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28th November – On This Day In History
Born:
1757 William Blake (poet)
Died:
2010 Lesley Nielsen (actor & comedian)
On This Day:
2012 The Hobbit, An Unexpected Journey – premiers (in New Zealand)
Have a good Wednesday, 28th November
31st October – On This Day In History
Born:
1961 Peter Jackson (director – Lord Of The Rings)
Died:
1993 River Phoenix (actor – Stand By Me)
On This Day:
1864 Nevada becomes the 36th State of the USA
Have a good Wednesday, 31st October
21st September – On This Day In History
Born:
1947 Stephen King (horror author – Christian, The Shining etc)
Died:
19 BC Virgil (Roman poet)
On This Day:
1937 The Hobbit is published (by JRR Tolkien)
Have a good Friday, 21st September
21st September – On This Day In History
Born:
1866 HG wells (author – War Of The Worlds)
Died:
1998 Florence Griffith Joyner (athlete)
On This Day:
1937 “The Hobbit” (JRR Tolkien) is published
Have a good Thursday, 21st September
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2nd September – On This Day In History
Born:
1952 Jimmy Connors (tennis champion)
Died:
1973 JRR Tolkien (author – Lord Of The Rings, The Hobbit)
On This Day:
1993 Day On Peace in South Africa
Have a good Friday, 2nd September
8th September – On This Day In History
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Born:
1971 Martin Freeman (actor – The Hobbit)
Died:
1994 Rex Alston (cricketer and commentator)
On This Day:
1504 The Statue of David (Michelangelo) is unveiled in Florence
Have a good Saturday, 8th September
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