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15th October – On This Day In History
Born:
1029 Mario Puzo (author – The Godfather)
Died:
2011 Betty Driver (Elizabeth Driver), actress – Coronation Street
On This Day:
1952 Charlotte’s Web (by EB White) is published
Have a good Monday, 15th October
14th October – On This Day In History
Born:
1894 E.E. Cummings (poet)
Died:
1977 Bing Crosby (actor & singer – Going My Way)
On This Day:
1926 Winnie The Pooh (by AA Milne) is released
Have a good Sunday, 14th October
13th October – On This Day In History
Born:
1925 Margaret Thatcher (first woman Prime Minister of the United Kingdom)
Died:
1974 Ed Sullivan (TV Presenter – Ed Sullivan Show)
On This Day:
2010 Mine accident in Chile (Copiapo Mine). 33 miners are rescued after spending 69 days underground
Have a good Saturday, 13th October
12th October – On This Day In History
Born:
1935 Luciano Pavarotti (singer)
Died:
1997 John Denver (Country Music singer)
On This Day:
1968 Equatorial Guinea declares its independence (from Spain)
Have a good Friday, 12th October
11th October – On This Day In History
Born:
1957 Dawn French (actor & comedian – Vicar of Dibley)
Died:
2015 Dean Chance (baseball player)
On This Day:
1972 Panama adopts its constitution
Have a good Thursday, 11th October
10th October – On This Day In History
Born:
1813 Giuseppe Verdi (opera composer)
Died:
2004 Christopher Reeves (actor – Superman)
On This Day:
1970 Fiji gains independence (from Britain)
Have a good Wednesday, 10th October
9th October – On This Day In History
Born:
1940 John Lennon (musician – The Beatles)
Died:
1967 Che Guevara (Marxist revolutionary)
On This Day:
1962 Uganda becomes independent (from Britain)
Have a good Tuesday, 9th October
