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17th August – On This Day In History
Born:
1930 Ted Hughes (British Poet Laureate)
Died:
1850 Jose de San Martin (Revolutionary and General in South America leading in Argentina, Chile and Peru for independence from Spain)
On This Day:
1950 Indonesia gains independence (from The Netherlands)
10th August – On This Day In History
Born:
1960 Antonio Banderas (actor – Evita)
Died:
1945 Robert H Goddard (built first liquid fueled rocket)
On This Day:
1809 Ecuador declares independence (from Spain)
Have a good Friday, 10th August
3rd August – On This Day In History
Born:
1940 Martin Sheen (actor – The West Wing)
Died:
1924 Joseph Conrad (author – Heart Of Darkness)
On This Day:
1492 Christopher Columbus sets sail on his first voyage to find “The Indies”
Have a good Friday, 3rd August
28th July – On This Day In History
Born:
1866 Beatrix Potter (children’s author & illustrator – Peter Rabbit)
Died:
1741 Antonio Vivaldi (composer – The Four Seasons)
On This Day:
1821 Peru declares independence (from Spain)
Have a good Saturday, 28th July
9th July – On This Day In History
Born:
1947 OJ Simpson (football star)
Died:
2002 Rod Steiger (actor)
On This Day:
1816 Argentina declares independence (from Spain)
Have a good Monday, 9th 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 May – On This Day In History
Born:
1909 Benny Goodman (band leader)
Died:
1431 Joan of Arc (national heroine of France & saint – burnt at the stake)
On This Day:
1969 Gibraltar adopts its constitution
Have a good Wednesday, 30th May
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