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Post by Richard Frost » Mon Jul 05 2021 11:43am

5th July 2021

Apple Turnover Day
Turnovers are just amazing, delightful fruit filled cups of flavour coated in a sugary glaze. There’s something special about what basically amounts to a little personal-sized fruit pie, and our favourite pie is the apple! That’s what makes Apple Turnover Day so amazing, it’s dedicated to ensuring that everyone gets their own little slice in the form of a whole apple turnover!

Bikini Day
Bikini Day is the anniversary of the invention of the bikini in 1946 by a Parisian fashion designer, Louis Reard. The goal of this holiday is to get to the closest beach, or find some cheap travel deals to the Philippines, Bali, Hawaii or anywhere with lots of beach, and spend the day in your bikini! Just do not forget the sunscreen.

Mechanical Pencil Day
Mechanical pencils have so many uses in the workplace. People use pencils every day to calculate payroll, write letters, and complete their work. Students especially use them in schools to do their homework and get good grades. While much of the world has moved towards digital format, mechanical pencils make writing and design easier than ever before. Mechanical Pencil Day celebrates the history of these pencils and encourages people to celebrate mechanical pencils and their many uses in our daily lives

Mon Jul 5th, 2021 - Sun Jul 11th, 2021
Great British Pea Week

Peas… when you were younger, your parents probably told you that you couldn’t leave the table until you had eaten all of them, right? They were part of the green veggie gang that most children despise! However, when we get older, we start to realize just how incredible this ingredient is! After all, what would be classic fish and chips without some mushy peas on the side? We’ve also seen peas used in fine dining recipes, with scallops and pea puree springing to mind! Did you know that the first ever television commercial in the United Kingdom was for BirdsEye Frozen Peas in 1969? In 1984, Janet Harris of Sussex, set the record for the highest number of peas eaten one at a time with chopsticks in one hour. She managed 7,175! Maybe you could try and beat this to celebrate? Eric ‘Badlands’ Booker holds the record for pea-eating, consuming 9.5 one-pound bowls of peas within 12 minutes. The average person consumes almost 9,000 peas per year in Britain. At least 37 types of peas were grown by ancient Romans.
The first known reference to mushy peas was in 1968, according to the Oxford English Dictionary.
The word pea came about in the 1660s. They were originally called ‘pease’ in English.

Plastic Free July
Recycling is emphasized everywhere, When it comes to plastic, plastic has become the number one product people use each day, despite how damaging it is to the environment. Plastic Free July is a holiday dedicated to teaching people about the dangers of plastic and challenges people to avoid plastic for for a month. The day originally began through the organization Earth Carers, a community that focuses on a wide range of environmental issues in the world and educates people about the consequences of hurting the environment. Their vision, after separating and becoming their own organization, is all about a world without plastic waste, and many people caught on to the message they sent out because of their concerns for plastic waste across the globe. Plastic Free July is all about encouraging people to be more aware of their plastic use and creating a cleaner world as a result. People can participate in this holiday by avoiding all products that use plastic products in them throughout the whole month of July. This holiday also helps educate people about the different types of plastics out there and what happens in the recycling system when plastic is introduced. This initiative aims to challenge the material system the world has in place when it comes to its economy, focusing its efforts on a global span as well as a personal one. By reducing how much a person uses, they can make a small difference and help others do the same.

A selection of Birthdays

1321 Joan of The Tower, Queen consort of Scotland, born in Tower of London, London (d. 1362)
1586 Thomas Hooker, American colonial clergyman (known as "the father of Connecticut"), born in Marefield, Leicestershire (d. 1647)
1653 Thomas Pitt, British merchant and Governor of Madras, born Blandford St. Mary, Dorset, (d.1726)
1717 Pedro III, King of Portugal and the Algarves (1777-86) and consort of Queen Maria I of Portugal, born in Lisbon, Portugal (d. 1786)
1718 Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford, Viceroy of Ireland, born in Chelsea (d. 1794)
1755 Sarah Kemble Siddons, English tragic actress (Fatal Marriage), born in Brecon (d. 1831)
1775 William Crotch, English composer, born in Norwich, Norfolk (d. 1847)
1805 Robert FitzRoy, British naval officer and scientist, born in Ampton, Suffolk (d. 1865)
1810 P. T. [Phineas Taylor] Barnum, American circus promoter and showman (Barnum & Bailey), born in Bethel, Connecticut (d. 1891)
1820 William John Macquorn Rankine, Scottish mechanical engineer & physicist, b. Edinburgh (d. 1872)
1843 Mandell Creighton, Historian and bishop in the Church of England, born Carlisle, (d. 1901)
1849 William T. Stead, British newspaper editor (The Pall Mall Gazette - exposed child prostitution), born in Embleton, England (d. 1912)
1853 Cecil Rhodes, British businessman, diamond merchant and imperialist politician who was Prime Minister of the Cape Colony (1890-96), born in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire (d. 1902)
1878 Joseph Holbrooke, Pianist, conductor & composer (3 Blind Mice), born Croydon (d. 1958)
1895 Gordon Jacob, English composer, born in London (d. 1984)
1904 Josephine Wilson, British actress (The Lady Vanishes, We Dive at Dawn), born in Bromley (d. 1990)
1928 Warren Oates, American actor (Dillinger, East of Eden, Stoney Burke), born in Depoy, Muhlenberg County (d. 1982)
1929 Tony Lock, English cricketer and left-arm spinner who took 174 wickets for England, born in Limpsfield, Surrey (d. 1995)
1931 James "Jimmy the Gent" Burke, Irish American gangster (inspiration for Jimmy Conway character in Goodfellas), born in New York City (d. 1996)
1932 Teddy Millington-Drake, English painter, born in London (d. 1994)
1933 Terence Cooper, Actor (Casino Royale), born Carnmoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland (d.1997)
1934 Philip Madoc, Actor (The Life and Times of David Lloyd George), born in Merthyr Tydfil, (d.2012)
1936 James Mirrlees, Scottish economist (Nobel 1996), born in Minnigaff, Scotland
1946 Paul Smith, British fashion designer (Paul Smith), born in Beeston, Nottinghamshire
1949 Marilyn Cole, English Playmate model (Jan, 1972, Playmate of the Year 1973), born Portsmouth,
1957 David Pinkney, British Touring car racer, born in Bridlington
1958 Paul Daniel, British opera and symphony conductor, born in Birmingham
1966 Susannah Doyle, Actress (Drop the Dead Donkey), born Kingston upon Thames, Surrey
1971 Derek McInnes, Scottish footballer and manager (Aberdeen), born in Paisley
1973 Róisín Murphy, Irish dance-pop singer,/songwriter & record producer (Moloko), b. Arklow, Wicklow
1979 Shane Filan, Irish singer and songwriter (Westlife), born in Sligo
1985 Nick O'Malley, British indie rock musician (Arctic Monkeys), born in Sheffield
1996 Dolly the Sheep, first mammal to be cloned from an adult cell, born in Scotland

On this day in British History

1596 English fleet under Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, captures Cadiz
1687 Isaac Newton's great work Principia published by Royal Society in England, outlining his laws of motion and universal gravitation
1775 Second Continental Congress drafts the Olive Branch Petition to King George III
1803 The convention of Artlenburg leads to the French occupation of Hanover (which had been ruled by the British king)
1814 Americans defeat British and Canadians at Chippewa, Ontario
1865 Great Britain creates world's 1st speed limit law
1940 Diplomatic relations broken between Britain and Vichy government in France
1945 Labour Party under Clement Attlee wins British parliamentary elections (results not declared until 26 July)
1948 Britain's National Health Service Act begins
1973 Isle of Man begins issuing its own postage stamps
1985 Nicholas Mark Sanders (England) begins circumnavigation of globe, covering 13,035 road miles in 78 days, 3 hr, 30 min

Northern Ireland

1972 Two Protestant brothers are found shot dead outside of Belfast (speculation that they were killed by Loyalists because they had Catholic girlfriends)

Scotland

1295 Scotland and France form an alliance, the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England

Wales

1958 British Open Men's Golf, Royal Lytham & St Annes GC: Australian Peter Thomson wins by 4 strokes in a 36-hole playoff with Welshman Dave Thomas, for his 4th Open title

Weddings in History

1836 English engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel marries Mary Elizabeth Horsley

Deaths in History

1826 Stamford Raffles, British statesman and founder of Singapore dies at 44 of apoplexy
2016 Beatrice de Cardi, British archaeologist, dies at 102
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Post by Richard Frost » Tue Jul 06 2021 10:32am

6th July 2021

6 July 1885
French chemist and microbiologist Louis Pasteur successfully gives an anti-rabies vaccine to 9-year-old Joseph Meister, saving his life.


