UK
13th July – On This Day In History
Born:
100 BC Julius Caesar (Roman general and leader)
Died:
2014 Nadine Gordimer (author & Novel laureate)
On This Day:
2016 Theresa May is elected Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Have a good Friday, 13th July
26th April – On This Day In History
Born:
1963 Jet Li (actor & martial arts expert)
Died:
1865 John Wilkes Booth (assassinated Abraham Lincoln)
On This Day:
1962 Ariel , the UK’s first satellite, is launched
Have a good Thursday, 26th April
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21st April – On This Day In History
Born:
1619 Jan Van Riebeeck (founder of the Cape Colony – Cape Town)
Died:
1910 Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain – author of The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn)
On This Day:
1983 One Pound coin is introduced in the UK
Have a good Saturday, 21st April
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11th March – On This Day In History
Born:
1916 Harold Wilson (British Prime Minister)
Died:
1955 Alexander Fleming (discovered penicillin)
On This Day:
1981 Chilean constitution takes effect
Have a good Saturday, 11th March
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17th September – On This Day In History
Born:
1929 Sterling Moss (racing car driver)
Died:
2000 Paula Yates (TV personality)
On This Day:
1900 Commonwealth of Australia proclaimed
Have a good Saturday, 17th September
27th June – On This Day In History
Born:
1880 Helen Keller (blind & deaf author)
Died:
2001 Jack Lemmon (actor)
On This Day:
1967 The world’s first ATM is installed in Enflield, UK
Have a good Monday, 27th June
1st May – On This Day In History
Born:
1852 Calamity Jane (American frontiers woman)
Died:
1994 Ayrton Senna (Brazilian F1 driver dies in a crash)
On This Day:
1707 England, Wales and Scotland join to form the United Kingdom Of Great Britain
Have a good Sunday, 1st May
