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This year in history
In the year 1905

	January 21st	French fashion designer, Christian Dior, was born in Normandy, France.
	January 26th	The Cullinan Diamond, the worlds largest diamond, was found in South Africa. It is currently owned by the Queen of England.
	January 26th	Austrian singer, Maria von Trapp, was born in Vienna. Her family's story, including their escape from the Nazis, was the inspiration for the hit musical, The Sound of Music.
	February 2nd	American author, Ayn Rand, was born in St. Petersburg, Russia. She was one of the most prominent authors of the second half of the 20th century.
	March 14th	The British football club, Chelsea FC, was founded.
	March 23th	American actress, Joan Crawford, was born in San Antonio, Texas. She was one of the biggest stars of the early decades of American cinema.
	April 4th	A massive earthquake hit the area of Kangra, India killing over 360,000 people.
	May 10th	Greek composer, Markos Vamvakaris, was born on the island of Syros. He is considered the most influential figure of the 'rebetiko' musical movement.
	June 21st	French philosopher, Jean-Paul Sartre, was born in Paris. He is considered as one of the great philosophers and writers of the 20th century and was a proponent of the existentialism movement. He was awarded the Nobel prize for literature in 1964, but he declined to accept it, stating that he did not want to align himself with any institution.
	September 1st	The provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan joined the Canadian confederation.
	September 18th	Swedish actress, Greta Garbo, was born in Stockholm. She is considered by many as the ultimate movie star of the 20's and 30's. She retired from acting altogether in 1941 after the failure of her last picture. She spent the rest of her life in seclusion, leading a very private life, completely avoiding any public appearances.
	October 26th	Norway became independent from Sweden after a peaceful separation of the two countries. Norway had been forced into union with Sweden in 1814.
	November 28th	The Sinn Fein political party was founded with the single purpose of establishing the independence of Ireland.
	December 9th	In France, a law was passed which separated church and state.

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