On this day:
1963 John F. Kennedy assassinated
2004 Orange Revolution begins in Ukraine
2005 Angela Merkel takes office as German Chancellor
Born on this day:
1819 George Eliot, English author
Gone on this day:
1963 C. S. Lewis, Irish author, poet
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On This Day | 03 August
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