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21st September – On This Day In History
Born:
1866 HG wells (author – War Of The Worlds)
Died:
1998 Florence Griffith Joyner (athlete)
On This Day:
1937 “The Hobbit” (JRR Tolkien) is published
Have a good Thursday, 21st September
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12th September – On This Day In History
Born:
1913 Jesse Owen (Olympic track & field star)
Died:
1977 Steve Biko (South African anti-apartheid activist)
On This Day:
1848 Switzerland becomes a Federal State
Have a good Tuesday, 12th September
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17th May – On This Day In History
Born:
1956 Sugar Ray Leonard (boxer)
Died:
1694 Johann Michael Bach (composer)
On This Day:
1949 British Government officially recognises the Republic of Ireland
Have a good Wednesday, 17th May
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17th December – On This Day In History
Born:
1973 Paula Radcliffe (marathon runner)
Died:
2011 Kim Jong – il (Supreme Leader / Dictator of North Korea)
On This Day:
1538 Henry VIII is excommunicated
Have a good Saturday, 17th December
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10th February – On This Day In History
Born:
1950 Mark Spitz (Olympic swimmer)
Died:
2000 Jim Varney (actor)
On This Day:
1931 New Delhi becomes the capital city of India
Have a good Wednesday, 10th February
12th December – On This Day In History
Born:
1913 Jesse Owens (Olympic track star, 3 gold medals at Berlin Olympics in 1936)
Died:
1889 Robert Browning (poet)
On This Day:
1800 Washington DC established as the capital of the USA
Have a good Saturday, 12th December
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8th December – On This Day In History
Born:
1925 Sammy Davis Jr (singer and actor)
Died:
1980 John Lennon (The Beatles)
On This Day:
1956 16th Olympic Games close in Melbourne, Australia
Have a good Tuesday, 8th December
