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1968: Release of the film 2001: A Space Odyssey

It happened today – this day in history – April 2

02/04/202001/04/2020 Mick Ferris 0 Comments 2001 A Space Odyssey, April 2, Beethoven, Casanova, Einstein, history, Lindbergh, Nelson, Pilatus, Pope John-Paul II, Red Rum

742: Birth of Charlemagne. 1513: Juan Ponce de Leon claims Florida for Spain. 1725: Giacomo Casanova, writer, adventurer and famous

1907: The Cullinan Diamond

It happened today – on this day in history – November 9

09/11/201908/11/2019 Mick Ferris 0 Comments Chamberlain, Cullinan, de Gaulle, Epstein, history, Holyfield, Larsson, Lennon, Nelson, November 9

1541: Catherine Howard, Henry VIII’s fifth wife is confined in the Tower of London. 1580: Spanish troops land in Ireland.

1964: Audrey Hepburn

It happened today – this day in history – October 21

21/10/201920/10/2019 Mick Ferris 0 Comments Aberfan, Catalonia, Elvis, Franco, Hepburn, history, Lauda, Madonna, Marcos, Nelson, October 21, Raikonnen, Senna

1520: Ferdinand Magellan and his fleet reach Cape Virgenes and become the first Europeans to sail into the Pacific Ocean.

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