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Morning Dribs, morning all!

October 5th

Events

1582 – Because of the implementation of the Gregorian calendar this day does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain. [No birthdays for our notable birthday people . . . if they time traveled!]

1905 – Wilbur Wright pilots Wright Flyer III in a flight of 24 miles in 39 minutes, a world record that stood until 1908.

1936 – The Jarrow March sets off for London.

1962 – Dr. No, the first in the James Bond film series, is released.

1962 – The Beatles' first single, "Love Me Do" backed with "P.S. I Love You", is released in the United Kingdom.

1968 – Police baton civil rights demonstrators in Derry, Northern Ireland – considered to mark the beginning of The Troubles.

1969 – The first episode of Monty Python's Flying Circus airs on BBC One.

Notable births

1713 – Denis Diderot, French philosopher and critic (d. 1784)

1829 – Chester A. Arthur, American general, lawyer, and politician, 21st President of the United States (d. 1886)

1864 – Louis Lumière, French director and producer (d. 1948)

1919 – Donald Pleasence, English actor and singer (d. 1995)

1942 – Richard Street, American singer-songwriter (The Temptations and The Monitors) (d. 2013)

1943 – Steve Miller, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Steve Miller Band)

1945 – Brian Connolly, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Sweet) (d. 1997)

1947 – Brian Johnson, English singer-songwriter (AC/DC and Geordie)

1950 – Eddie Clarke, English guitarist (Motörhead and Fastway)

1951 – Bob Geldof, Irish singer-songwriter and actor (The Boomtown Rats)

1952 – Clive Barker, English actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

1957 – Lee Thompson, English singer-songwriter and saxophonist (Madness and The Dance Brigade)

1958 – Neil deGrasse Tyson, American astrophysicist, cosmologist, and author

1966 – Sean M. Carroll, American cosmologist

1967 – Guy Pearce, English-Australian actor and singer

1975 – Kate Winslet, English actress and singer

1985 – Nicola Roberts, English singer-songwriter, actress and scouser (Girls Aloud)
 
Morning Dribs, morning all!

October 5th

Events

1582 – Because of the implementation of the Gregorian calendar this day does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain. [No birthdays for our notable birthday people . . . if they time traveled!]

1905 – Wilbur Wright pilots Wright Flyer III in a flight of 24 miles in 39 minutes, a world record that stood until 1908.

1936 – The Jarrow March sets off for London.

1962 – Dr. No, the first in the James Bond film series, is released.

1962 – The Beatles' first single, "Love Me Do" backed with "P.S. I Love You", is released in the United Kingdom.

2014 - Mafia 3 starts on Liverpool Not 606! <ok>
 
Ummm when was milk made moderator? <confused>

Was done yesterday so he could send a load of pms out at quickly rather than only being able to send 2 every 5 minutes.

Only a temp thing...

Or, he's coming to replace you as you weren't here when we voted <whistle>
 
Was done yesterday so he could send a load of pms out at quickly rather than only being able to send 2 every 5 minutes.

Only a temp thing...

Or, he's coming to replace you as you weren't here when we voted <whistle>

Just read about it on the mod board mate, just went to edit my post but saw you had answered it already <ok>

And if he is here to replace anyone then he'll replace Gerrez #4thchoicemod

<ok><whistle>

#inb4obsessedcommentfromGerrez
 
<laugh> You can take it away from me any time you like.

I'm deliberately not exploring what abilities I have and only using it to update the closed Mafia3 thread. (which is just about ready - I might as well open)
 
<laugh> You can take it away from me any time you like.

I'm deliberately not exploring what abilities I have and only using it to update the closed Mafia3 thread. (which is just about ready - I might as well open)

Brb will probably take them off you once he's died in a fit of anger <whistle>
 
Morning Dribs, morning all!

October 5th

Events

1582 &#8211; Because of the implementation of the Gregorian calendar this day does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain. [No birthdays for our notable birthday people . . . if they time traveled!]