Fried Chicken Day
The bird gets the spotlight on Fried Chicken Day, and stomachs are rumbling already. Move over vegetarians, there’s a deep-fried chicken leg and breast coming this way!

International Kissing Day
There are as many types of kiss as there are people to pucker up, Whether it’s a quick friendly peck on the cheek between friends, or a long, passionate tongue-lashing between new partners, International Kissing Day celebrates this most intimate activity and the part it plays in cultures throughout the world. If you have a partner and have not shown them just how much you enjoy them, maybe International Kissing Day is your chance to remind them with a toe-curling kiss!

Virtually Hug a Virtual Assistant Day
First, we have to clear up one little thing. When we’re talking about virtual assistants we’re not talking about the little apps that appear on your phone or computer. We’re talking about living people who provide vital services to business owners and individuals everywhere from the comfort of their own home. The world is on the move, and working in a physical office just doesn’t make sense anymore, not for the office owner, and not for the employee. Virtually Hug A Virtual Assistant Day celebrates those who were the first to really take a hold of this new medium and make it their own. Being a virtual assistant offers endless opportunity for both sides of the arrangement. Many virtual assistants work for multiple companies, ensuring they have the work they need to keep themselves afloat, while the businesses are able to engage them only to the degree they need. There are also dedicated virtual assistants who only work for one company or individual, and these are special folk indeed. What all virtual assistants are, however, is independent entrepreneurs making the most of the brave new digital frontier. The time will come when almost every job that doesn’t require a physical hand will be done over the web.

Umbrella Cover Day
Umbrella covers are the little sleeves, slipcovers, cases, sheaths, that come on new umbrellas when you buy them. Made of the same material as the umbrella, they are a tight and attractive bit of packaging, but can sometimes impair the speed of releasing the umbrella in a sudden shower. People are on the fence about whether they are critical bits of umbrella apparel, or a waste of material. It is this very ambiguity that has inspired a museum of Umbrella Covers and a Guinness World Record. So whether your umbrella was purchased during the onset of a sudden spring shower, or an advanced purchase for a drizzly day, chances are that your umbrella’s cover comes with a bit of history, and has a story to tell. Umbrella Cover Day celebrates the stories behind the cover, and encourages you to hold onto and dig out your umbrella covers from the bottom of drawers, the backs of cupboards and from, unsurprisingly, on your umbrellas, and to celebrate the mundane and everyday things in life. Of course, umbrella covers can have practical uses, too – why not keep your plastic utensils in them, store your plastic bags, pencils, makeup, loose change. Use them to decorate your room – or maybe as ear warmers for your pets.

Take Your Webmaster To Lunch Day
Are you enjoying this website right now? Do you have one of your own? Do you enjoy the convenience of an online presence that your customers can utilize for making purchases and submitting inquiries without having the phone buzzing off the hook? Is it a gorgeous online display that you’re proud of and seems to handle everything you’ve needed? Take Your Webmaster To Lunch Day reminds you that none of this could happen without your intrepid webmaster, wrangling arcane lines of code together to create one of the most important faces of your company today.

A Selection of Birthdays

1755 John Flaxman, English sculptor (Westminster Abbey tomb stones)
1766 Alexander Wilson, Scottish-American ornithologist and naturalist, born in Paisley (d. 1813)
1781 Stamford Raffles, British statesman and founder of Singapore, born in off the coast of Port Morant, Jamaica (d. 1826)
1785 William Jackson Hooker, English botanist and director (Kew Gardens), born in Norwich
1868 Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom, fourth child and second daughter of Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark, born in Marlborough House, London (d. 1935)
1890 Andy Sandham, Cricket batsman (14 Tests; 1st triple centurion 325 v WI 1930), b. London (d.1982)
1903 Axel Theorell, Swedish biochemist (Nobel 1955-discovering the oxidation enzyme and its effects), born in Linköping, Sweden (d. 1982)
1904 Robert Whitney, American conductor (Sospiro do Roma), born Newcastle upon Tyne (d. 1986)
1906 Elisabeth Lutyens, English composer, born in London (d. 1983)
1907 Frida Kahlo, Mexican painter who explored questions of identity, postcolonialism, gender and race in Mexican society, born in Coyoacán, Mexico City (d. 1954)
1917 Hugo Cole, composer and music critic, born in London (d. 1995)
1917 Hugo Yarnold, English cricketer (Worcestershire keeper & Test umpire), born in Worcester (d.1974)
1918 Sebastian Cabot, Actor (Kismet; Family Affair - "Mr. French", Time Machine), b. London, (d.1977)
1921 Nancy Reagan [Anne Frances Robbins], US First Lady (1981-89), born in NYC, New York (d. 2016)
1925 Bill Haley, American rock vocalist known as the father of Rock 'n' Roll (Rock Around the Clock), born in Highland Park, Michigan (d. 1981)
1927 Alan Leslie "Fluff" Freeman, Australian-born British disc jockey & radio personality (Pick of the Pops), born in New South Wales, Australia (d. 2006)
1931 Donal Donnelly, Irish actor (The Godfather: Part III, Dead), born in Bradford, (d. 2010)
1933 Frank Austin, English footballer, born in Stoke-on-Trent
1935 Tenzin Gyatso 14th Dalai Lama, Tibetan spiritual leader of Tibet's Lamaistic Buddhists, born in Taktser, Qinghai, China
1936 Dave Allen, Irish comedian (Dave Allen Show), born in Firhouse, Dublin (d. 2005)
1938 Tony Lewis, Welsh cricket batsman and broadcaster (England 9 Tests, captain 1972-73; president MCC; BBC cricket coverage), born in Swansea
1939 Jet Harris [Terence Harris], English rock bassist (Drifters), born in London, (d. 2011)
1939 Mary Peters, English pentathlete (Olympic gold 1972), born in Halewood, Lancashire
1944 Donald Ritchie, Scottish ultrarunner who set a world record, running 100 miles in 11:51:11 in 1979, born in Lossiemouth, Moray (d. 2018)
1945 Rodney Matthews, English fantasy artist and illustrator, born in Paulton, Somerset
1946 George W. Bush Jr, 43rd United States President (2001-09) & 46th Governor of Texas (1995-2000) (R-TX), born in New Haven, Connecticut
1946 Sylvester Stallone, American actor and director (Rocky, Rambo, Cobra), born in NYC, New York
1947 Richard Beckinsale, Actor (Porridge, Doing Time), born in Carlton, Nottinghamshire (d. 1979)
1950 John Byrne, American author and artist of superhero comics (X-Men), born in Walsall,
1951 Geoffrey Rush, Australian actor (Shakespeare in Love, The King's Speech), born in Toowoomba, Queensland
1952 Hilary Mantel, English novelist (Wolf Hall), born in Glossop
1955 William Wall, Irish writer (This is the Country), born in Cork City, Ireland
1958 Jennifer Saunders, English actress (Absolutely Fabulous), born in Sleaford
1958 Mark Benson, Cricketer (played Test England v India 1986, 30 & 21), born Shoreham-by-Sea
1959 John Keeble, English rock drummer (Spandau Ballet-True), born in London
1969 Michael Grant, Reggae-rock keyboardist & singer (Musical Youth - "Pass the Dutchie"), born in Birmingham,
1970 Martin Smith, English singer (Delirious?), born in London
1972 Mark Gasser, British concert pianist, born in Sheffield
1977 Craig Handley, British film director (On All Floors), born in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
1980 Eva Green, French actress and model (Kingdom of Heaven, Casino Royale), born in Paris
1984 Lauren Harris, British rock singer, born in Essex
1986 David Karp, American web developer and founder of the blogging site Tumblr, born in New York
1987 Kate Nash, English singer songwriter and actress, born in London
1994 Rebecca Rosso and Camilla Rosso, British actresses

On this day in British History

1189 Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England, upon the death of King Henry II
1483 Richard III is crowned King of England after deposing Edward V
1560 England and Scotland sign Treaty of Edinburgh
1590 English admiral Francis Drake takes Portuguese Forts at Taag
1699 Pirate Captain William Kidd is captured in Boston
1776 American Declaration of Independence announced on front page of "PA Evening Gazette"
1777 British General Burgoyne captures Fort Ticonderoga from Americans
1782 British-French sea battle at Negapatam (off India)
1801 Battle at Algeciras: French fleet beats British
1892 Dadabhai Naoroji elected as first Indian Member of Parliament in Britain
1904 Two Russian cruisers move into the Red Sea and begin to stop ships of Britain, Germany, and other nations they believe friendly to Japan
1916 2nd of 4 fatal Jersey Shore shark attacks occur at Spring Lake when Charles Bruder (27) bled to death, 5 days after the 1st
1917 Soldier and Writer T. E. Lawrence captures port of Aqaba from Turks
1919 British R-34 lands in New York 1st airship to cross Atlantic (108 hr)
1924 1st photo sent experimentally across Atlantic by radio, US-England
1936 A major breach of the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal in England sends millions of gallons of water cascading 200 feet into the River Irwell
2016 Chilcot Report, UK's Iraqi War Inquiry released; concludes Tony Blair overstated case for war and was unprepared

