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29th August – On This Day In History
Born:
1958 Michael Jackson (singer & songwriter)
Died:
2016 Gene Wilder (actor – Charlie And The Chocolate Factory)
On This Day:
1964 Walt Disney’s Mary Poppins is released
Have a good Wednesday, 29th August
24th February – On This Day In History
Born:
1955 Steve Jobs (co-founder of Apple)
Died:
2006 Dennis Weaver (actor)
On This Day:
1821 Mexico gains its independence (from Spain)
Have a good Friday, 24th February
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21st February – On This Day In History
Born:
1946 Alan Rickman (actor)
Died:
1965 Malcolm X (African American human rights activist – assassinated)
On This Day:
1885 Washington monument indicated (in Washington DC)
Have a good Tuesday, 21st February
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12th February – On This Day In History
Born:
1809 Abraham Lincoln (16th President of the USA)
Died:
2007 Randy Stone (actor and director)
On This Day:
1818 Chile gains its independence (from Spain)
Have a good Sunday, 12th February
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10th February – On This Day In History
Born:
1930 Robert Wagner (actor – Hart to Hart)
Died:
2014 Shirley Temple (actress)
On This Day:
1940 Tom and Jerry debuts
Have a good Friday, 10th February
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5th February – On This Day In History
Born:
1948 Sven Goran Eriksson (football manager)
Died:
2012 Sam Coppola (actor)
On This Day:
1922 Publication of the first Readers’ Digest Magazine
Have a good Sunday, 5th February
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20th January – On This Day In History
Born:
1930 Edwin (Buzz) Aldrin (astronaut)
Died:
1993 Audrey Hepburn (actress)
On This Day:
1921 Republic of Turkey is declared (from the remnants of the Ottoman Empire)
Have a good Friday, 20th January
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18th December – On This Day In History
Born:
1946 Steven Spielberg (director of Jaws, ET etc)
Died:
1971 Bobby Jones (amateur golfer who won the Grand Slam in 1930)
On This Day:
1958 Niger gains autonomy (within the French Community)
Have a good Sunday, 18th December
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13th December – On This Day In History
Born:
1929 Christopher Plummer (actor)
Died:
2006 Lamar Hunt (sports executive)
On This Day:
1577 Sir Francis Drake sets sail to go around the world
Have a good Tuesday, 13th December
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18th November – On This Day In History
Born:
1968 Owen Wilson (actor)
Died:
2015 Jonah Lomu (All Blacks rugby player)
On This Day:
1497 Vasco da Gama reaches the Cape Of Good Hope
Have a good Friday, 18th November
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