Good morning ALL. Happy birthday to Jermain Defoe Notable birthday: 1952 - Mary Badham, American actress Russian President Vladimir PutinRussian President Vladimir Putin (1952) 1952 - Vladimir Putin, Russian politician 1953 - Christopher Norris, NYC, actress (Summer of '42, Eat My Dust) 1953 - Tico Torres, rock drummer (Bon Jovi-Always) 1954 - Victor Manuel Mar, wrestler (AAA/NJPW, Black Cat) 1954 - Kenneth Atchley, American composer 1955 - Yo-Yo Ma, Paris, France, world famous cellist (2001 National Medal of Arts, 2011 Presidential Medal of Freedom) 1955 - Ralph Johnson, American computer scientist 1956 - James Van Patten, Brooklyn New York, American actor (Bo-Chisholms) 1956 - Julio Pezua, jockey 1957 - Jayne Torvill, England, ice skater (Torvill & Dean, Oly-gold-84) 1957 - Judy Sams, Toronto Ontario, golfer (1994 du Maurier Ltd Classic-38th) 1958 - Kim Morris, San Diego Ca, playmate (Mar, 1986) 1958 - Judy Landers, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, American actress (BJ & the Bear, Madame's Place) 1959 - Penny Graeber, Sydney Australia, golfer (1990 6th Vic Open) 1959 - Dylan Baker, American character actor Recording Executive Simon CowellRecording Executive Simon Cowell (1959) 1959 - Simon Cowell, Lambeth, London, recording executive and television producer (X-Factor, American Idol) 1959 - Lourdes Flores, Peruvian politician 1959 - Jean-Marc Fournier, French-Canadian politician 1960 - Kyosuke Himuro, Japanese singer 1960 - Viktor Lazlo, Belgian singer 1961 - Matthew Roloff, American reality star 1961 - Brian Mannix, Australian singer and actor 1962 - Dave Bronconnier, Canadian politician 1964 - Rich Delucia, Reading PA, pitcher (SF Giants) 1964 - Sam Brown, English singer/songwriter (Stop!) 1964 - Stuart Hendley, Houston Texas, Canadian Tour golfer (1989 Manitoba Open) 1964 - Dan Savage, American sex-columnist and author 1964 - Paul Stewart, English footballer 1965 - Juul Ellerman, soccer player (PSV, FC Twente) 1966 - Trent Brown, CFL defensive back (Edmonton Eskimos) 1966 - Marco Beltrami, Italian-American film composer 1967 - Mariana Perez-Roldan, Argentina, tennis star 1967 - Toni Braxton, American singer 1967 - Luke Haines, English musician (The Auteurs, Black Box Recorder) 1968 - Erick Anderson, NFL linebacker (Washington Redskins) 1968 - Randy Bartz, Roseville Minn, short track skater (Olympics-1994) 1968 - Thom Yorke, British pop musician and lead singer of Radiohead ('Creep', 'Paranoid Android' and 'Pyramid Song') 1969 - Brent Dorman, Ocala Florida, Canadian Tour golfer 1969 - Martin Haywood, cricketer (NSW opening batsman) 1969 - Javier Ãlvarez, Spanish singer-songwriter 1969 - Malia Hosaka, Hawaiian professional wrestler 1969 - Maria Whittaker, English model 1970 - Daniel Collins, Sydney NSW Australia, canoeist (Olympics-96) 1970 - Dwayne Provo, cornerback (New England Patriots) 1970 - Harold Ellis, NBA forward (Denver Nuggets) 1970 - Le'Shai Maston, NFL running back (Jacksonville Jaguars) 1970 - Vaughn Hebron, NFL running back (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32) 1971 - Dexter Dawson, CFL receiver (Winnipeg Blue Bombers) 1971 - Johnnie Morton, NFL wide receiver (Detroit Lions) 1971 - Paul Hannam, Vancouver BC, 470 yachter (Olympics-96) 1971 - Daniel Boucher, Québécois musician 1972 - John Hyden, Tustin California, volleyball outside hitter (alt-Olympics-96) 1972 - Rahsaan Giddings, CFL linebacker (Montreal Alouettes) 1972 - Ben Younger, American screenwriter and film director 1973 - Gerald McBurrows, safety (St Louis Rams) 1973 - Priest Holmes, running back (Baltimore Ravens) 1973 - Dida, Brazilian footballer 1974 - Alexander Polinsky, SF California, actor (Adam-Charles in Charge) 1974 - Benjamin Oberman, Denver Colorado, pairs skater (& Naomi Grabow) 1974 - Shannon MacMillan, Syosset NY, soccer forward (Olympics-96) 1974 - Allison Munn, American actress 1974 - Charlotte Nilsson, Swedish singer 1975 - Billy Walsh, Summit NJ, soccer midfielder (Olympics-gold-96) 1975 - Terry Gerin, American professional wrestler 1975 - Damian Kulash, American musician (OK Go) 1975 - Tim Minchin, Australian comedian and musician 1976 - Taylor Hicks, American musician 1976 - Rachel