Northern Ireland

1970 Irish Minister for External Affairs Partick Hillery pays an unofficial visit to the Falls Road area of Belfast, an areas only just subject to a curfew by British Army
1979 IRA bomb explodes in British consulate in Antwerp

Scotland

1560 England and Scotland sign Treaty of Edinburgh

Weddings in History

1893 British Prince George Duke of York (later George V) marries Princess Victoria of Teck (Queen Mary) at St James's Palace
2014 Talent manager Scooter Braun (33) weds philanthropist Yael Cohen (28) in Whistler, British Columbia

Deaths in History

1189 Henry II, King of England (1154-89), dies of a bleeding ulcer at 56
1249 Alexander II, King of Scots (1215-49), dies at 50
1553 Edward VI Tudor, King of England (1547-53), dies at 15
1583 Edmund Grindal, English bishop of London/archbishp of York, dies at 64
1585 Thomas Aufield, English Catholic martyr (b. 1552)
1684 Peter Gunning, English royalist churchman (b. 1614)
1758 George Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe, British general
1813 Granville Sharp, English abolitionist, dies at 77
1815 Samuel Whitbread, English politician, dies at 51
1932 Kenneth Grahame, English author (The Wind in the Willows), dies at 73
1960 Aneurin Bevan, Welsh politician (launched the NHS), dies at 62
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Post by Richard Frost » Wed Jul 07 2021 10:45am

7th July 2021

7 July - 16 July FRAVARDIGAN Zoroastrian (Kadmi)
In the Fravardigan festival the immortal souls, together with their fravashis (the guardian spirits of departed ancestors, half man/half bird), come to reside in the place of worship. Many Zoroastrians take time off to pray, recite the five Gathas and cleanse their houses. Daily samples of sacred food are tasted by them during the daily ceremonies.

World Chocolate Day
World Chocolate Day is nothing short of a special tribute to mankind’s greatest culinary invention. (Sorry Bread or even Pizza!) Chocolate can enhance and help to create the most luxurious desserts and can even be enjoyed and indulged on its own. Some of the most popular chocolate bars are plain and simple. If this is the one for you, try going for a high cocoa percentage with low added sugar.

Macaroni Day
You can buy a box of low-fat macaroni and cheese made with powdered nonsense. I’m not worried if I’m using four different kinds of cheese and it’s high in fat. It’s real food. That’s what’s more important.
Tom Colicchio

Macaroni has played a major role in the lives of so many people, from their first encounters with it as children served up as macaroni and cheese, with slices of hot dog or peas in it, to kindergarten when they started making macaroni art to take home to their parents. Pasta is delicious in all shapes and sizes, but there is something very special about that bent, elbow shape that brings so many people back to better days and fond memories of their childhoods.

Strawberry Sundae Day
We all love cooling down with a cold, fruity treat on a hot day and Strawberry Sundae Day honours a dessert loved by millions around the world. Created with sweet toothed people in mind, Strawberry Sundae Day is the perfect excuse to sit in the garden and cool down with a delicious delicacy. Strawberries are loved by children and adults alike and are a refreshing, sweet fruit. Coupled with ice cream and whipped cream to form a sundae, they taste divine. Making your own sundaes for Strawberry Sundae Day is a fun activity for the whole family to enjoy together. Older children can make them by themselves, choosing the quantities of strawberries, ice cream, cream and other ingredients as they see fit, and younger children can help make (and eat) the sundaes.

Global Forgiveness Day
Global Forgiveness Day was established to create goodwill among people and allow them to stop carrying around so much guilt and pain in their lives. It’s a day to set differences and conflicts aside and work on forgiving the hurts and finding healing. In fact, some health studies have shown that people who are willing to offer forgiveness, whether to themselves or others, are much more likely to be happy and healthy than those who withhold forgiveness! That’s a great reason to live a life cantered around forgiveness. Global Forgiveness Day was founded in 1994 by the CECA (Christian Embassy of Christ’s Ambassadors). It originally started in Canada, but as it gained popularity throughout the world, it was renamed as Global Forgiveness Day. While there is a different Forgiveness Day in August, founded by the Worldwide Forgiveness Alliance, the Forgiveness Day on 7th July was founded by CECA. Honestly, though, both days really have essentially the same message; to forgive!

Tell The Truth Day
According to a book by M. Hirsch Goldberg, the average human being lies approximately 200 times each day, which includes “white lies” as well as avoiding the truth by omission. If that seems like a lot, then maybe the University of California research will sit a little better, suggesting that humans typically tell two lies per day, on average. But whether it’s two lies a day or 200 lies per day, this research might indicate the need for a day like Tell the Truth Day! Although telling a little white lie to protect someone’s feelings might be standard (for instance, “your new purple mohawk looks great on you!”), Tell the Truth Day was created as an opportunity to push past the surface and get honest with the world.
It is important to remember, however, that telling the truth doesn’t just give people license to go around hurting each other’s feelings, (maybe try something more along the lines of, “a purple mohawk probably wouldn’t be my thing, but if you like it, then that’s what counts!”).

Tell the Truth Day is slightly different than Honesty Day, which is celebrated in late April. Another day with a similar bent is celebrated on April 2, the day after April Fool’s Day, and the idea is to undo all of those silly little lies that were told as jokes the day before. In any case, the concept of spending a whole day telling the truth might cause some to flinch and worry, while for others it might be the standard that they live by most of the time anyway. For anyone, though, Tell the Truth Day can offer a little bit of freedom to say what’s true and possibly even start making a habit of it.

A Selection of Birthdays

1880 Otto Frederick Rohwedder, American engineer (invented the bread-slicing machine), born in Davenport, Iowa (d. 1960)
1902 James McCartney, father of Beatle Paul McCartney
1919 Jon Pertwee, Actor/entertainer (3rd Doctor, Doctor Who, Worzel Gummidge), b. London (d.1996)
1925 Yvonne Mitchell, writer (Johnny Nobody, Genghis Khan), born in London
1934 Robert McNeill Alexander, British zoologist (estimated speed of dinosaurs) born in Lisburn, Northern Ireland (d. 2016)
1940 Ringo Starr [Richard Starkey], British drummer, vocalist (The Beatles - "Yellow Submarine"), songwriter ("Early 1970"; "Photograph"), actor (Caveman), and knight, born in Dingle, Liverpool
1941 Jim Rodford, British rock bassist (The Kinks; Argent; Zombies), born in St Albans (d. 2018)
1941 Michael Howard, British politician
1941 Bill Oddie, English comedian and ornithologist
1942 Christopher "Chris" Stamp, British music producer, psychodrama therapist and manager (The Who, Jimi Hendrix), born in London (d. 2012)
1944 Tony Jacklin, English golfer (British Open 1969, US Open 1970), born in Scunthorpe
1947 Rob Townsend, Rock and blues drummer. He was the drummer for progressive rock band Family and later The Blues Band.
1948 Larry "Rhino" Reinhardt, rock guitarist (Iron Butterfly) (d. 2012)
1962 Clive "Doctor" Jackson, Rocker (Dr & Medics - "Laughing at Pieces"), born Liverpool
1965 Jeremy Kyle, English radio and television presenter (The Jeremy Kyle Show), born in Berkshire,
1970 Min Patel, Indian-born English cricketer (in Mumbai England left-arm spinner v India 1996), born in Mumbai
1970 Wayne McCullough, Irish boxer, born in Belfast
1971 Alistair Potts, British rower, born in Chertsey, Surrey
1976 Dominic Foley, Irish footballer, born in Cork
1979 Carl Breeze, British racing driver, born in King's Lynn

Today in British History

1668 Isaac Newton receives MA from Trinity College, Cambridge
1753 British parliament grants Jews citizenship
1941 World War II: Beirut is occupied by Free France and British troops
1942 John Maynard Keynes takes his seat in the British House Of Lords as Baron Keynes of Tilton after being knighted
1969 Canada's House of Commons approves equality of French-English language
1981 The solar-powered aircraft, Solar Challenger, successfully completes a 163 mile flight across the English Channel
2002 A scandal breaks out in the United Kingdom when news reports accuse MI6 of sheltering Abu Qatada, supposed European Al Qaeda leader
2005 London bombings, often referred to as 7/7, A series of four coordinated suicide attacks carried out by Islamist terrorists in London that targeted commuters travelling on the city's public transport system during the morning rush hour.