1905 &#8211; Wilbur Wright pilots Wright Flyer III in a flight of 24 miles in 39 minutes, a world record that stood until 1908.

1936 &#8211; The Jarrow March sets off for London.

1962 &#8211; Dr. No, the first in the James Bond film series, is released.

1962 &#8211; The Beatles' first single, "Love Me Do" backed with "P.S. I Love You", is released in the United Kingdom.

1968 &#8211; Police baton civil rights demonstrators in Derry, Northern Ireland &#8211; considered to mark the beginning of The Troubles.

1969 &#8211; The first episode of Monty Python's Flying Circus airs on BBC One.

Notable births

1713 &#8211; Denis Diderot, French philosopher and critic (d. 1784)

1829 &#8211; Chester A. Arthur, American general, lawyer, and politician, 21st President of the United States (d. 1886)

1864 &#8211; Louis Lumière, French director and producer (d. 1948)

1919 &#8211; Donald Pleasence, English actor and singer (d. 1995)

1942 &#8211; Richard Street, American singer-songwriter (The Temptations and The Monitors) (d. 2013)

1943 &#8211; Steve Miller, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Steve Miller Band)

1945 &#8211; Brian Connolly, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Sweet) (d. 1997)

1947 &#8211; Brian Johnson, English singer-songwriter (AC/DC and Geordie)

1950 &#8211; Eddie Clarke, English guitarist (Motörhead and Fastway)

1951 &#8211; Bob Geldof, Irish singer-songwriter and actor (The Boomtown Rats)

1952 &#8211; Clive Barker, English actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

1957 &#8211; Lee Thompson, English singer-songwriter and saxophonist (Madness and The Dance Brigade)

1958 &#8211; Neil deGrasse Tyson, American astrophysicist, cosmologist, and author

1966 &#8211; Sean M. Carroll, American cosmologist

1967 &#8211; Guy Pearce, English-Australian actor and singer

1975 &#8211; Kate Winslet, English actress and singer

1985 &#8211; Nicola Roberts, English singer-songwriter, actress and scouser (Girls Aloud)

What the **** were you doing up this early on a Sunday and why the **** are you stealing Dribs' only job on the board?
 
<laugh> You can take it away from me any time you like.

I'm deliberately not exploring what abilities I have and only using it to update the closed Mafia3 thread. (which is just about ready - I might as well open)

Don't lie, we have the tools and can see you've read the entire mod board already <doh>
 
So he should and I vote we now reveal our true mafia selfs milk and take over. This has all been a long seated plan of wishi's to get back at you lot for annoying her so much <ok>
 
<laugh> Don't even know where it is... tempted to visit the sexy poll though! <laugh> - it's probably just filled with pictures of MattH though.

You can visit the sexy poll whether a mod or not, you just need the password :)
 
FAO whoever's bothered:

6 October

Events

1889 &#8211; American inventor Thomas Edison shows his first motion picture.

1927 &#8211; Opening of The Jazz Singer, the first prominent talking movie.

1939 &#8211; World War II: Germany's invasion of Poland ends with the surrender of Polesia army after the Battle of Kock [Hurr hurr!! :grin:]

1979 &#8211; Pope John Paul II becomes the first pontiff to visit the White House.

2000 &#8211; Yugoslav president Slobodan Milo&#353;evi&#263; resigns.

2007 &#8211; Jason Lewis completes the first human-powered circumnavigation of the globe.

Births

1942 &#8211; Britt Ekland, Swedish actress and singer
1946 &#8211; Tony Greig, South African&#8211;English cricketer and sportscaster (d. 2012)
1978 &#8211; Ricky Hatton, English boxer and promoter

Also on this day in 1892, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, the great English poet died.

I hold it true, whate'er befall;
I feel it, when I sorrow most;
'Tis better to have loved and lost
Than never to have loved at all.

------ In Memoriam A.H.H., by Tennyson

<cheers>