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29th. September contd.
1981. Bill Shankly, Scottish football manager (Liverpool, 1959-74) dies of a heart attack at 68.
1982. 1st broadcast of comedy "Cheers" on NBC-TV starring Ted Danson and Shelley Long.
1996. Nintendo 64 video game system debuts in USA (3 months after Japan).
2010. Tony Curtis, American Actor (b. 1925).
2015. The original contract signed by The Beatles and manager Brian Epstein sold at Sotheby's for £365,000.

 

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30th. September.
1659. Robinson Crusoe is shipwrecked (according to Daniel Defoe).
1878. Evan James,( composed Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau ) died. In 1905 it became the first National Anthem to be sung before an international sporting event when the Welsh Rugby team beat The New Zealand All Blacks.
1888. "Jack the Ripper" murders 2 more women, Liz Stride & Kate Eddowes, in Whitechapel, London.
1917. Buddy Rich, American jazz drummer and band leader (Buddy Rich Band-Away We Go), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1987).
1947. Marc Bolan, English rock vocalist and guitarist (T-Rex), born in London (d. 1977).
1955. American actor and cultural icon James Dean is killed in a car crash aged 24.
1960. "The Flintstones" the first animated sitcom created by Hanna-Barbera premieres on ABC in the US.
1967. The BBC Light Programme, Third Programme and Home Service were replaced with BBC Radio 2, 3 and 4 Respectively. BBC Radio 1 was also launched, with Tony Blackburn, a former Radio Caroline DJ, presenting the first show.
2012. Ryder Cup Golf, Medinah CC: Europe retains Cup 14½-13½; win 8 and tie 1 of the 12 singles matches after trailing 10-6.
2018. Geoffrey Hayes, British TV presenter and actor (Rainbow, Z-Cars), dies at 76.

 

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1st. October.
1867. Karl Marx' "Das Kapital" published.
1888. National Geographic magazine publishes for the 1st time.
1908. Henry Ford introduces the Model T car (costs $825).
1923. Trevor Ford born in Swansea.
1932. Oswald Mosley forms British Union of Fascists.
1935. Julie Andrews, English actress and singer was born.
1939. Winston Churchill calls Russia a "riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma".
1949. People's Republic of China proclaimed by Mao Zedong (National Day).
1958. US space agency NASA begins operations.
1962. Brian Epstein signs a contract to manage Beatles through 1977.
1966. Jimi Hendrix appeared live for the first time in the UK when he jammed with Cream at their gig at London Polytechnic.
1967. Pink Floyd arrive in New York for their first US tour.
1969. Concorde 001 test flight breaks sound barrier.
1970. Jimi Hendrix was buried at The Greenwood Cemetery at the Dunlop Baptist Church, Seattle.
1974. The first McDonalds restaurant opened in London.
1993. In his first World Boxing Council heavyweight title defence Lennox Lewis beats fellow Londoner Frank Bruno by TKO in 7 at the National Stadium in Cardiff.
2011. A charge of 5p was introduced on all single use carrier bags in Wales.
2014. The vehicle tax disc, first introduced in 1921, ceased to exist in paper form from 1st October, with a new electronic system being put in its place.
2017. Stephen Paddock shoots dead 58 people, injuring 489, at a concert in Las Vegas in the deadliest mass shooting in American history.

 

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2nd. October.
1836. After 5 years at sea Charles Darwin returns to England aboard the HMS Beagle.
1869. Mahatma Gandhi [Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi], Indian independence activist and spiritual leader, born in Porbandar, Kathiawar Agency, British India (d. 1948).
1890 Groucho Marx [Julius], American comedian, born in NYC, New York (d. 1977).
1901. First Royal Navy submarine launched at Barrow-in-Furness.
1902. Beatrix Potter's "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" is published by Frederick Warne & Co. in London.
1925. John Logie Baird (Scottish born engineer born at Helensburgh) performed the first test of a working television system.
1950. 1st strip of Charlie Brown, "Li'l Folks", later "Peanuts", by Charles M. Schulz published in seven nationwide papers.
1950. Legal Aid was introduced in Britain.
1970. Pink Floyd released their fifth, and first UK No.1 album Atom Heart Mother in the UK.
1983. Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler was at No.1 on the US singles chart with the Jim Steinman written and produced track 'Total Eclipse Of The Heart'. It made her the only Welsh artist to score a US No.1.
2001. Prime Minister Tony Blair warned the Taliban that it would be the target of military action unless it gave up Osama bin Laden.
2004. Billy Joel married 23-year-old Kate Lee at his Centre Island, New York mansion.
2017. American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer Tom Petty was found unconscious at his home, not breathing and in cardiac arrest and was taken to the UCLA Medical Center in Santa Monica, California, where he died at 8:40 pm.