Northern Ireland

1972 Secret Talks Between IRA and British Government: Gerry Adams is part of a delegation to London for talks with the British Government
1972 7 people are killed in separate incidents across Northern Ireland

Scotland

1850 Scottish explorer Edward Eyre reaches Albany, Western Australia

Deaths in History

1307 Edward I, King of England (1272-1307), dies at 68
1537 Madeleine of Valois, French princess who briefly became Queen of Scotland after marrying James V, dies only six months after the wedding at 16
1764 William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath, English politician (b. 1683)
1771 Thomas Gray, English poet (Elegy), dies at 54
1776 Jeremiah Markland, English classical scholar (b. 1693)
1799 William Curtis, English botanist (Botanical Magazine), dies at 53
1930 Arthur Conan Doyle, British writer (Sherlock Holmes), dies at 71
1970 Allen Lane, English publisher and founder of Penguin Books, dies at 67
1970 Dame Laura Knight, English impressionist artist, dies at 92
2000 Mary Armour, Scottish painter, dies at 80
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Post by Richard Frost » Thu Jul 08 2021 10:43am

8th July 2021

Math 2.0 Day
In my school, the brightest boys did math and physics, the less bright did physics and chemistry, and the least bright did biology. I wanted to do math and physics, but my father made me do chemistry because he thought there would be no jobs for mathematicians.
Stephen Hawking

Imagine the way the world used to be viewed! Maths was known to be important but not thought to be something you could make a living at and the rising tide of technology was considered a fad! Math 2.0 Day reminds us that technology is here to stay! Math 2.0 Day is a celebration of the blending of technology and mathematics. For a lot of us, maths wasn’t a favourite subject, we’d spend the entire period staring at the equations and wondering what sort of livid madman designed these torture chambers on paper. Ultimately, however, we realized that maths is utterly indispensable in our modern world. If you’ve ever wondered who uses maths in their day to day careers, you aren’t alone and we have some answers for you. Programmers deal with mathematics every day, as it’s the framework upon which all computer operations are formed. Everything from the order of operations to quadratic equations is necessary to make even the simplest program. Scientists are one of the biggest users of mathematics, whether they’re calculating the statistical variance of their data or figuring out how much to add to their chemistry experiment, it’s involved at every step. One presumes you live in a house, drive a car, or operate a computer? The engineers responsible for designing those things so that they work, and especially in the case of the house, use maths to ensure it doesn’t come crumbling down on your head. Math 2.0 day celebrates all these mathematical heroes and more.

Chocolate with Almonds Day
Chocolate is a delicious substance that has been loved and lauded by every tier of society from the poorest to the richest. Kings have traded for it, and men have killed for it, even Gods have bowed for it. The almond is equally revered, referred to in the Bible as being “among the best of fruits.” Chocolate With Almonds Day celebrates the coming together of these two substances.

Scud Day
SCUD Day stands for Savour the Comic, Unplug the Drama Day, and encourages those of us whose lives might have a touch too much drama to step back, relax, and enjoy the funnier side of life. Relaxation and humour are good for your physical and mental wellbeing, so turn the drama down a notch and enjoy a good laugh instead.

A Selection of Birthdays

1757 Richard Wainwright, English composer and church organist (d. 1825)
1819 Francis Leopold McClintock, British naval officer and explorer (d. 1907)
1831 John Pemberton, American pharmacist (inventor of Coca-Cola), born in Knoxville, Georgia (d. 1888)
1838 Ferdinand von Zeppelin, German general and inventor (rigid dirigibles) who founded the Zeppelin airship company, born in Konstanz, Grand Duchy of Baden, Germany (d. 1917)
1851 Arthur J Evans, English archaeologist (Crete)
1871 Clement Harris, English composer, born in London (d. 1897)
1878 Jimmy Quinn, Scottish soccer striker (11 caps; Celtic 272 games, 188 goals), born in Croy, Scotland (d. 1945)
1898 Alec Waugh, English novelist (Island in the Sun); brother of Evelyn, born in London (d. 1981)
1911 Ken Farnes, cricket bowler (fast England in pre-WW II years)
1917 Pamela Brown, Actress (Cleopatra, I Know Where I'm Going!, Beckett), born in London (d. 1975)
1926 Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, Swiss-American author and psychiatrist (On Death and Dying), born in Zürich, Switzerland (d. 2004)
1934 Marty Feldman, comedian (Young Frankenstein), born in London
1936 Tony Warren [Anthony McVay Simpson], actor and tv screenwriter (Coronation Street), born in Pendlebury (d. 2016)
1938 Alan Aldridge, British artist, graphic designer and illustrator whose artwork was used in record covers for The Beatles and The Who, born in London (d. 2017)
1947 Jenny Diski, English writer (Stranger on a Train), born in London (d. 2016)
1956 Russell Christian, British rock keyboardist, and vocalist (The Christians - "Harvest For The World"), born in Liverpool
1961 Andy Fletcher, Britich synthesizer and bass player (Depeche Mode - "Just Can't Get Enough"), born in Nottingham
1961 Graham Jones, British rock guitarist (Haircut 100 - "Love Plus One")
1971 Neil Mavers, British drummer (The La's, 1989–92, 1994–95), born in Liverpool
1985 Jamie Cook, British guitarist (Arctic Monkeys - "I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor"), born in High Green, Sheffield
1992 Benjamin Grosvenor, British pianist

On this day in British History

1663 King Charles II of England grants a charter to Rhode Island
1672 William III is appointed stadholder by the States General in the Netherlands
1758 British and Colonial assault on French forces at Fort Ticonderoga, New York
1805 American Bill Richmond knocks out Jack Holmes, Kilburn Wells, England
1822 Chippewas turn over huge tract of land in Ontario to the United Kingdom
1836 Charles Darwin reaches Saint Helena in HMS Beagle and takes up lodgings near the tomb of Napoleon
1943 British air raid sinks U-232
1944 British troops march into Caen, Normandy
1999 "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" the 3rd book of the series by J. K. Rowling is published by Bloomsbury in the UK
2000 "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire", the 4th book in the series by J. K. Rowling is published in the UK (Bloomsbury) and the US (Scholastic)
2018 British Brexit Secretary David Davis resigns in a stand against Theresa May's new softer Brexit policy

Northern Ireland

1971 During street disturbances, British soldiers shoot dead two Catholic civilians in Free Derry; riots erupt, the Social Democratic and Labour Party withdraw from Stormont in protest

Weddings in History

1290 Princess Margaret (15), daughter of Edward I of England marries John II of Brabant at Westminster Abbey
1800 Prime Minister of UK George Canning (30) weds heiress Joan Scott
1835 Mathematician and Computer Programmer Ada Lovelace [Ada Byron] (19) weds Earl of Lovelace, William King (30)
1972 English prince Richard marries Birgitte of Deurs (Henriksen)

Deaths in History

975 Edgar, King of England (959-75), dies
1689 Edward Wooster, English Connecticut pioneer (b. 1622)
1716 Robert South, English churchman (b. 1634)
1726 John Ker, Scottish spy (b. 1673)
1822 Percy Bysshe Shelley, English romantic poet (Prometheus unbound), drowns at 29
1855 William Parry, English Arctic explorer (Parry Channel), dies at 64
1933 Anthony Hope, British author (b. 1863)
1939 [Henry] Havelock Ellis, English sexologist (Man & Woman), dies at 80
1996 Ernest Armstrong, British politician (L) and teacher, dies at 81
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Tell The Truth Day
Imagine that... a special day added specifically for Boris Johnson, yet he entirely disregarded it! :(

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Post by Richard Frost » Fri Jul 09 2021 10:20am

9th July 2021

ANNIVERSARY OF THE MARTYRDOM OF THE BAB - 1850 - Baha’i
The Bab was executed by firing squad in Tabriz, Persia, at noon on this day. The Bab’s death is commemorated at noon with readings and prayers from the Baha’i Scriptures.

Kebab Day
There is something special about a kebab, that combination of meat and vegetables skewered on a bamboo spear roasted over coals. The smoky flavour, the fantastic array of seasonings, or just the combination of the carnivore’s favourite treat and the herbivore’s secret vice makes it a place where we all can meet. Kebab Day celebrates this delicious barbecue favourite and its origins, and of course, gives us an excuse to eat all the kebab we want!

Sugar Cookie Day
Sugar cookies are far and away one of the simplest and most delicious cookies to ever be created. They are the hallmark of Christmas, with Santa ostensibly wolfing down tons of them every year in a deluge of milk. They are made to celebrate every occasion and are sold as part of charity drives everywhere. Sugar Cookie Day celebrates this delicious little treat, and the role it plays in all our lives.

