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28th December – On This Day In History
Born:
1954 Denzel Washington (actor – St Elsewhere)
Died:
1734 Rob Roy (Scottish hero)
On This Day:
1846 Iowa becomes the 29th State of the USA
Have a good Friday, 28th December
17th December – On This Day In History
Born:
1953 Bill Pullman (actor – Independence Day)
Died:
2011 Kim Jong – il (Supreme Leader of North Korea)
On This Day:
1538 King Henry VIII is officially excommunicated by Pope Paul II
Have a good Monday, 17th December
7th December – On This Day In History
Born:
1987 Aaron Carter (singer & child actor)
Died:
2011 Harry Morgan (actor – M*A*S*H)
On This Day:
1787 Delaware becomes the first State to ratify the US Constitution
Have a good Friday, 7th December
6th December – On This Day In History
Born:
1886 Joyce Kilmer (poet)
Died:
2016 Peter Vaughan (actor – Porridge & Game of Thrones)
On This Day:
1973 Bahrain puts its constitution into effect
Have a good Thursday, 6th December
5th December – On This Day In History
Born:
1901 Walt Disney (animator, co-founder of Walt Disney Company)
Died:
2013 Nelson Mandela (South African president and inspirational statesman)
On This Day:
1872 The Mary Celeste is found – her crew mysteriously missing
Have a good Wednesday, 5th December
23rd November – On This Day In History
Born:
1992 Miley Cyrus (singer & actress – Hannah Montana)
Died:
2012 Larry Hagman (actor – JR in Dallas)
On This Day:
2007 MS Explorer (cruise liner with 154 people on board) sinks after hitting an iceberg
Have a good Friday, 23rd November
21st November – On This Day In History
Born:
1694 Voltaire (philosopher & writer)
Died:
2017 David Cassidy (singer & actor)
On This Day:
1789 North Carolina ratifies The Constitution and officially becomes the 12th State of the USA
Have a good Wednesday, 21st November
15th September – On This Day In History
Born:
1972 Johnny Lee Miller (actor – Elementary, Trainspotting)
Died:
2002 Myra Hindley (murderer – killed five children with Ian Brady)
On This Day:
2017 Coup d’etat in Zimbabwe (Robert Mugabe overthrown by the army. Emerson Mnangagwe put into place as the interim president)
Have a good Thursday, 15th November
4th November – On This Day In History
Born:
1916 Walter Cronkite (broadcast journalist)
Died:
1847 Felix Mendelssohn (pianist and composer)
On This Day:
1875 Tonga adopts its constitution
Have a good Sunday, 4th November
22nd October – On This Day In History
Born:
1952 Jeff Goldblum (actor – Jurassic Park)
Died:
1906 Paul Cezanne (artist)
On This Day:
1924 Toastmasters International is founded
Have a good Monday, 22nd October
