On This Day

[Raybosailor]

You missed one Ray

1986.....Our beautiful daughter was born.....she's celebrating by kayaking the river Tees this afternoon with a Walt Disney film tonight to recover.

Give my belated Birthday wishes to your daughter Keith hope she enjoyed her trip up the river.

Thanks Ray.....l'll pass on your good wishes.....she had a very enjoyable day even thought she had to have two team rescues and one swim whilst traversing along the white water of the Tees....still room for improvement but having been made to do ten rolls as a punishment she will hopefully have learnt a lot from this experience.

Having said that l said the same after her Alps swim.....If you go into YouTube and type in......"who took the marzipan off of my battenburgh" then you will see why my hair turned from brownish grey to grey overnight.

I'm still having nightmares.

That looks exciting Keith I have never tried kayaking the nearest thing I got to that was white water rafting down at Holme Pierrepont, I have sailed in some rough seas though in my younger days and enjoyed every minute of it.

[Raybosailor]

9th. December

1783 The first executions took place at Newgate Prison. Prior to this, public executions were carried out at Tyburn gallows, which involved carting the prisoners from Newgate Prison through the crowded streets.

1892 Newcastle United is founded, the club was founded by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, ever since.

1960 The first episode of Coronation Street, the world's longest-running television soap opera, is broadcast in the United Kingdom. William Roache who plays Kenneth Barlow is the only remaining cast member from 1960.

1979 The eradication of the smallpox virus is certified, making smallpox the first and to date only human disease driven to extinction.

Births
1779 Tabitha Babbitt, who was an early American Shaker tool maker and inventor, including inventions for the circular saw, spinning wheel head and false teeth. It is contested whether she, or other Shakers, were the first to invent the circular saw.
1883 Joseph Pilates, German-American fitness expert, developed Pilates.
1886 Clarence Birdseye, American businessman, founded Birds Eye frozen foods, I remember my mum buying her first fridge that had a small freezer back in the 50's and all we had in it was Birdseye frozen peas and fish fingers.
1909 Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., American captain, actor, and producer.
1916 Kirk Douglas, American actor, singer, and producer.
1934 Judi Dench, English actress, awards too many to mention but she was made a Dame in 1988.
1942 Billy Bremner, Scottish footballer and manager.
1950 Joan Armatrading, St. Kitts born singer, songwriter and guitarist.
1957 Donny Osmond, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor.

[Raybosailor]

10th. December

1541 Thomas Culpeper and Francis Dereham are executed for having affairs with Catherine Howard, Queen of England and wife of Henry VIII. These days they would have huge contracts with Now magazine.

1868 Whitaker’s Almanac reference book was published for the first time. It's still published annually.

1868 Traffic lights are installed, outside the Palace of Westminster in London. Resembling railway signals, they use arms lit at night by red & green gas lamps.

1884 Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is published.

1907 Author Rudyard Kipling was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. It was the first time it had been bestowed on an English writer.

1917 The first postmark slogan was stamped on envelopes in Britain: ‘Buy British War Bonds Now’.

1941 World War II: The Royal Navy ships HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse are sunk by Imperial Japanese Navy torpedo bombers near Malaya.

1993 The last shift leaves Wearmouth Colliery in Sunderland, the pit had been in operation since the Middle Ages.

Births
1394 King James I of Scotland. He reigned from 1406-1437 and was murdered at Perth in February 1437.
1815 Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace known for her work on Charles Babbage's early mechanical general-purpose computer. She was the only legitimate daughter of Lord Byron.
1913 Harry Locke, actor who appeared in Reach for the Sky (1956), Carry On Nurse (1959), The Devil-Ship Pirates (1964) and The Family Way (1966).
1970 Susanna Reid morning tv presenter.

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1815 Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace known for her work on Charles Babbage's early mechanical general-purpose computer. She was the only legitimate daughter of Lord Byron.

The Ada programming language was named in honour of her.

[Raybosailor]

1815 Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace known for her work on Charles Babbage's early mechanical general-purpose computer. She was the only legitimate daughter of Lord Byron.

The Ada programming language was named in honour of her.

Thanks for that Alan, I never linked the programming language with her I thought the Ada was an abbreviation for something.

[Raybosailor]

11th. December

1282 The death of the last native Prince of Wales - Llewelyn ap Gruffydd, prince of Gwynedd.

1914 The Royal Flying Corps, which later became the RAF, adopted the red, white and blue roundel to identify its aircraft more easily during World War I. Fancy putting a target on the side of the planes ?.

1946 The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) is established.

1987 Charlie Chaplin’s famous memorabilia were sold at Christie’s in London. His cane and bowler went for £82,500 and his boots for £38,500.

2005 The Buncefield Oil Depot catches fire in Hemel Hempstead, it took fire crews several days to completely get the fire under control.