Great British Pea Week

Plastic Free July

Bank Account Bonus Month


A Selection of Birthdays

1577 Thomas West, 3rd & 12th Baron De La Warr, English Jamestown colonist and Governor of Virginia, born in Wherwell, Hampshire (d. 1618)
1753 William Waldegrave, 1st Baron Radstock, Governor of Newfoundland, born in England (d. 1825)
1764 Ann Radcliffe, Gothic novelist (Mysteries of Udolpho/Romance of the Forest), b. London (d.1823)
1775 Matthew Lewis, English novelist (The Monk), born in London (d. 1818)
1777 Henry Hallam, British lawyer and historian (d. 1859)
1805 Henry John Gauntlett, English organist and composer, born in Wellington, Shropshire (d. 1876)
1819 Elias Howe, American inventor (invented sewing machine), born Spencer, Massachusetts (d. 1867)
1856 Daniel Guggenheim, American mining magnate and philanthropist, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1930)
1893 George Geary, Cricket fast bowler (14 Tests, 46 wickets), born Barwell, Leicestershire (d.1981)
1901 Barbara Cartland, Romance author (Camfield #69), born Edgbaston, Birmingham (d. 2000)
1911 Simon Fraser [Shimi], Lord Lovat, Scottish 25th head of clan Fraser & cattle breeder, born in Inverness (d. 1995)
1911 Mervyn Peake, British writer and illustrator (Gormenghast books), born in Lushan District, Jiangxi, China (d. 1968)
1916 Edward Heath, British Prime Minister (Conservative: 1970-74), born in Broadstairs (d. 2005)
Nancy Sinatra -"These Boots Are Made For Walkin'"; Frank and Nancy - "Something Stupid"), born in Mannford, Oklahoma (d. 2007)
1932 Donald Rumsfeld, American politician (US Congress, 1963-69; Nixon Whitehouse, 1969-74; Secretary of Defense, 1975-77 & 2001-06), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2021)
1933 Oliver Sacks, English Neurologist and author (Awakenings), born in London (d. 2015)
1937 David Hockney, English artist (Pop Art), born in Bradford
1946 (Ronald) "Bon" Scott, Scottish-Australian rock lead singer and lyricist (AC/DC - "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap"; "Highway To Hell"), born in Forfar, (d. 1980)
1946 Natasha Pyne, English actress, born in Crawley
1947 (John) "Mitch" Mitchell, British drummer (Jimi Hendrix Experience), born in Ealing (d. 2008)
1947 O.J. Simpson, American College and Pro Football Hall of Fame running back, broadcaster and actor (Heisman Trophy 1968; NFL MVP 1973; Buffalo Bills), born in San Francisco, California
1956 Tom Hanks, American actor (Saving Private Ryan, Forrest Gump, Philadelphia), born in Concord, California
1957 Marc Almond, English vocalist (Soft Cell - "Tainted Love"), born in Southport
1957 Paul Merton, Writer/actor & comedian (Room 101), born in Parsons Green, London
1959 Jim Kerr, Scottish rock singer-songwriter (Simple Minds - "Don't You (Forget About Me)"; "Alive And Kicking"), born in Glasgow
1959 Clive Stafford Smith, British human-rights lawyer, born in Cambridge
1964 Courtney Love, American muscian (Hole), and actress (People vs Larry Flynt), born in San Francisco, California
1965 David O'Hara, Irish-Scottish actor
1971 Kevin Grant, British reggae-rock guitarist (Musical Youth - "Pass the Dutchie"), born Birmingham,
1974 Sian Berry, British politician (Green Party), born in Cheltenham
1985 Ashley Young, English footballer
1995 Georgie Henley, English actress

On this Day in British History

1672 William III inaugurated as viceroy of Holland and Zealand
1745 Bonnie Prince Charlie's warship Elisabeth battles HMS Lion
1755 Battle of Fort Duquesne (Pittsburgh): French troops beat British
1755 British General Edward Braddock mortally wounded during Battle of Fort Duquesne during French and Indian War
1766 British premier Marquess of Rockingham resigns
1776 Declaration of Independence is read to George Washington's troops in New York
1900 The Commonwealth of Australia is established by the British House of Commons
1917 British battleship HMS Vanguard explodes at Scapa Flow (the result of an internal explosion of faulty cordite), killing 804
1943 British air raid sinks U-435
1947 Engagement of Britain's Princess Elizabeth and Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten
1955 The Russell-Einstein Manifesto is released by Bertrand Russell in London on the need to avoid nuclear war
1976 England all out for 71 v WI at Old Trafford, Holding 14 5-7-17-5
1982 Botham scores 208 in 225 balls, England v India at The Oval
2018 UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson resigns after Theresa May takes a softer Brexit stance
2018 Jeremy Hunt becomes UK Foreign Secretary after Boris Johnson's resignation

Northern Ireland

1972 Springhill Massacre: British snipers shoot dead five Catholic civilians and wounded two others in Springhill, Belfast
1972 The ceasefire between the Provisional IRA and the British Army comes to an end
2019 Northern Ireland MPs vote to extend same-sex marriage and make abortion legal to bring it in line with rest of UK

Scotland

1867 An unsuccessful expedition led by E.D Young sets out to search for Dr David Livingstone (Scottish missionary and explorer)

Weddings in History

1735 Author, poet, critic and lexicographer and writer of the first English dictionary Dr. Samuel Johnson (25) marries the widow Elizabeth "Tetty" Porter, 21 years his senior
1999 Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark (33) weds architect and yachtsman Carlos Morales Quintana (28) at St. Sophia Cathedral in London

Divorces in History

1540 English King Henry VIII annuls his 6 month marriage to his 4th wife Anne of Cleves, on the grounds of non-consummation and her pre-contract to Francis of Lorraine

Deaths in History

1742 John Oldmixon, English historian (b. 1673)
1795 Henry Seymour Conway, British general and statesman (b. 1721)
1797 Edmund Burke, British statesman, philosopher and author (A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful, Reflections on the Revolution in France), dies at 68
1855 FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan, British Army officer (commander of the British forces during the Crimean War), dies of dysentery in Crimea at 66
1983 Keith Wickenden, British Politician (b. 1932)
1985 Jimmy Kinnon, Scottish founder of Narcotics Anonymous (b. 1911)
1996 Peter Martini, British journalist, dies at 31
1996 Susan Cowdy, British ornithologist, dies at 81
2016 Robert Nye, British novelist and poet (Falstaff), dies at 77
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Post by Richard Frost » Sat Jul 10 2021 10:38am

10th July 2021

Piña Colada Day
From the rich sugar born drink favoured by merchants and pirates alike, the history of the Pina Colada is steeped is mystery, folklore, and conflict. The first and oldest story of the drink is born in the Caribbean waters around Peurto Rico, upon the ship of one Roberto Cofresi, Captain of a crew of the foulest batch of pirates to sail the seas in the early 19th century. While this is the earliest known origin of the drink, used to boost the morale of the crew, the recipe was lost for a time after his death in 1825. It wasn’t until 1954 that the drink was to find itself rediscovered by one Ricardo Garcia, a mixologist born in Barcelona and working at a Hilton. This story tells that it was discovered as a series of fortunately unfortunate events, starting with a strike of the coconut cutters union that led to a shortage of the favoured cup of the resorts favoured drink, the Coco-Loco. Without a freshly macheted coconut shell to serve it in, Ricardo adapted to the circumstances in front of him by presenting the drink in a hollowed out pineapple instead. Thus, according to this bit of lore, the Pina Colada was reborn.

Teddy Bear Picnic Day
When it comes to interesting reasons to celebrate, this is certainly one of the most unique days! This day was created based on the popular song of the same name, “The Teddy Bears’ Picnic”. The song is a classic one, written to the tune of a song composed in 1907 by American John W. Bratton. The lyrics were added later, in 1930, by Jimmy Kennedy, a British songwriter. Since the song became so popular, the day has evolved and is now celebrated by families in countries all over the world, enjoying the simple pleasure of a picnic with their favourite stuffed beings.

Don’t Step On A Bee Day
Don’t Step On A Bee Day is an important reminder that the fate of the common bee lies in the balance – with bee numbers in some countries having halved in the last decade with no apparent cause, it’s vital that we take care to maintain bee populations, pollination and honey production.

