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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
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
16th October – On This Day In History
Born:
1925 Angela Lansbury (actress – Murder She Wrote)
Died:
1793 Marie Antoinette (Queen of France, beheaded during The French Revolution)
On This Day:
1950 The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe (by CS Lewis) is released
Have a good Tuesday, 16th October
15th October – On This Day In History
Born:
1029 Mario Puzo (author – The Godfather)
Died:
2011 Betty Driver (Elizabeth Driver), actress – Coronation Street
On This Day:
1952 Charlotte’s Web (by EB White) is published
Have a good Monday, 15th October