 

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3rd. October.
1283. Dafydd ap Gruffydd, Prince of Gwynedd, Wales, becomes the first person executed by being hanged, drawn and quartered.
1863. Lincoln designates last Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day.
1888. New Zealand Natives, a privately organised and mainly Māori rugby team, plays first game in UK; beats Surrey; first national rugby team to wear all-black & perform the 'haka'.
1906. SOS became the international distress signal, replacing the call sign CDQ, sometimes explained as ‘Come Damn Quick!’
1941. Chubby Checker [Ernest Evans], American singer-songwriter (The Twist, Limbo Rock), born in Spring Gully, South Carolina.
1945. Elvis Presley's 1st public appearance at the age of 10. He appeared in a talent competition and came 2nd.
1949. Lyndsey Buckingham (Fleetwood Mac) born today in Palo Alto, California.
1954 Stevie Ray Vaughan born today in Dallas, Texas.
1959. Postcodes were introduced in Britain.
1974. Watergate criminal trial begins.
1990. Reunification of East and West Germany. West German flag is raised above the Brandenburg Gate on the stroke of midnight.
1995. Former NFL running back, broadcaster and actor O.J. Simpson found not guilty of the murder of Nicole Simpson and Ron Goldman in Los Angeles, California. Wait for it...
2005. Ronnie Barker, English comedian (The Two Ronnies, Porridge), dies at 76.
2008. Former NFL star O.J. Simpson found guilty of charges of kidnapping and armed robbery.

 

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4th. October.
1883. The Orient Express departs on its first official journey from Paris to Istanbul.
1895. Buster Keaton, American actor and comedian.
1923. Charlton Heston, American actor (10 Commandments, Ben-Hur, Planet of Apes), born in Illinois (d. 2008).
1931. Basil D'Oliveira, English cricket all-rounder (44 Tests, 2,484 @ 40.06, 47 wickets), born in Cape Town, South Africa (d. 2011).
1946. Susan Sarandon, American actress also known for her social and political activism, born in Queens, New York.
1948. The birth of Ann Widdecombe, former MP.
1963. The Beatles made their first appearance on the ITV show Ready Steady Go!
1968. On the first night of a UK club tour Led Zeppelin (billed as The Yardbirds featuring Jimmy Page) appeared at the Mayfair Ballroom, Newcastle upon Tyne.
1969. The Beatles Abbey Road album went to No.1 on the UK chart.
1970. US singer Janis Joplin was found dead at the Landmark Hotel Hollywood after an accidental heroin overdose.
1975. Pink Floyd went to No.1 on the UK album chart with Wish You Were Here.
1976. British Rail began its new 125mph Intercity 'High Speed Train' service. At the time of its introduction it was the fastest diesel-powered train in regular service in the world and remained so for many years afterwards.
2005. Mike Gibbins drummer with Badfinger (born in Swansea) died in his sleep at his Florida home aged 56. Badfinger had the 1970 UK No.4 & US No.7 single 'Come And Get It'. He had also been a member of The Iveys during the 60’s.
2006. WikiLeaks is launched, created by internet activist Julian Assange.. The death of Sir Norman Wisdom, English comedian, singer, songwriter and actor.
2010. Ryder Cup Golf, Celtic Manor Resort, Wales: Europe wins 14½-13½.
2010. The death of Sir Norman Wisdom, English comedian, singer, songwriter and actor.

