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29th December – On This Day In History
Born:
1972 Jude Law (actor – The Talented Mr Ripley)
Died:
2012 Tony Greig (England cricket captain and commentator)
On This Day:
1845 Texas admitted as the 28th State of the USA
Have a good Saturday, 29th December
12th September – On This Day In History
Born:
1944 Barry White (singer)
Died:
2003 Johnny Cash (country singer)
On This Day:
1848 Switzerland becomes federal state
Have a good Wednesday, 12th September
2nd March – On This Day In History
Born:
1793 Sam Houston (politician who brought Texas into the USA)
Died:
1791 John Wesley (co-founder of the Methodist church)
On This Day:
1836 Republic of Texas declares independence (from Mexico)
Have a good Friday, 2nd March
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10th January – On This Day In History
Born:
1945 Rod Stewart (singer)
Died:
2016 David Bowie (singer / songwriter)
On This Day:
1901 Oil discovered in Texas
Have a good Wednesday, 10th January
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29th December – On This Day In History
Born:
1936 Mary Tyler Moore (actress)
Died:
1170 Thomas Becket (English Archbishop)
On This Day:
1845 Texas admitted as the 28th State of the USA
Have a good Friday, 29th December
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26th July – On This Day In History
Born:
1856 George Bernard Shaw (dramatist)
Died:
1863 Sam Houston (1st President of the Republic of Texas)
On This Day:
1965 Republic of Maldives gains independence (from Britain)
Have a good Wednesday, 26th July
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19th May – On This Day In History
Born:
1925 Malcolm X (Human Rights Activist)
Died:
1536 Anne Boleyn (Queen of England, wife of Henry VII, executed)
On This Day:
1848 Texas is handed over to the USA by Mexico
Have a good Friday, 19th May
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23rd February – On This Day In History
Born:
1967 Steve Stricker (golfer)
Died:
1821 John Keats (poet)
On This Day:
1836 The start of the Siege of the Alamo
Have a good Thursday, 23rd February
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10th January – On This Day In History
Born:
1945 Rod Stewart (singer)
Died:
1862 Samuel Colt (inventor of the 6 shot revolver)
On This Day:
1901 Oil discovered in Texas
Have a good Tuesday, 10th January
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29th December – On This Day In History
Born:
1800 Charles Goodyear (inventor – vulcanisation of rubber)
Died:
1170 Thomas Becket (Arch Bishop of Canterbury)
On This Day:
1845 Texas admitted as the 28th State of the USA
Have a good Tuesday, 29th December