A Selection of Birthdays

1452 James III, King of Scots (1460-88), born in Stirling or St Andrews Castles (d. 1488)
1509 John Calvin [Jehan Cauvin], Protestant religious reformer and theologian (Calvinism), born in Picardy, France (d. 1564)
1614 Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey, English royalist statesman, born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 1686)
1682 Roger Cotes, Mathematician (Newton–Cotes formulas), born Burbage, Leicestershire, (d.1716)
1711 Princess Amelia Sophia of Great Britain, second daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Caroline of Ansbach, born in Herrenhausen Palace, Hanover (d. 1786)
1723 William Blackstone, English jurist (Blackstone's Commentaries), born in London (d. 1780)
1736 Maria, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh, born in St James's, Westminster, (d. 1807)
1808 Solomon Northup, American abolitionist and author (12 Years a Slave), born in Minerva, New York (or 10 Jul 1807) (d. 1863)
1834 James Abbott McNeill Whistler, American-British painter (Whistler's Mother), born in Lowell, Massachusetts (d. 1903)
1854 James T. Kelley, Irish actor (The Rink, The Immigrant), born in Castlebar, Ireland (d. 1933)
1883 Sam Wood, American communist fighter and director (For Whom the Bell Tolls), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1949)
1886 John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort, Soldier, Field Marshal during WW II, born in London (d. 1946)
1887 Alfred Ernest Whitehead, English-Canadian composer, b. Peterborough (d. 1974)
1892 George "Slim" Summerville, American actor (All Quiet on the Western Front, Keystone Cops), born in Albuquerque, New Mexico (d. 1946)
1894 Jimmy McHugh, American composer ("I Can't Give You Anything But Love"; "On the Sunny Side of the Street"; "I'm In The Mood For Love"), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1969)
1900 [Elsie] Evelyn Laye, English singer & actress (Bitter Sweet, Merry Widow), born in London (d. 1996)
1909 Donald William Sinclair, co–proprietor of the Gleneagles Hotel and the inspiration for the character Basil Fawlty in Fawlty Towers (d. 1981)
1910 Ronald Fletcher, Broadcaster (Barbara with Braden, Bomber Harris), born in Salisbury (d. 1996)
1912 Francis Showering, English brewer, born in Shepton Mallet (d. 1995)
1917 Reg Smythe, English cartoonist (Andy Capp), born in Hartlepool, (d. 1998)
1927 Don Revie, Footballer & soccer manager (Leeds and England), born in Middlesbrough, (d. 1989)
1929 Winnie Ewing, Scottish lawyer & politician (President of the Scottish National Party), b. Glasgow
1930 [Andrew] Bruce Boa, Canadian actor (The Empire Strikes Back), born in Calgary, Alberta (d. 2004)
1940 Tom Farmer, Scottish entrepreneur, born in Leith, Edinburgh
1941 Ian Whitcomb, English rocker (You Turn Me On), born in Woking (d. 2020)
1943 Arthur Ashe, American tennis player (3 Grand Slam singles titles), b. Richmond, Virginia (d. 1993)
1945 Virginia Wade, Tennis player & Three-Time Major Champion (US Open 1968, Australian Open 1972, Wimbledon 1977), born in Bournemouth
1945 John Motson, British sports (football) commentator, born in Salford
1947 John Trevor Key, British photographer (d. 1995)
1950 Willie Ford, American R&B singer (Dramatics-Me & Mrs Jones), born in LaGrange, Georgia
1954 Neil Tennant, English singer and songwriter (Pet Shop Boy-West End Girl), born in North Shields
1958 Fiona Shaw, Irish actress and theatre and opera director, born in County Cork, Munster, Ireland
1970 John Simm, Actor, best known for playing Sam Tyler in Life on Mars, & The Master in Doctor Who. Other television credits include State of Play, The Lakes, Crime and Punishment, Exile, Prey, and Cracker. Film roles include Wonderland, Everyday, Boston Kickout, Human Traffic, and 24 Hour Party People. Nominated for BAFTA Award for Best Actor twice & Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor once.
1970 Jason Orange, English singer and musician (Take That), born in Lancashire
1972 Peter Serafinowicz, British comedian and actor (Shaun Of The Dead; Guardians Of The Galaxy), born Gateacre, Liverpool
1974 Chiwetel Ejiofor, English film and theatre actor ("Twelve Years a Slave"), born in London
1980 Thomas Ian Nicholas, actor (American Pie, Rookie of the Year), born in Las Vegas, Nevada

On this Day in British History

1376 English "Good Parliament" ends, longest-sitting parliament at that time
1520 King Charles V France and King Henry VIII of England sign Treaty of Calais
1553 Lady Jane Grey, daughter of the Duke of Suffolk, proclaimed Queen of England, succeeds Edward VI, who proclaimed his half-sisters illegitimate. Reigns for nine days.
1627 English fleet under George Villiers reach La Rochelle [NS=June 20]
1645 Battle at Langport, Somerset: Oliver Cromwell's New Model Army beats Royalists
1652 England declares war on The Netherlands - beginning of the 1st Anglo-Dutch war
1746 Bonnie Prince Charlie flees in disguise to Isle of Skye
1775 Horatio Gates issues order excluding blacks from Continental Army
1778 American Revolution: Louis XVI of France declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain
1800 The British Indian Government establishes the Fort William College to promote Urdu, Hindi and other vernaculars of sub continent
1806 The Vellore Mutiny is the first instance of a mutiny by Indian sepoys against the British East India Company
1915 British/South African troops march into German SW-Africa
1940 Battle of Britain begins as Nazi forces attack shipping convoys in the English Channel
1943 US, British and Canadian forces invade Sicily in WW II (Operation Husky)
1947 Muhammad Ali Jinnah is recommended as the first Governor General of Pakistan by then Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Clement Attlee
1958 1st parking meters installed in England (625 installed)
1976 One American and three British mercenaries are executed in Angola following the Luanda Trial
1982 Zimbabwe beats Bermuda by 5 wickets to win ICC Trophy
2011 British tabloid News of the World publishes its last edition after 168 years in the wake of a phone hacking scandal.

Scotland

1746 Bonnie Prince Charlie flees in disguise to Isle of Skye
2016-07-10 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Scotsman Andy Murray beats Canadian Milos Raonic 6-4, 7-6, 7-6 for his 2nd Wimbledon and 3rd Grand Slam title

Weddings in History

1919 Author Aldous Huxley (25) weds epidemiologist Maria Nys in Bellem, Belgium

Deaths in History

1460 Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham, English military leader (b. 1402)
1686 John Fell, English churchman (b. 1625)
1776 Richard Peters, English-born clergyman (b. 1704)
1806 George Stubbs, British animal painter (Horse Frightened by Lion), dies at 81
1920 Jackie Fisher, British admiral (b. 1841)
1992 Albert Pierrepoint, last and longest serving British executioner (est. 433-608 executed), dies at 87
2003 Winston Graham, English writer (b. 1908)
2003 Hartley Shawcross, British prosecutor at the Nuremberg Trials (b. 1902)
2005 A. J. Quinnell [Philip Nicholson], English writer (Man on Fire), dies at 65
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Post by Richard Frost » Sun Jul 11 2021 10:08am

11th July 2021

RATHA YATRA Hindu
‘Chariot journey’. This is observed most notably at Puri in the Indian state of Orissa, where processions of thousands of devotees pull huge waggons (rathas) supporting images of Krishna. He is known under the name of ‘Jagannath’, (Lord of the Universe), from which the English term ‘juggernaut’ comes. Krishna is attended on his journey by his brother and sister. The festival and others like it are celebrated in Britain with processions through various parts of London on appropriate Sundays.

World Population Day
The United Nations' (UN) World Population Day is annually observed on July 11 to reaffirm the human right to plan for a family. It encourages activities, events, and information to help make this right a reality throughout the world. Family planning is an important topic raised during World Population Day.