 

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5th. October.
1568. Conference of York begins: trial against Mary, Queen of Scots.
1796. Spain declares war on England.
1905. Orville and Wilbur Wright's "Flyer III" flight 38.5 km in 38.3 minutes.
1916. Adolf Hitler is wounded in the left thigh by an exploding shell during the Battle of the Somme.
1936. The Jarrow March sets off for London.
1943. American singer, guitarist, songwriter Steve Miller born today.
1945. Brian Connolly, singer with English group Sweet born today.
1946. Newcastle United equals English Football League record for biggest winning margin in a 13-0 thrashing of Newport in a Division 2 match at St. James' Park; Len Shackleton scores 6, Charlie Wayman 4 for the Toon.
1947. Brian Johnson, singer with Geordie, who had the 1973 UK No.6 single 'Because Of You'. Joined AC/DC in 1980, after the death of Bon Scott, born today.
1951. Bob Geldof, Boomton Rats,Irish singer, songwriter, actor and political activist born today.
1958. Cliff Richard & The Shadows played their first gig together (Victoria Hall, Hanley).
1962. In Britain, an emerging pop group, 'The Beatles' released their first hit record 'Love Me Do'.
1962. "Dr. No", 1st James Bond film based on the novel by Ian Fleming and starring Sean Connery and Ursula Andress, premieres in London.
1963. Hugh Morris, Glamorgan and England batsman born today.
1969. Monty Python's Flying Circus begins airing on BBC TV.
1974. Mike Oldfields 'Tubular Bells' went to No.1 for the first time on the UK album chart 15 months after being released. It went on to sell over 10 million copies worldwide.
1984. Leonard Rossiter, actor, (Rising Damp, and The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin) died at the age of 57 from a heart attack.
1988. Born in Cardiff, Sam Warburton, Grand Slam winning captain of Wales and series winning captain of the British and Irish Lions.
2017. "The New York Times" publishes investigation into sexual harassment behaviour by Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein.

 

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6th. October.
1769. English explorer Captain James Cook, aboard the Endeavour, discovered New Zealand.
1889. Moulin Rogue opens in Paris.
1889. Thomas Edison shows his 1st motion picture.
1892. Alfred Tennyson, writer and British Poet Laureate (The Charge of the Light Brigade), dies at 83.
1927. "The Jazz Singer", directed by Alan Crosland, starring Al Jolson and May McAvoy, released, 1st film with a soundtrack (Honorary Academy Award 1928).
1930. Richie Benaud, Australian cricket captain, broadcaster (62 Tests, 248 wickets), born in Penrith, New South Wales (d. 2015).
1951. Joseph Stalin proclaims the Soviet Union has the atomic bomb.
1952. Agatha Christie's play "The Mousetrap" opens in London.
1967.Pink Floyd appeared at the Miss Teenage Brighton Contest, Top Rank Suite, Brighton, England, playing the musical interlude during the contest. Whatever happened to them?
1973. Ioan Gruffudd, Welsh actor born today in Llwydcoed, near Aberdare.
1980. John Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols) sentenced to 3 months imprisonment on assault charges.
1980. Josephine "Hattie" Jacques, British comedy actress (Carry on films, Hancock's Half Hour), dies of a heart attack at 58.
1985. PC Keith Blakelock is murdered as riots erupt in the Broadwater Farm estate in Tottenham, north London.
2019. Tens of thousands of Hong Kong protesters march in defiance of a new ban on face masks.
2019. Ginger Baker, the legendary drummer and co-founder of rock band Cream died at the age of 80. The drummer co-founded Cream in 1966 with Eric Clapton and Jack Bruce.

 

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7h. October.
1806. The first carbon paper was patented by its English inventor, Ralph Wedgwood.
1919. KLM, Royal Dutch Airlines, established (oldest existing airline).
1931. Desmond Tutu, Anglican Archbishop of South Africa and 1984 Nobel Peace Prize winner, born in Klerksdorp, Western Transvaal, South Africa.
1942. US & UK government announce establishment of United Nations.
1952. Vladimir Putin, Russian politician (President and Prime Minister), born in Leningrad, Soviet Union.
1956. Clarence Birdseye, American inventor and founder of the modern frozen food industry (Birdseye), dies of a heart attack at 69.
1959. Far side of Moon seen for the 1st time, courtesy of USSR's Luna 3 space probe.
1959. Simon Cowell, English recording executive and television producer (X-Factor, American Idol), born in London, England.
1963. The Rolling Stones record the Lennon-McCartney song "I Wanna Be Your Man" at Kingsway Sound Studio in London.
1966. Johnny Kidd was killed in a car crash while on UK tour in Radcliffe, Manchester, aged 27. Pirates' bassist Nick Simper, who later became an original member of Deep Purple, was also in the car with Kidd but he suffered only some cuts and a broken arm.
1977. Guitarist Steve Hackett quits Genesis.
1986. First edition of new British newspaper "Independent" published.
1996. Rupert Murdoch launches Fox News with Roger Ailes as CEO.
2000. Last ever competitive soccer match at Wembley Stadium, England defeated 1-0 by Germany, last goal scored by Liverpool's Dietmar Hammann. Match is Tony Adams' 60th at Wembley, the record for most appearances at the stadium.
2001. The U.S. invasion of Afghanistan starts with an air assault and covert operations on the ground.
2008. Music, podcast, and video streaming service Spotify is launched by Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon.
2016. Washington Post releases videotape of Donald Trump boasting of groping and kissing women without consent.
2018. Jodie Whittaker debuts in her first full episode as the 13th and first female Doctor Who on BBC television.

