middle east
18th June – On This Day In History
Born:
1942 Paul McCartney (musician – The Beatles)
Died:
1928 Roald Amundsen (led the first expedition to the South Pole)
On This Day:
1953 Egypt proclaimed as a republic
Have a good Sunday, 18th June
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2nd June – On This Day In History
Born:
1941 Charlie Watts (drummer – Rolling Stones)
Died:
1990 Rex Harrison (actor)
On This Day:
1949 Transjordan renamed to Jordan
Have a good Friday, 2nd June
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12th April – On This Day In History
Born:
1947 Tom Clancy (author – Hunt For Red October)
Died:
1989 Sugar Ray Robinson (boxing champ)
On This Day:
1946 Syria gains independence (from France)
Have a good Wednesday, 12th April
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22nd March – On This Day In History
Born:
1931 William Shatner (actor – Star Trek)
Died:
2009 Jade Goody (TV Star)
On This Day:
1946 Britain sign the treaty that grants independence to Jordan
Have a good Wednesday, 22nd March
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21st March – On This Day In History
Born:
1935 Brian Clough (football / soccer manager)
Died:
1617 Pocahontas (Native American heroine)
On This Day:
1935 Persia officially becomes Iran
Have a good Tuesday, 21st March
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27th December – On This Day In History
Born:
1822 Louis Pasteur (inventor – pasteurization)
Died:
2012 Norman Schwarzkopf (US General – Desert Storm)
On This Day:
1934 Persia is declared Iran (by the Shah)
Have a good Tuesday, 27th December
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28th October – On This Day In History
Born:
1903 Evelyn Waugh (author – Brideshead Revisited)
Died:
1998 Ted Hughes (poet)
On This Day:
1948 Flag of Israel adopted
Have a good Friday, 28th October
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