switzerland
6th June – On This Day In History
Born:
1987 Daniel Logan (actor)
Died:
1961 Carl Jung (psychiatrist)
On This Day:
2002 The film “Jason Bourne” premiers
Have a good Wednesday, 6th June
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29th March – On This Day In History
Born:
1941 Terence Hill (actor)
Died:
1912 Robert Falcon Scott (polar explorer)
On This Day:
1798 Formation of the Republic of Switzerland
Have a good Thursday, 29th March
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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)
Have a good Wednesday, 15th November
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12th September – On This Day In History
Born:
1913 Jesse Owen (Olympic track & field star)
Died:
1977 Steve Biko (South African anti-apartheid activist)
On This Day:
1848 Switzerland becomes a Federal State
Have a good Tuesday, 12th September
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1st September – On This Day In History
Born:
1957 Gloria Estefan (musician)
Died:
1557 Jacques Cartier (French explorer, claimed Canada for France)
On This Day:
1939 Switzerland proclaims neutrality
Have a good Friday, 1st September
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29th March – On This Day In History
Born:
1941 Terence Hill (actor)
Died:
2016 Patty Duke (actress)
On This Day:
1798 Switzerland forms as a republic
Have a good Wednesday, 29th March
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13th February – On This Day In History
Born:
1923 Chuck Yeager (pilot and first man to break the sound barrier)
Died:
1883 Richard Wagner (composer)
On This Day:
1920 The League of Nations recognises the perpetual neutrality of Switzerland
Have a good Monday, 13th February
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12th September – On This Day In History
Born:
1575 Henry Hudson (English explorer)
Died:
2003 Johnny Cash (singer and musician)
On This Day:
1848 Switzerland becomes a federal state
Have a good Monday, 12th September
5th September – On This Day In History
Born:
1638 Louis XIV, King of France (The Sun King)
Died:
1877 Crazy Horse (last great Sioux chief and general)
On This Day:
1980 Opening of the world’s longest road tunnel (St Gotthard, Switzerland)
Have a good Monday, 5th September
29th March – On This Day In History
Born:
1941 Terence Hill (actor)
Died:
2014 Hobart Alter (entrepreneur and sailor, developer of the Hobie Cat)
On This Day:
1798 Republic of Switzerland forms
Have a good Tuesday, 29th March