 

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8th. October.
1769. Captain James Cook lands in New Zealand (Poverty Bay).
1908. The Wind In The Willows, Kenneth Grahame's classic children's book, was published. It has never been out of print in its entire history.
1915. The Battle of Loos, one of the fiercest of World War I, ended with virtually no gains for either side. Almost 430,000 French, British and Germans were killed. The British used poison gas for the first time in the battle.
1920. Frank [Patrick] Herbert, American sci-fi author (Dune), born in Tacoma, Washington (d. 1986).
1932. Ray Reardon, Welsh snooker player, born in Tredegar, Monmouthshire, Wales.
1945. Microwave oven patented.
1945. US President Harry Truman announced atomic bomb secret shared with Britain and Canada.
1948. Johnny Ramone [Cummings], American rock guitarist (Ramones), born in Long Island, New York (d. 2004).
1949. Hamish Stuart, Scottish guitarist and singer (Average White Band; Paul McCartney), born in Glasgow, Scotland.
1949. Sigourney Weaver [Susan Alexandra], American actress, born in Manhattan, New York.
1964. Roy Orbison was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Oh Pretty Woman', his third UK No.1.
1965. Post Office Tower opens in London, tallest building in England.
1965. C. J. Ramone [Christopher Ward], American musician (The Ramones), born in Queens, New York.
1966. Cream drummer Ginger Baker collapsed during a gig at Sussex University, England after playing a 20 minute drum solo. He later recovered in a local hospital.
1967. A motorist in Somerset becomes the first person to be breathalysed in Britain.
1970. Matt Damon, American actor, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
1970. Sadiq Khan, British politician and 1st Muslim Mayor of London, born in London.
1971. Led Zeppelin II was enjoying its 100th week on the UK album charts.
1988. Pink Floyd's 1973 album The Dark Side Of The Moon finally left Billboard's Hot 200 Album Chart after a record breaking 741 weeks.
1993. UN lifts remaining economic sanctions against South Africa.
1998. US House of Representatives votes to begin impeachment hearings against President Bill Clinton on charges of lying about his affair with Monica Lewinsky.
2019. Malcolm ‘Molly’ Duncan died aged 74. He was a tenor saxophonist who co-founded the Scottish funk group The Average White Band who scored the 1974 hit 'Pick up the Pieces'.This was a few days after he was to appear at Swansea Jazz Festival with Hamish Stuart, whose birthday it is today.
2020. British Airways' last Heathrow-based 747s took off for their final flights at 8:40am. One plane was destined for an airfield in Kemble, near Cirencester, while the other headed for an airfield near Cardiff. The 'jumbo' jets will eventually be broken down for spares, having seen their retirement brought forward by several years because of the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The 747 model has been a mainstay for British Airways since the early 1970s but will be replaced by newer aircraft that offer 25% better fuel efficiency.

 