McAdams, Canadian actress 1976 - Santiago Solari, Argentinian footballer 1976 - Gilberto Silva, Brazilian footballer 1976 - Charles Woodson, American football player 1976 - Marc Coma, Spanish motorcycle racer 1977 - Clayton Miller, Toronto Ontario, trap shooter (Olympics-96) 1977 - Brandon Quinn, American actor 1977 - Meighan Desmond, New Zealand actress 1978 - Alesha Dixon, British pop singer (Mis-Teeq) 1978 - Zaheer Khan, Indian cricketer 1979 - Simona Amânar, Romanian gymnast 1979 - Aaron Ashmore, Canadian actor 1979 - Shawn Ashmore, Canadian actor 1979 - Tang Wei, Chinese actress 1980 - Edison Chen, Canadian-born actor 1982 - Madjid Bougherra, Algerian footballer 1982 - Li Yundi, Chinese classical pianist 1982 - Jermain Defoe, English footballer 1982 - Robby Ginepri, American tennis player 1984 - Ikuta Toma, Japanese Singer/Actor 1984 - Salman Butt, Pakistani cricketer 1985 - Evan Longoria, American baseball player 1986 - Lee Nguyen, American soccer player 1986 - Gunnar Nielsen, Faroese footballer 1987 - Jeremy Brockie, Australian footballer 1988 - Stacy DuPree, American musician (Eisley) 2001 - Princess Senate Seeiso, daughter of King Letsie III of Lesotho History today: 1571 In the last great clash of galleys, the Ottoman navy is defeated at Lepanto, Greece, by a Christian naval coalition under the overall command of Spain's Don Juan de Austria. 1765 Delegates from nine of the American colonies meet in New York to discuss the Stamp Act Crisis and colonial response to it. 1849 Edgar Allan Poe, aged 40, dies a tragic death in Baltimore. Never able to overcome his drinking habits, he was found in a delirious condition outside a saloon that was used as a voting place. 1870 French Minister of the Interior Leon Gambetta escapes besieged Paris by balloon, reaching the French provisional government in Tours. 1913 In attempting to find ways to lower the cost of the automobile and make it more affordable to ordinary Americans, Henry Ford took note of the work of efficiency experts like Frederick Taylor, the "father of scientific management." The result was the assembly line that reduced the time it took to manufacture a car, from 12 hours to 93 minutes. 1944 Prisoner uprising at Birkenau concentration camp. 1949 Iva Toguri D'Aquino, better known as Tokyo Rose, is sentenced to 10 years in prison for treason. 1949 East Germany, the German Democratic Republic, is formed. 1957 A fire in the Windscale plutonium production reactor (later called Sellafield) north of Liverpool, England, spreads radioactive iodine and polonium through the countryside and into the Irish Sea. Livestock in the immediate area were destroyed, along with 500,000 gallons of milk. At least 30, and possibly as many as 1,000, cancer deaths were subsequently linked to the accident. 1976 Hua Guofeng, premier of the People's Republic of China, succeeds the late Mao Zedong as chairman of the Communist Party of China. 1985 Four Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) hijackers seize the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro and demand the release of 50 Palestinians held by Israel. 1993 The Great Flood of 1993 on the Mississippi and Missouri rivers ends, the worst US flood since 1927. 1996 Fox News Channel begins broadcasting. 2001 US invasion of Afghanistan in reaction to the terrorist attacks of 9/11 begins; it will become the longest war in US history. 2003 California voters remove Democratic governor Gray Davis from office in the state's first successful recall of a sitting governor (only the second successful recall of a governor in US history); a Republican candidate, bodybuilder/actor Arnold Schwarzenegger wins the election to replace Davis 17 days later.
what american nut wrote this in? FFS they were not even at war with anyone nor was war ever declared. plus if they knew thier history they'd know there are cases of countries they never signed peace treatys with out of wwii.
Morning people! What a lovely sunny day considering the thunder n rain we had last night! Thought the house was going to feet washes away!
Where the **** do you live? It's grey, cold and wet in ****ing Northwich, the birthplace of all manner of ****ers
