On This Day

PJ O’Rourke, writer, 64;

On This Day
Mon, 14 Nov, 2011 - 00:00

Feast day of St Laurence O’Toole, St Adeotus Aribert, St Nicholas Tavelic, St Dubricius or Dyfrig, St Stephen of Como, and St Peter of Narbonne.

1770: Scottish explorer James Bruce discovered the source of the Blue Nile in NE Ethiopia, then considered the main stream of the Nile. 1840: Impressionist painter Claude Monet was born in Paris.

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CourtsAnalysisPlace: Adeotus AribertPlace: St Nicholas TavelicPlace: St DubriciusPlace: DyfrigPlace: St Stephen of ComoPlace: St Peter of NarbonnePlace: Blue NilePlace: NE EthiopiaPlace: NilePlace: ParisPlace: LondonPlace: BrightonPlace: BritainPlace: Coventry CathedralPlace: GibraltarPlace: IcelandPlace: SurtseyPlace: WembleyPlace: CambodiaPlace: Phnom PenhPlace: SomaliaPerson: PJ O’RourkePerson: James BrucePerson: Claude MonetPerson: Arthur BurrowsPerson: Max ErnstPerson: Man RayPerson: Joan MiroPerson: Pablo PicassoPerson: Al MartinoPerson: Bobby MoorePerson: Prince SihanoukPerson: PaulPerson: Rachel ChandlerPerson: Boutros Boutros-GhaliPerson: Prince of WalesPerson: Bernard HinaultPerson: Letitia DeanPerson: Adam GilchristEvent: Feast dayEvent: Tour de FranceOrganisation: British Broadcasting CompanyOrganisation: Ark RoyalOrganisation: EnglandOrganisation: ItalyOrganisation: UN
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