On this day ......

[MassRuss]

June 18, 1901 - (New Calendar) - Birth of Grand Duchess Anastasia (yes the Anastasia)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Duchess_Anastasia_Nikolaevna_of_Russia

Death confirmed either in 1991 or 2007

 

[BillyT]

June 18, 1940 – The "Finest Hour" speech is delivered by Winston Churchill.

 

[unloadonme]

23 July 1989 – Birth of Daniel Radcliffe

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Radcliffe

 

[BillyT]

July 23, 1925 – Gloria DeHaven, American actress and singer.

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[unloadonme]

23 March 1801 - Death of Paul I of Russia

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_I_of_Russia

 

[BillyT]

March 23, 2001 – The Russian Mir space station is disposed of, breaking up in the atmosphere before falling into the southern Pacific Ocean near Fiji.



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mir

 

[unloadonme]

23 March 1430 - Birth of Margaret of Anjou

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_of_Anjou

 

[BillyT]

March 23, 1949 – Ric Ocasek, American singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer was born.



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ric_Ocasek

 

[unloadonme]

24 March 1603 - Death of Queen Elizabeth I.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_I_of_England

 

[BillyT]

March 24, 1930 – Steve McQueen, American actor and producer is born.

 

[unloadonme]

25 March 1906 - Birth of A J P Taylor

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._J._P._Taylor

 

[BillyT]

March 25, 1942 – Aretha Franklin, American singer-songwriter and pianist was born.




https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aretha_Franklin

 

[unloadonme]

27 March 1625 - Death of King James I & VI

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_VI_and_I

 

[BillyT]

March 27, 1964 – The Good Friday earthquake, the most powerful earthquake recorded in North American history at a magnitude of 9.2 strikes Southcentral Alaska, killing 125 people and inflicting massive damage to the city of Anchorage.



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1964_Alaska_earthquake

 

[unloadonme]

30 March 1806 - Death of Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgiana_Cavendish,_Duchess_of_Devonshire

 

[BillyT]

March 31, 1948 – Al Gore, American soldier and politician, 45th Vice President of the United States and Nobel Prize laureate was born.



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Gore

 

[unloadonme]

31 March 1920 - Birth of Deborah Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deborah_Cavendish,_Duchess_of_Devonshire

 

[flamingo]

March 31, 1955 > AC/DC guitarist Angus Young was born.

 

[unloadonme]

1 April 1883 - Birth of Lon Chaney

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lon_Chaney

 

[BillyT]

April 1, 2001 – Same-sex marriage becomes legal in the Netherlands, the first contemporary country to allow it.

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