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2nd January – On This Day In History
Born:
1973 Chris Woodruff (tennis player)
Died:
1977 Erroll Garner (pianist – Misty)
On This Day:
1919 Lithuania gains independence
Have a good Wednesday, 2nd January
2nd December – On This Day In History
Born:
1973 Monica Seles (tennis champion)
Died:
1814 Marques de Sade (writer – terms sadism and sadist come from his name)
On This Day:
1969 First public preview of the Boeing 747
Have a good Sunday, 2nd December
18th October – On This Day In History
Born:
1956 Martina Navratilova (tennis champion)
Died:
1931 Thomas Edison (inventor – light bulb and many other innovations)
On This Day:
1922 The founding of the British Broadcasting Company, later the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Have a good Thursday, 18th October
30th September – On This Day In History
Born:
1980 Martina Hingis
Died:
1955 James Dean (cultural icon and actor)
On This Day:
1958 Guinea becomes independent (was French Guinea, controlled by France)
Have a good Sunday, 30th 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
2nd September – On This Day In History
Born:
1952 Jimmy Connors (tennis champion)
Died:
1834 Thomas Telford (pioneering civil engineer)
On This Day:
1666 Great Fire of London begins (80% of London destroyed)
Have a good Sunday, 2nd September
22nd August – On This Day In History
Born:
1964 Mats Wilander (tennis champion)
Died:
1978 Jomo Kenyatta (first Prime Minister of Kenya)
On This Day:
1485 Battle of Bosworth Field (Richard III defeated by Henry Tudor to end The War Of The Roses)
Have a good Wednesday, 22nd August