Births
1838 John Labatt, Canadian brewer founder of the Labatt brewery.
1919 Cliff Michelmore, English television host and producer.
1944 – Brenda Lee, American singer-songwriter, who will be "Rockin Around The Christmas Tree" with Brenda this year or saying "I'm Sorry" and getting drunk "As Usual".
1961 Marco Pierre White, chef, now where have I seen that name before ???
1984 Leighton Baines, English international footballer, Wigan Athletic and Everton.

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1914 The Royal Flying Corps, which later became the RAF, adopted the red, white and blue roundel to identify its aircraft more easily during World War I. Fancy putting a target on the side of the planes ?.

Those targets, as you call them, are quite small on the sides of the aircraft and thus difficult to aim at.




That's why they put larger ones on the wings......

[Raybosailor]

1914 The Royal Flying Corps, which later became the RAF, adopted the red, white and blue roundel to identify its aircraft more easily during World War I. Fancy putting a target on the side of the planes ?.

Those targets, as you call them, are quite small on the sides of the aircraft and thus difficult to aim at.




That's why they put larger ones on the wings......

Is a plane not a little difficult to fly when the wings have been shot off Alan ?

[Silver_Shiney]

They fly very well without wings, albeit limited to straight down.....

[Raybosailor]

They fly very well without wings, albeit limited to straight down.....

[Raybosailor]

12th. December

1866 An explosion at the Oaks Colliery, near Stairfoot, Barnsley the worst mining disaster in England kills 383 miners and rescuers.

1889 Robert Browning, English poet, died. He was buried in Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey. His grave now lies immediately adjacent to that of Alfred Tennyson.

1901 Guglielmo Marconi receives the first transatlantic radio signal (the letter "S" [***] in Morse Code), at Signal Hill in St John's, Newfoundland.

1939 HMS Duchess (a D-class destroyer) sinks after a collision with HMS Barham ( a Queen Elizabeth-class battleship) off the coast of the Mull of Kintyre in heavy fog with the loss of 124 men.

1941 The United Kingdom declares war on Bulgaria, whilst Hungary and Romania declare war on the United States and India declares war on Japan.

1948 Britain introduced National Service for all men aged between 18 and 26, it was phased out by 1963.

1988 A rail crash at Clapham Junction kills 35 and injures hundreds after two collisions of three commuter trains,one of the worst train crashes in the United Kingdom.

1982 30,000 women formed a 9 mile human chain that encircled Greenham Common air base in Berkshire, in protest against the proposed siting of US Cruise missiles there.

Births
1805 Henry Wells, American businessman, who co-founded Wells Fargo and American Express which started as an express mail service before entering into the credit industry.
1881 Harry Morris Warner, who co-founded Warner Brothers with his brothers Albert, Sam and Jack.
1915 Frank Sinatra, American singer and actor who did it his way.
1927 Robert Noyce, inventor and businessman, who co-founded the Intel Corporation that produces the power house of millions of PC's every year.
1931 Lionel Blair, English dancer and actor.
1938 Connie Francis, American singer and actress, one of my favourite female singers with songs too many to mention but "Lipstick On Your Collar" and "Who's Sorry Now" are my favourites.
1940 Dionne Warwick, another iconic singer "Walk On By" and many more hits.
1968 Kate Humble, tv presenter known for her appearance in wildlife programmes.

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12th. December

Births

1968 Kate Humble, tv presenter known for her appearance in wildlife programmes.

Is Kate the new Nadia ?!

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12th. December

Births

1968 Kate Humble, tv presenter known for her appearance in wildlife programmes.

Is Kate the new Nadia ?!
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Somebody else who will catch a cold if she goes out without her vest on

[qbman1]

I know - you have to feel sorry for the girl. She can't even afford appropriate undergarments !

[Raybosailor]

13th. December

1577 Sir Francis Drake sets sail from Plymouth, England, on his round-the-world voyage, not on P&O might I add.

1758 The English transport ship Duke William sinks in the North Atlantic, killing over 360 Acadian's who were being transported from Île St Jean (Prince Edward Island) to France because the British suspected that they were aiding the French in the 7 year war.

1847 Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë (under the pseudonym Ellis Bell) was published.

1904 The first electric train went into service on London's Metropolitan Railway.

1973 The British Government ordered a 3 day working week following an Arab oil embargo and industrial action by the country's miners.

2014 Earls Court Exhibition Centre in London, a conference and events venue since 1887, closed for the last time. The final concert was by the Bombay Bicycle Club, an indie rock band from London.

Births
1929 Christopher Plummer, Canadian actor best known for his part as Captain Georg von Trapp, in the musical film The Sound of Music.
1949 Robert Lindsay, English actor, Wolfie Smith in Citizen Smith being one of his many roles.
1949 Paula Wilcox actress. She is best known for her role as Chrissy in the British comedy Man About the House
1952 John Francome, English jockey.
1953 Jim Davidson, English comedian, actor, and television host.

