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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
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
27th September – On This Day In History
Born:
1947 Meat Loaf (real name Marvin Lee Aday, singer)
Died:
2011 Johnny “Country” Mathis (Country & Western singer)
On This Day:
1937 Balinese Tiger is officially declared extinct
Have a good Thursday, 27th September
22nd September – On This Day
Born:
1958 Andrea Bocelli (singer – tenor)
Died:
1539 Guru Nanak (founder of Sikhism)
On This Day:
1908 Bulgaria declares independence (from the Ottoman Empire, modern day Turkey)
Have a good Saturday, 22nd September
6th September – On This Day In History
Born:
1974 Tim Henman (tennis champion)
Died:
2007 Luciano Pavarotti (singer – tenor)
On This Day:
1620 The Mayflower leaves Plymouth carrying pilgrims and settlers to the New World
Have a good Thursday, 6th September
12th October – On This Day In History
Born:
1935 Luciano Pavarotti (operatic tenor)
Died:
1997 John Denver (country music singer)
On This Day:
1609 “Three Blind Mice”, the children’s rhyme, first published
Have a good Thursday, 12th October
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10th October – On This Day In History
Born:
1813 Guiseppe Verdi (opera composer)
Died:
1985 Orson Wells (actor & director – War Of The Worlds)
On This Day:
1970 Fiji gains independence (from Britain)
Have a good Tuesday, 10th October
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4th December – On This Day In History
Born:
1930 Ronnie Corbett (comedian – The Two Ronnies)
Died:
1976 Benjamin Britten (composer – The Beggar’s Opera)
On This Day:
1952 Named after the dense, pollution enhanced fog enveloping London, the word ‘smog’ is invented
Have a good Sunday, 4th December
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12th October – On This Day In History
Born:
1935 Luciano Pavarotti (operatic tenor)
Died:
1945 Jesse James (outlaw)
On This Day:
1984 IRA bombs the hotel where British PM Margaret Thatcher is staying
Have a good Monday, 12th October