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PostPosted: Sat May 08, 2010 11:25 am 
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8 May 1660 The British monarchy was restored after the English Civil War

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1319--Death of Haakon V, King of Norway

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1927---Australia's Parliament House opened in Canberra.

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Czechoslovakia liberated from Nazi occupation…..by the Soviets (9 May, 1945)
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Yesterday 10th in 1503 Christopher Columbus discovered the Cayman Islands
Today in 1904 Birth of Spanish artist Salvador Dali

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Yesterday, 1903...my Nan was born :)

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Just had a quick flick through mine and my ancestors born pre my grandparents were all winter months, mostly sept to feb. Interesting never looked into that before.

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Have you not! Most of mine are May...past and present

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Constantinople (Byzantium) becomes capital of Roman Empire (11 May, 330 A.D.)
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1971 Mick Jagger married Bianca Perez Morena de Macias

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1858------Mary Queen of Scots defeated at the Battle of Langside.

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Today 13th May 2010 is Ascension Day.


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14th May, 1948 - Israel declares independence from under British administration
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