A Selection of Birthdays

1274 Robert the Bruce, Scottish king (1306-1329) & national hero, b. Turnberry Castle, Ayrshire (d.1329)
1366 Anne of Bohemia, English Queen & wife of Richard II, b. Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia (d.1394)
1558 Robert Greene, English writer (Friar Bacon), born in Norwich (d. 1592)
1603 Kenelm Digby, English philosopher and diplomat, born in Gayhurst, Buckinghamshire (d. 1665)
1751 Caroline Matilda of Great Britain, Queen consort of Denmark and Norway, born in Leicester House, London (d. 1775)
1754 Thomas Bowdler, Physician & writer (Family Shakespeare), born in Ashley, Somerset (d.1825)
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1811 William Robert Grove, Welsh physicist and inventor of the first fuel cell, b. Swansea (d. 1896)
1834 James McNeill Whistler, American artist (Whistler's Mother), b. Lowell, Massachusetts (d. 1903)
1862 Liza Lehmann, English composer, born in London (d. 1918)
1871 Stjepan Radic, founder/leader (Croatian Farmers' Party)
1889 Alfred E Green, Perris CA, director (Copacabana, Jolson Story)
1893 Jack Durston, cricketer (England fast bowler against Australia 1921)
1895 Dolly Wilde, English socialite (d. 1941)
1916 Reg Varney, English actor/entertainer & comedian best known television roles on The Rag Trade and On the Buses,(d. 2008)
1918 Venetia Burney [Phair], British woman credited with naming Clyde Tombaugh's discovered planet "Pluto" (1930), born in Oxford (d. 2009)
1920 Yul Brynner, Russian-Swiss actor (The King and I, The Ten Commandments), born in Primorsky Krai, Russia (d. 1985)
1924 Charlie Tully, Northern Irish footballer (d. 1971)
1926 Patrick Wymark [Cheeseman], British actor (Skull, Tomb of Ligeia), born in Cleethorpes (d. 1970)
1929 David Kelly, Irish actor (Grandpa Joe-Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, Fawlty Towers), born in Dublin, (d. 2012)
1934 Giorgio Armani, Italian fashion designer (American Gigolo), born in Piacenza, Italy
1935 Oliver Napier, Northern Irish politician
1946 John Lawton, Rock singer (Lucifer's Friend, 1970-76, 1981-82, 2014–21; Uriah Heep, 1977-79), born Halifax (d. 2021)
1946 Cuthbert Johnson, English musician and Benedictine abbot, born in County Durham (d. 2017)
1957 Peter Murphy, English singer and musician (Bauhaus), born in Northamptonshire
1958 Mark Lester, actor (Oliver!, Prince & Pauper), born in Oxford
1960 Caroline Quentin, British actress (Dorothy in Men Behaving Badly, Jonathan Creek), born Surrey
1962 Pauline McLynn, Irish actress
1964 Craig Charles, English actor/presenter/comedian/author/poet & DJ. He is best known for his roles as Dave Lister in the science fiction sitcom Red Dwarf and Lloyd Mullaney in the soap opera Coronation Street. He presented the gladiator-style game show Robot Wars from 1998 to 2004, & narrated the comedy endurance show Takeshi's Castle.
1965 Tony Cottee, Footballer, Striker 1982 until 2001, playing in the top flight of English football for West Ham United, Everton and Leicester City. Capped seven times by England, played in the Football League for Birmingham City, Norwich City & Millwall. Also had a spell in Malaysia with Selangor and spent a season as player-manager of Barnet. Played in Everton's 1989 FA Cup Final defeat to Liverpool, & won the League Cup with Leicester City in 2000. His final career tally was 579 league games and 226 goals (99 of which for Everton). In all competitions, he managed 712 games and 293 goals. He exceeded his ambition to score 200 league goals in his career, but fell just short of his target of 300 goals in all competitions. One of the most prolific goal scorers that English football saw during the 1980s and 1990s.
1983 Kellie Shirley, British actress, works in film, television, theatre and radio. She has also co-presented programmes for BBC2 and Channel 5. She is known for her role as Kirsty De La Croix in Sky One comedy series In the Long Run. She is also perhaps best known for the role of Carly Wicks in the BBC soap opera EastEnders from 2006 to 2008 following the death of character's father Kevin Wicks (Phil Daniels).
1986 Ryan Robert Jarvis, Footballer) semi-professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Lowestoft Town. Represented England at under-16, under-17 and under-19 levels.

Today in British History

1533 Pope Clement VII excommunicates England's King Henry VIII
1536 The Convocation of the clergy subscribe to the Ten Articles, beliefs of the English Church under Henry VIII
1663 Oxford mathematician John Wallis gives a lecture on Euclid’s parallel postulate, first Western attempt to derive the parallel postulate as a theorem
1776 Captain James Cook begins his third voyage
1818 English poet John Keats writes "In the Cottage Where Burns is Born", "Lines Written in the Highlands", and "Gadfly"
1848 Edmund Hickly gets 1st known 10 wicket innings (Kent v England)
1877 Kate Edger becomes New Zealand’s first woman graduate and first woman in the British Empire to earn a Bachelor of Arts
1882 British fleet bombards Alexandria
1902 British Prime Minister Lord Salisbury resigns
1940 British & German dogfight above Lyme Bay
1962 Fred Baldasare is 1st to swim English Channel underwater (scuba)
2001 Iraq resumes oil exports, ending a 5-week halt in protest of a US and British-sponsored UN Security Council resolution

Northern Ireland

1690 Battle of Drogheda Boyne (William III beats deposed James II)
1971 The Irish Republican Army set off a number of bombs in the centre of Belfast injuring a number of people

Scotland

1900 Boer general De la Rey captures Scots Greys and Lincolns

Weddings in History

1877 Scientist and inventor Alexander Graham Bell (30) weds Mabel Hubbard (19) at the Hubbard estate in Cambridge, Massachusetts

Deaths in History

1649 Margaret Coventry, 1st English earl of Shaftesbury, dies
1679 William Chamberlayne, English poet (b. 1619)

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Post by Richard Frost » Mon Jul 12 2021 11:04am

Etch A Sketch Day
This day is all about creativity, so undertaking anything which involves a pencil, pen or brush is appropriate. Why not have an Etch a Sketch competition with friends or colleagues, or give everyone a thirty-second limit to produce a work of art? A lot of people reading this will have great memories of using their Etch a Sketch as a child. At the time, it seemed like the best invention out there! For those who are unaware or need their memory jogging, an Etch a Sketch has a flat grey screen, which is housed in a red frame. There are then two white knobs, which are situated at the bottom of the screen, on either side. If you twist the knobs, you will be able to move the stylus around the screen, and aluminium powder will be displayed so that a solid line of black powder is created on the screen. This enables you to create different images on the screen of the Etch a Sketch. Since the Etch a Sketch first came about, there have been a number of improvements that have enabled us to enjoy greater functionality from this toy. However, the appearance and the core function of this toy remain the same! These toys are still in production today, and so if you want to enjoy a childhood experience all over again, you will easily be able to purchase one online for a nostalgic experience that we are sure will still provide as much fun as it used to when you were small. You may (or may not) be surprised to learn that there are actually practicing artists that use Etch a Sketch for their professional lineographic work and creatives. These artists remove the aluminium powder in order to ensure that their work is permanent.

New Conversations Day
New Conversations Day is the opportunity to open up exciting new conversations, learning new things about those we know best and dreaming up new ideas. Awkward Silence owner & chief writer Steven Benbow explains why New Conversations Day will be such an impactful day. “Many are so in the habit of making lazy conversation about weather & sport that we don’t take the opportunity to ask interesting questions and have rewarding conversations” said Mr Benbow. Awkward Silence are suggesting a number of alternative conversation starters that people can use including ‘Which birthday tradition should change?’, ‘How would you feel about your partner doing kissing scenes in a film?”, and ‘What do you want to achieve with your life?’. “Conversation is extremely powerful. It’s the where ideas blossom, it’s where connections are made, it’s the life-blood of relationships” he said. Yet despite how impactful it is, people tend to under-value its worth.” “This is why New Conversations Day is so important, it’s to help people wake up to how rewarding new conversations can be.” New Conversations Day is about not waiting until tomorrow to have the conversations we could be having. Like asking each other what we should be doing with our lives & making decisions, or talking to our parents & discovering their stories, or simply sharing the big ideas on our hearts” said Mr Benbow. We want people on 12 July to not be content with dull conversation, we want them having genuinely interesting conversations. We have hundreds of suggestions to get them started, but each conversation is unique. Ask someone what they would have said if they were the first person on the moon, or whether it’s OK for couples to have secrets from each other. Ask someone what they would teach their children about alcohol, or whether they think animal have morals. Ask someone what their idea would be for a TV show, or about the last time they cried.

Simplicity Day
We live in a complicated world, with taxes and devices and every imaginable complication the world can provide. Wouldn’t it be nice if we could just take some time to keep things simple? To winnow life down to the bare essentials and hold onto it like the precious thing it is? Simplicity Day encourages you to do just that, to let go of all of life’s complications and live a day… simple. Simplicity Day was born out of a need to be free from the complications of the world and to allow ourselves to just be simple. Celebrate life through simplicity by turning off your devices, getting rid of complicated things and just let life be about living for a day. One of the great conundrums of the modern world is that the more opportunities and options you have the less happy you’re going to be. Some of the happiest people in the world have been determined to be those who live in uncivilized areas concerning themselves only with what they’re going to eat that day and where a good place to sleep is. We can learn much from them, though few of us would want to go to such extremes. However, we can all benefit from just cutting out the things that make our lives difficult. Simplicity Day is about getting rid of these complications and culling from your life what doesn’t bring you joy.

