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David Bowie
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David Bowie

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David Robert Jones, known as David Bowie, was an English singer, songwriter and actor. Regarded as among the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Bowie received particular acclaim for his work in the 1970s. His career was marked by reinvention and visual presentation, and his music and stagecraft have had a …

Charles Perrault
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Charles Perrault
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Charles Perrault was a French author and member of the Académie Française. He laid the foundations for a new literary ge…

Bruce Kingsbury
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Bruce Kingsbury
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Bruce Steel Kingsbury, VC was an Australian soldier of the Second World War. Serving initially in the Middle East, he la…

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On This Day

10 events
2010
Massoud_Ali-Mohammadi
Iranian physicist Massoud Ali-Mohammadi was assassinated while leaving his home for the University of Tehran, where he was a professor.
2010
2010_Haiti_earthquake
An earthquake registering 7.0 Mw struck Haiti, killing more than 100,000 people.
2007
Comet_McNaught
Comet McNaught (pictured) reached perihelion, becoming the brightest comet in over 40 years, with an apparent magnitude of −5.5.
1967
James_Bedford
Seventy-three-year-old psychology professor James Bedford became the first person to be cryonically preserved with intent of future resuscitation.
1964
Jamshid_bin_Abdullah_of_Zanzibar
Sultan Jamshid bin Abdullah was overthrown by rebels led by John Okello, ending 200 years of Arab dominance in Zanzibar.
1918
Minnie_Pit_Disaster
An underground explosion at a coal mine in Staffordshire, England, killed 155 men and boys.
1916
Oswald_Boelcke
Oswald Boelcke and Max Immelmann became the first German aviators to be awarded the Pour le Mérite, Germany's highest military honour.
1899
Lynmouth_Lifeboat_Station
During a storm, the crew of Lynmouth Lifeboat Station transported their 10-ton lifeboat 15 mi (24 km) overland in order to rescue a damaged schooner.
1895
National_Trust
The National Trust, a conservation organisation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, was founded.
1879
Anglo-Zulu_War
Anglo-Zulu War: Natal Native Contingent and British troops defeated Zulu forces in the Action at Sihayo's Kraal.

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