In 1969 DeGaulle resigned and came to Ireland, land of his ancestors the McCartans. He was elected premiere of France in 1958 On This Day

Clint Eastwood has Irish ancestry. Colin Farrell was born in Dublin. Clint was born in the year 1930 and Colin in the year 1976 On This Day

Having had his second wife, Anne Boleyn, beheaded Henry VIII of England married Jane Seymour in the year 1536 On This Day

Edmund Hillary from New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay from Nepal became the first people to reach summit of Mount Everest in 1953 On This Day

For the USA he established détente with Russia relations with China peace with Vietnam. Henry Kissinger born Furth Germany 1923 On This Day