonardo DiCaprio (actor)
Died:
2004 Yasser Arafat (Palestinian leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner)
On This Day:
1889 Washington becomes the 42nd State of the USA
Have a good Sunday, 11th November
7th November – On This Day In History
Born:
1867 Marie Curie (discovered radium, Nobel Prize winner)
Died:
2016 Leonard Cohen (singer & song writer)
On This Day:
1951 Jordan passes its constitution
Have a good Wednesday, 7th November
3rd October – On This Day In History
Born:
1959 Fred Couples (golfer – Master Champion)
Died:
2005 Ronnie Barker (actor & comedian – The Two Ronnies)
On This Day:
1932 Iraq gains independence (from Britain)
Have a good Wednesday, 3rd October
26th September – On This Day In History
Born:
1888 TS Eliot (poet & Nobel Prize winner)
Died:
2008 Paul Newman (actor – Hustler)
On This Day:
1962 The declaration of the Republic of Yemen
Have a good Wednesday, 26th September
3rd September – On This Day In History
Born:
1965 Charlie Sheen (actor – Platoon)
Died:
1658 Oliver Cromwell (Lord Protector of England)
On This Day:
1971 Qatar regains independence (from Britain)
Have a good Monday, 3rd September
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
16th August – On This Day In History
Born:
1888 TE Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia – diplomatic role in WW1 Middle East)
Died:
2003 Idi Amin (Dictator of Uganda and culpable for the killings of approx half a million people)
On This Day:
1960 Cyprus granted independence (from Britain)
Have a good Thursday, 16th August
