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| − | HIGHLIGHTS IN HISTORY ON THIS DATE<br><br>1204 - Death of Eleanor of Aquitaine, Queen of France and England, who led troops in the Second Crusade.<br><br>1666 - French forces capture St Kitts, Leeward Island, West Indies, from England.<br><br>1852 - Second Burmese War breaks out after British ultimatum to King of | + | HIGHLIGHTS IN HISTORY ON THIS DATE<br><br>1204 - Death of Eleanor of Aquitaine, Queen of France and England, who led troops in the Second Crusade.<br><br>1666 - French forces capture St Kitts, Leeward Island, West Indies, from England.<br><br>1852 - Second Burmese War breaks out after British ultimatum to King of [http://burmaprivatetour.com burma private tours].<br><br>1875 - The Times of London becomes the first newspaper to print a daily weather chart.<br><br>1917 - Death of Scott Joplin, US ragtime composer and musician.<br><br>1918 - In Britain, the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Force amalgamate to form the Royal Air Force.<br><br>1924 - Court sentences Adolf Hitler to five years' jail for high treason after his abortive 1923 putsch.<br><br>1933 - Nazi Germany begins formal persecution of Jews with a boycott of Jewish-owned businesses and seizure of [http://Www.superghostblogger.com/?s=Jewish%20people%27s Jewish people's] bank accounts.<br><br>1937 - India Constitution goes into effect but All-India Party abstains from forming government, demanding complete independence.<br><br>1939 - Spanish Civil War ends with Nationalist victory, one million dead and a 36-year dictatorship.<br><br>1945 - US Marines land on Japanese-held island Okinawa, heralding the start of the last major World War II Pacific battle.<br><br>1948 - Blockade of Berlin starts when the Russians begin checking all road and rail traffic between Berlin and the Western zones.<br><br>1955 - Hobart becomes the first Australian city to introduce parking meters.<br><br>1960 - South African government bans African National Congress and Pan-African Congress.<br><br>1964 - Francois "Papa Doc" Duvalier installs himself as Haiti's president for life.<br><br>1973 - In Britain, Value Added Tax (VAT) becomes operative.<br><br>1976 - Direct dialling from Australia to overseas countries becomes available with OTC and Telecom introducing the ISD service in Sydney.<br><br>1984 - US soul singer Marvin Gaye is shot dead by his father during an argument.<br><br>1988 - Sikh gunmen go on murder spree across India's Punjab State, killing 37 people.<br><br>1992 - US President George Bush pledges his country will help finance the $US24 billion international aid fund for the former Soviet Union.<br><br>1998 - Israel formally accepts a UN resolution calling for its withdrawal from south Lebanon.<br><br>1999 - The High Court rejects an Aboriginal challenge to laws allowing the building of a bridge to Hindmarsh Island, South Australia.<br><br>2002 - Euthanasia becomes legal in the Netherlands.<br><br>2008 - Gunmen fire on a car carrying foreign aid workers and abduct a Briton and a Kenyan in southern Somalia.<br><br>2012 - Democracy campaigner Aung San Suu Kyi wins a seat in Myanmar's parliament, marking her return to open politics after 22 years as a de facto political prisoner.<br><br>2014 - Therese Rein, wife of former Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd, sells her multinational recruitment company Ingeus to a US company, in a deal worth up to $222 million.<br><br>2017 - The federal government announces Australians aged under 21 with Type 1 Diabetes are to be given access to free glucose monitoring devices.<br><br>TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS<br><br>Prince Otto von Bismarck, German statesman (1815-1898); Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer (1873-1943); Edgar Wallace, British author (1875-1932); Lon Chaney, US actor (1883-1930); Peter Cundall, British-born Australian horticulturalist and TV personality (1927-); Debbie Reynolds, US actress-entertainer (1932-2016); Ali MacGraw, US actress (1939-); Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican singer (1948-); David Gower, English cricketer (1957-); Mike Baird, former NSW Premier (1968-); Lachy Hulme, Australian actor (1971-); John Butler, US-Australian singer and musician (1975-).<br><br>THOUGHT FOR TODAY<br><br>Pierre qui roule n'amasse pas mousse (A rolling stone gathers no moss). - French proverb<br><br>Advertisement |
Latest revision as of 05:39, 10 October 2018
HIGHLIGHTS IN HISTORY ON THIS DATE
1204 - Death of Eleanor of Aquitaine, Queen of France and England, who led troops in the Second Crusade.
1666 - French forces capture St Kitts, Leeward Island, West Indies, from England.
1852 - Second Burmese War breaks out after British ultimatum to King of burma private tours.
1875 - The Times of London becomes the first newspaper to print a daily weather chart.
1917 - Death of Scott Joplin, US ragtime composer and musician.
1918 - In Britain, the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Force amalgamate to form the Royal Air Force.
1924 - Court sentences Adolf Hitler to five years' jail for high treason after his abortive 1923 putsch.
1933 - Nazi Germany begins formal persecution of Jews with a boycott of Jewish-owned businesses and seizure of Jewish people's bank accounts.
1937 - India Constitution goes into effect but All-India Party abstains from forming government, demanding complete independence.
1939 - Spanish Civil War ends with Nationalist victory, one million dead and a 36-year dictatorship.
1945 - US Marines land on Japanese-held island Okinawa, heralding the start of the last major World War II Pacific battle.
1948 - Blockade of Berlin starts when the Russians begin checking all road and rail traffic between Berlin and the Western zones.
1955 - Hobart becomes the first Australian city to introduce parking meters.
1960 - South African government bans African National Congress and Pan-African Congress.
1964 - Francois "Papa Doc" Duvalier installs himself as Haiti's president for life.
1973 - In Britain, Value Added Tax (VAT) becomes operative.
1976 - Direct dialling from Australia to overseas countries becomes available with OTC and Telecom introducing the ISD service in Sydney.
1984 - US soul singer Marvin Gaye is shot dead by his father during an argument.
1988 - Sikh gunmen go on murder spree across India's Punjab State, killing 37 people.
1992 - US President George Bush pledges his country will help finance the $US24 billion international aid fund for the former Soviet Union.
1998 - Israel formally accepts a UN resolution calling for its withdrawal from south Lebanon.
1999 - The High Court rejects an Aboriginal challenge to laws allowing the building of a bridge to Hindmarsh Island, South Australia.
2002 - Euthanasia becomes legal in the Netherlands.
2008 - Gunmen fire on a car carrying foreign aid workers and abduct a Briton and a Kenyan in southern Somalia.
2012 - Democracy campaigner Aung San Suu Kyi wins a seat in Myanmar's parliament, marking her return to open politics after 22 years as a de facto political prisoner.
2014 - Therese Rein, wife of former Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd, sells her multinational recruitment company Ingeus to a US company, in a deal worth up to $222 million.
2017 - The federal government announces Australians aged under 21 with Type 1 Diabetes are to be given access to free glucose monitoring devices.
TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS
Prince Otto von Bismarck, German statesman (1815-1898); Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer (1873-1943); Edgar Wallace, British author (1875-1932); Lon Chaney, US actor (1883-1930); Peter Cundall, British-born Australian horticulturalist and TV personality (1927-); Debbie Reynolds, US actress-entertainer (1932-2016); Ali MacGraw, US actress (1939-); Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican singer (1948-); David Gower, English cricketer (1957-); Mike Baird, former NSW Premier (1968-); Lachy Hulme, Australian actor (1971-); John Butler, US-Australian singer and musician (1975-).
THOUGHT FOR TODAY
Pierre qui roule n'amasse pas mousse (A rolling stone gathers no moss). - French proverb
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