Pecan Pie Day
There are various ideas about the origins of pecan pie. There are those who state that the French first made it soon after settling in New Orleans in the 1700s and being introduced to the pecan by the Native Americans of the area. Other claim pecan pie was first made in the early 1800s in Alabama; however, no recipes or other culinary literature has been found that would support either of those claims. The first actual pecan pie recipe was written in 1886. Originally, pecans were mixed with custard, boiled, and then poured into a crust and baked. The makers of Karo syrup also contributed significantly to the popularization of pecan pie, as their product was often used instead of the more expensive honey or maple syrup. Pecan pie has been mentioned numerous times in American literature and television

Different Coloured Eyes Day
Do you see them? Walking down the street, working with you in your offices, the friend with the amazing eyes? If you’ve ever met someone who has multi-coloured eyes, or two eyes of a different colour, you’ve encountered someone with the absolutely stunning trait known as Heterochromia. It’s not just humans either, it exists in dogs and cats as well, and it is far and away one of the most beautiful, stunning, and mysterious physical traits mankind is known to possess.

A Selection of Birthdays

1730 Josiah Wedgwood, Pottery designer & manufacturer (Wedgwood), b. Burslem (d. 1795)
1854 George Eastman, American inventor (Kodak camera, founder of the Eastman Kodak Company), born in Waterville, New York (d. 1932)
1880 Tod Browning, American film director (Dracula), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 1962)
1885 George Butterworth, English composer, born in Paddington, London (d. 1916)
1886 Jean Hersholt, Danish actor (Heidi, Greed, Men in White, Aryan), born in Copenhagen (d. 1956)
1895 Oscar Hammerstein II, American lyricist (Rodgers & Hammerstein - "Oklahoma!"; "South Pacific"; "The King And I"; " The Sound Of Music"), born in NYC, New York (d. 1960)
1905 Prince John of the United Kingdom, youngest son of English King George V, born in York Cottage, Sandringham (d. 1919)
1912 Brodrick Haldane, Scottish photographer, born in Edinburgh (d. 1996)
1928 Sir Alastair Burnet [James William Alexander Burnet], British journalist & broadcaster (News at Ten), Born Sheffield (d. 2012)
1928 Kathy Staff [Minnie Higginbottom], British actress (Mary Reilly, Last of the Summer Wine, Open All Hours), born in Dukinfield, Cheshire (d. 2008)
1932 Harold William Woolhouse, British botanist, born in Sheffield (d. 1996)
1933 Brian Cant, British stage & screen actor, children's television presenter (Play School, 1964-85), born Ipswich (d. 2017)
1937 Bill Cosby, American actor and comedian (Cosby Show, I Spy, Leonard Part 6), born in Philadelphia,
1937 Howard "Howie" Casey, British rock saxophonist (Derry and the Seniors), born in Liverpool
1943 Christine McVie, English rock vocalist (Fleetwood Mac-Got A Hold on Me), born in Bouth, Cumbria
1946 Graham Roope, Cricketer (England batsman in 21 Tests 1972-78), b.Fareham, Hampshire (d. 2006)
1947 Wilko Johnson [John Wilkinson], British guitarist, singer and songwriter (Dr. Feelgood, 1971-77 - "She Does It Right"), born Canvey Island
1952 Liz Mitchell, Jamaican-British rock vocalist (Boney M), born in Clarendon, Jamaica
1958 Michael Robinson, Irish soccer striker (24 caps, Republic of Ireland; Brighton & Hove Albion) and Spanish TV host (Canal+, El día después), born in Leicester (d. 2020)
1962 Dean Wilkins, English football manager/coach and former professional player. He is assistant manager of League Two club Stevenage.
1964 Gaby Roslin, English television presenter, rose to fame co-presenting The Big Breakfast on Channel 4 between 1992 and 1996, presented the Children in Need charity telethons on the BBC between 1995 and 2004. Presented the weekly The National Lottery Draws, Co-presented the Channel 5 daytime programme The Saturday Show
1966 Allegra Curtis, model & daughter of Christine Kaufmann & Tony Curtis, born in London
1966 Annabel Croft, Tennis player, broadcaster (Eurosport, Sky Sport, BBC), born in Farnborough, Kent
1967 Richard Herring, Comedian writer and ventriloquist whose early work includes the comedy double act Lee and Herring.
1969 Alan Mullally, English cricket left-arm fast bowler (19 Tests, 58 wickets; 50 ODIs, 63 wickets), born in Southend-on-Sea
1972 Jake Dylan Wood, Actor, Max Branning in long-running BBC soap opera EastEnders and in the United States as the voice of the GEICO gecko. He is also well known as Kill Crazy in the eighth series of the sitcom Red Dwarf. Wood was born in Westminster
1976 Anna Friel, British actress (Pushing Daisies), born in Rochdale
1977 Neil Harris, English footballer manager & former footballer who played as a striker. He was most recently the manager of Championship club Cardiff City. Harris is Millwall's all-time record goal scorer, with 138 goals in all competitions.
1984 Michael McGovern, Northern Irish footballer, plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Norwich City and the Northern Ireland national team. Born in Enniskillen.
1984 Gareth Gates, British singer-songwriter, born in Bradford
1997 Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani activist for female education and the youngest-ever Nobel Prize recipient, born in Mingora, North-West Frontier Province

On this day in British History

1191 English King Richard I the Lionheart and Crusaders defeat Saracens in Palestine
1549 Kett's uprising occupies Norwich, England
1679 Britain's King Charles II ratifies Habeas Corpus Act allowing prisoners right to be imprisoned to be examined by a court
1745 Warship Elisabeth joins Bonnie Prince Charlie's frigate Doutelle [NS]
1771 James Cook sails Endeavour back to Downs, England
1776 Captain James Cook departs with Resolution for 3rd trip to Pacific Ocean
1801 Second Battle of Algeciras: British fleet beats French and Spanish (six days after losing the 1st Battle of Algeciras)
1863 In New Zealand, British forces invade Waikato, home of the Maori King Movement, beginning a new phase of the wars between Maori and Colonial British
1902 Arthur Balfour succeeds Lord Salisbury, who retired as British Prime Minister on 11 July
1905 The British and Japanese renew their alliance (of January 1902) for 10 years and agree to provide mutual support if attacked by other power
1916 3rd and 4th of 4 fatal Jersey Shore shark attacks occurs at Matawan Creek when epileptic Lester Stilwell (11) is dragged into a creek and Watson Fisher (24), believing Silwell had a seizure, is bitten while retrieving the body and subsequently bleeds to death
1982 Britain announces it is returning 593 Argentine POWs
1998 South African President Nelson Mandela accompanies Queen Elizabeth II on a coach drive through the streets of London

Northern Ireland

1690 Battle of Boyne: in Ireland, Protestant King William III defeats English Catholic King James II
1691 Battle of Aughrim (Aghrim) Ireland, William III beats James II
1913 150,000 Ulstermen gather and resolve to resist Irish Home Rule by force of arms; since the British Liberals have promised the Irish nationalists Home Rule, civil war appears imminent
1969 As the 'marching season' reaches its height there is serious rioting in Derry, Belfast and Dungiven; many families in Belfast are forced to move from their homes

Deaths in History

1450 Jack Cade is slain in a revolt against English King Henry VI
1584 Steven Borough, English explorer, dies at 58
1693 John Ashby, English admiral
1712 Richard Cromwell, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland (1658-59), dies at 85
1814 William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe, British Military Leader (commander of British forces in the American Revolutionary War), dies at 84
1850 Robert Stevenson, Scottish civil engineer (Bell Rock Lighthouse, Scotland), dies at 78
1910 Charles Stewart Rolls, British auto manufacturer (Rolls-Royce Ltd), dies at 32
1926 Gertrude Bell, British archaeologist (Desert & The Sown), dies at 57
1993 Dan Eldon, British-Kenyan photojournalist, killed in Somalia while working for Reuters at 22
1996 John Boon, English publisher (MiIls and Boon), dies at 79
2005 John King, Baron King of Wartnaby, British businessman and CEO of British Airways after its privatization, dies at 87

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Post by Sarah » Mon Jul 12 2021 11:46am

Richard Frost wrote:
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Etch A Sketch Day
This day is all about creativity, so undertaking anything which involves a pencil, pen or brush is appropriate. Why not have an Etch a Sketch competition with friends or colleagues, or give everyone a thirty-second limit to produce a work of art? A lot of people reading this will have great memories of using their Etch a Sketch as a child.
Still available - although some reviews question the size and quality of the current product compared to the one that we remember:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Etch-A-Sketch- ... B01MTS465O
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