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9th. October.
1665. Due to the Great Plague of London, the British Parliament meets at the University of Oxford rather than the Palace of Westminster.
1855. American inventor Isaac Singer patents sewing machine motor.
1940. John Lennon, English musician and member of The Beatles, born in Liverpool (d. 1980).
1944. John Entwistle, English rock guitarist and vocalist (The Who), born in London, (d. 2002).
1952. Sharon Osbourne, English-American music manager, TV personality and wife of Ozzy Osbourne, born in London.
1958. Eddie Cochran recorded the classic song, 'C'mon Everybody', which became a 1959 UK No.6 single.
1965. The Beatles started a four week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with the Paul McCartney ballad 'Yesterday' giving the group their tenth US No.1. The track was not released as a single in the UK until 1976.
1966. David Cameron, British Prime Minister (Conservative: 2010-16), born in London.
1967. Ernesto "Che" Guevara, Argentine Marxist revolutionary and physician, executed in Bolivia at 39.
1971. Rod Stewart was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Maggie May'.
1973. Elvis Presley and Priscilla divorced after six years of marriage.
1975. Sean Ono Lennon, British-American rock musician and producer, born in New York City.
1976. Test Cricket debut of Javed Miandad (Pakistan), scores 163 on 1st day.
1985. Central Park's Strawberry Fields, dedicated.
1986. "Phantom of the Opera" premieres in London, written by Andrew Lloyd Webber.
2006. Paul Hunter, English snooker player (Masters 2001, 02, 04), dies from neuroendocrine tumours at 27.
2012. Women's rights and education activist Malala Yousafzai is shot three times by a Taliban gunman as she tried to board her school bus in Swat district of northwest Pakistan.
2016. Second US Presidential debate: Hostile confrontation between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton at Washington University, St. Louis. Nothing changes here then.

 

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Murray Walker born 1923.
97 years old today.

 

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10th. October.
1903. The Women's Social and Political Union was formed by Emmeline Pankhurst to fight for women's rights in Britain.
1917. Thelonious Monk, American jazz pianist and composer born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina (d. 1982).
1923. Murray Walker, commentator extraordinaire, born in Birmingham.
1939. Eleanor Rigby, a real person whose name may have suggested the title to The Beatles song (b. 1895) died today.
1954. David Lee Roth, American rock singer (Van Halen - "Jump!"), born in Bloomington, Indiana.
1963. "From Russia With Love" 2nd James Bond film based on a novel by Ian Fleming, starring Sean Connery premieres in London.
1966. The Beach Boys release their influential single "Good Vibrations".
1969. King Crimson released their debut studio album In the Court of the Crimson King on Island Records in England and Atlantic Records in America.
1970. Black Sabbath were at No.1 on the UK chart with their second album 'Paranoid.'
1974. Labour Party led by Harold Wilson wins UK general election.
1976. Lee Christopher Trundle (magicdaps) born today in Liverpool.
1980. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher made her memorably defiant speech "U-turn if you want to. The lady's not for turning" at her party's conference in Brighton.
1980. The funeral took place of Led Zeppelin's drummer John Bonham. ‘Bonzo’ was found dead at guitarist Jimmy Page's house of what was described as asphyxiation, after inhaling his own vomit after excessive vodka consumption, (40 shots in 4 hours) aged 32.
1983. Sir Ralph Richardson, English actor (Richard III), dies at 80.
1985. Orson Welles, American actor and director (Citizen Kane, War of the Worlds), dies of a heart attack at 70.
1999. Thousands gathered to watch the giant Millennium wheel become the latest landmark on the London skyline.
2004. Christopher Reeve, American actor, dies of an adverse reaction to an antibiotic at 52.

 

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12th. October.
1609. Children's rhyme "Three Blind Mice" published in London.
1914. The First Battle of Ypres begins.
1925. Gilbert Parkhouse, Welsh cricketer (England batsman in 7 Tests 1950-59), born in Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales (d. 2000).
1931. Christ the Redeemer statue opens standing 30 meters high (98 ft) on top of Mount Corcovado overlooking Rio de Janeiro, built by engineer Heitor da Silva Costa.
1935. Luciano Pavarotti, Italian operatic tenor, born in Modena, Italy (d. 2007).
1948. The first Morris Minor, designed by Alec Issigonis, was produced at Cowley, Oxfordshire. 1.6 million Morris Minors were built until production ceased in 1971.
1948. Rick Parfitt, singer, guitarist with Status Quo born today.
1959. Brian Flynn born today. All round great player, manager and person. Legend around here!
1966. Jimi Hendrix Experience forms with Jimi Hendrix, Noel Redding & Mitch Mitchell.
1977. That handball! Wales lost to Scotland partly(mostly) due to Joe #*@#*Jordan gaining a penalty for “handball”.
1979. The publication of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, the first of five books in the Hitchhiker's Guide comedy science fiction series by the English writer and dramatist Douglas Adams.
1984. IRA bombs the Grand Hotel, Brighton, where British PM Margaret Thatcher is staying, 5 die.
1997. John Denver, American country music star, dies in a plane crash at 53.