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Hace 1 día · Important and famous people from throughout history born on this day. Search thousands of historical, noteworthy and celebrity birthdays in our archives.
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2020 Heavy monsoon flooding in Indian north-eastern state of...
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1927 Ann Jellicoe, British theater director and playwright...
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Famous Birthdays. 1934 Marlene Matthews, Australian sprinter...
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1917 Douglas Edwards, American newscaster (CBS Evening News,...
- Today in Canadian History
Famous Birthdays. 1912 Northrop Frye, Canadian literary...
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1381 John Ball, English priest who played a prominent role...
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Hace 2 días · Nelson Mandela (born July 18, 1918, Mvezo, South Africa—died December 5, 2013, Johannesburg) was a Black nationalist and the first Black president of South Africa (1994–99). His negotiations in the early 1990s with South African Pres. F.W. de Klerk helped end the country’s apartheid system of racial segregation and ushered in a ...
Hace 5 días · Mahatma Gandhi. Indian leader. Also known as: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. Written by. B.R. Nanda. Former Director, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, New Delhi. Author of Mahatma Gandhi: A Biography and others. B.R. Nanda. Fact-checked by. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Hace 3 días · Jane Austen (born December 16, 1775, Steventon, Hampshire, England—died July 18, 1817, Winchester, Hampshire) was an English writer who first gave the novel its distinctly modern character through her treatment of ordinary people in everyday life.
Hace 5 días · Two Russian-born Australians have been charged with spying offences, the first time the new laws have been used. The couple allegedly conspired to send sensitive Australian Defence Force material ...