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13th July – On This Day In History
Born:
100 BC Julius Caesar (Roman general and leader)
Died:
2014 Nadine Gordimer (author & Novel laureate)
On This Day:
2016 Theresa May is elected Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Have a good Friday, 13th July
5th July – On This Day In History
Born:
1853 Cecil Rhodes (imperialist, businessman, diamond merchant and Prime Minister of the Cape Colony)
Died:
2002 Ted Williams (baseball Hall of Famer – Boston Red Sox)
On This Day:
1811 Venezuela declares independence (from Spain)
Have a good Thursday, 5th July
30th June – On This Day In History
Born:
1941 Peter Pollock (South African cricketer)
Died:
1520 Moctezuma II (Aztec Emperor)
On This Day:
1894 Tower Bridge (London) opens
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24th June – On This Day In History
Born:
1895 Jack Dempsey (Heavyweight boxing champion, known as Kid Blackie)
Died:
1712 Simon van der Stel (Governor of The Cape Colony)
On This Day:
1441 Eton College founded by King Henry VI
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31st May – On This Day In History
Born:
1819 Walt Whitman (poet)
Died:
1983 Jack Dempsey (heavyweight boxing champion)
On This Day:
1920 Union of South Africa declares its independence (from Britain)
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10th May – On This Day In History
Born:
1899 Fred Astaire (dancer & actor)
Died:
1818 Paul Revere (American War of Independence patriot)
On This Day:
1994 Nelson Mandela becomes South Africa’s first black president
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4th May – On This Day In History
Born:
1929 Audrey Hepburn (actress)
Died:
1987 Paul Butterfield (singer & harmonica player)
On This Day:
1843 Great Britain annexes Natal, South Africa
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