[Raybosailor]

14th. December

1542 Princess Mary Stuart becomes Mary, Queen of Scots, she reigns until 24th. July 1567.

1861 Prince Albert, consort of Queen Victoria died, at the early age of 42 of typhoid fever.

1896 The Glasgow Underground Railway is opened by the Glasgow District Subway Company, it is the third-oldest underground metro system in the world after the London Underground and the Budapest Metro.

1907 The 7 mast schooner Thomas W. Lawson runs aground near the Hellweather's Reef within the Isles of Scilly in a gale, all but two of the 18 crew plus a pilot are lost. The ship was carrying 58,000 barrels of paraffin oil and caused what was probably the first oil slick.

1911 Roald Amundsen's team, comprising himself, Olav Bjaaland, Helmer Hanssen, Sverre Hassel, and Oscar Wisting, becomes the first to reach the South Pole.

1947 Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, home of Real Madrid C.F., staged its first football match.

2001 The first stone of The Millau Viaduct in France was laid, it was designed by the British architect Norman Foster and was at the time of completion the tallest bridge in the world at 343 metres (which is higher than the Eiffel Tower).
2004 on the 14th. Decenber the above bridge was formally inaugurated nearly a month ahead of Schedule.

Births
1895 George VI (born Albert Frederick Arthur George) the grandson of Queen Victoria and named after his grandfather Prince Albert, he was the second son of King George V and took the throne due to his brother Edward abdicating in 1936.
He married Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon and had two daughters, Elizabeth (present Queen) and Margaret.
1912 Freddie Lennon, father of John Lennon.
1946 Peter Lorimer, footballer who played for Leeds United.
1960 Chris Waddle, English international footballer of Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur and Sheffield Wednesday.
1972 Miranda Hart, an English actress, writer and stand-up comedienne.
1979 Michael Owen, English international footballer of Liverpool, Real Madrid, Newcastle United, Manchester United and Stoke City.

[qbman1]

14th. December

Births
1895 George VI (born Albert Frederick Arthur George) the grandson of Queen Victoria and named after his grandfather Prince Albert, he was the second son of King George V and took the throne due to his brother Edward abdicating in 1936.
He married Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon and had two daughters, Elizabeth (present Queen) and Margaret.
1912 Freddie Lennon, father of John Lennon.
1946 Peter Lorimer, footballer who played for Leeds United.
1960 Chris Waddle, English international footballer of Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur and Sheffield Wednesday.
1972 Miranda Hart, an English actress, writer and stand-up comedienne.
1979 Michael Owen, English international footballer of Liverpool, Real Madrid, Newcastle United, Manchester United and Stoke City.

You missed Jane Birkin - another one who frequently forgot her underwear !!

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[Raybosailor]

This is what she looks like now, she doesn't need underwear just underpinning.

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[Raybosailor]

15th. December

1906 The London Underground's Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway opens, its now known as the Piccadilly Line a route I have taken many times to get to Earls Court and Hammersmith.

1913 Suffragettes caused a dynamite explosion at Holloway Prison where Emmeline Pankhurst and Lady Constance Lytton were detained.

1958 The last steam locomotive was made at Crewe. Engine number 92250 was the 7,331st locomotive built since the works opened.

1984 'Do They Know It's Christmas' by Band Aid entered the chart at No.1 and stayed at the top for 5 weeks. At the time it was the biggest selling single ever in the UK, with sales of over three and a half million.

Births
1832 Gustave Eiffel, French architect and engineer, co-designed the Eiffel Tower.
1892 J. Paul Getty, American-English businessman and art collector, founded Getty Oil, he moved to England in 1950 and although he was worth billions he installed a payphone in his mansion Sutton House to cut the phone bill.
1919 Max Yasgur, American dairy farmer and host of the Woodstock Music Festival.
1942 Dave Clark, English drummer, songwriter, of the Dave Clark Five who wrote a song about a girl called Gladys which went "Feeling Glad All Over"
1942 Mike Summerbee, footballer of Manchester City in the 60's.
1962 Simon Hodgkinson, English international rugby player of Nottingham and Moseley.
1970 Frankie Dettori, Italian jockey.

[Onelife]

Hi Ray......hope you are feeling.......

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=D-hL7ryCy3Y


...this morning

[qbman1]

Today's poor unfortunate celebrating her birthday but who cannot afford underwear is Michelle Dockery

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[Silver_Shiney]

I was watching her last night in the Hogfather

[qbman1]

Wasn't she in Droop-ton Abbey ?

[Silver_Shiney]

Wouldn't know

[qbman1]

I didn't watch it either but if she doesn't soon get some visible means of support, she'll be tripping over those puppies !