politics
12th April – On This Day In History
Born:
1942 Jacob Zuma (ex-President of South Africa)
Died:
1988 Alan Paton (South African author – “Cry The Beloved Country”, and anti-apartheid activist)
On This Day:
1946 Syria gains independence (from France)
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10th April – On This Day In History
Born:
1915 Harry Morgan (actor – M*A*S*H, Dragnet)
Died:
1993 Chris Hani (Secretary General of the South African Communist Party)
On This Day:
1841 The New York Tribune begins publishing
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9th April – On This Day In History
Born:
1926 Hugh Hefner (Playboy magazine)
Died:
1626 Francis Bacon (statesman and philosopher)
On This Day:
1918 Latvia proclaims its independence
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6th February – On This Day In History
Born:
1911 Ronald Reagan (40th President of the USA and actor)
Died:
2017 Joost van der Westhuizen (Springbok rugby player)
On This Day:
1935 Monopoly, the board game, goes on sale
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24th January – On This Day In History
Born:
1941 Neil Diamond (musician and singer)
Died:
1965 Winston Churchill (British Prime Minister during WW2)
On This Day:
1908 Robert Baden Powell publishes “Scouting For Boys”
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11th January – On This Day In History
Born:
1815 John A Macdonald (1st Prime Minister of Canada)
Died:
1928 Thomas Hardy (author & poet – Far From The Madding Crowd)
On This Day:
1864 Charing Cross Station opens (London)
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15th November – On This Day In History
Born:
1708 William Pitt The Elder (British Prime Minister)
Died:
1998 Stokely Carmichael (Civil Rights activist)
On This Day:
1920 League of Nations holds its first meeting (in Geneva)
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