On This Day – Famous Births & Deaths

DEC 2

Events

1927 – Following 19 years of Ford Model T production, the Ford Motor Company unveils the Ford Model A (also colloquially called the A-Model Ford or the A, and A-bone among rodders and customizers) as its new automobile -manufactured in Trafford Park, England. Ala Kart, a customized 1929 roadster pickup built by George Barris won two straight “America’s Most Beautiful Roadster” awards at the Oakland Roadster Show before making numerous film and television appearances.

1993 – Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar is shot and killed in Medellín – good riddance to bad rubbish.

Births

1899 – John Cobb, British racing driver – Driving the piston engined, wheel driven Railton Special he broke the Land Speed Record at Bonneville on August 23, 1939 at a speed of 367.91 mph (592.09 km/h). Without this being beaten he raised the record to 394.19 mph (634.39 km/h) in 1947. The record was unbeaten until 1963 when it was narrowly surpassed by Craig Breedlove in the jet powered Spirit of America. During World War II he served as a pilot in the Royal Air Force and between 1943 and 1945 in the Air Transport Auxiliary. He reached the rank of Group Captain.

1960 – Rick Savage, British bassist (Def Leppard)

1981 – Britney Spears, American singer and entertainer

Deaths

1982 – Marty Feldman, British comedian, writer and actor – he was Igor (pronounced “EYE-gore”) in Young Frankenstein where many lines were improvised. Gene Wilder says he had Feldman in mind when he wrote the part. At one point, Dr Frankenstein (Wilder) scolds Igor with the phrase “Damn your eyes!” Feldman turns to the camera, points to his misaligned eyes, grins and says, “Too late!”

I knew a bloke with a wooden leg called Smith…………..

……….however, didn’t know the name of his other leg.:p

Not THE John smith?

The very same. :diablo:

Could a Moderator please change this thread to Events, Births & Deaths??

Thanks
John.

DEC 1

Events

1913 – The Ford Motor Company introduces the first moving assembly line – part of the original assembly line is in the Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn, Michigan.

1925 – World War I aftermath: The final Locarno Treaty is signed in London, establishing post-war territorial settlements.

1974 – TWA Flight 514, a Boeing 727, crashes northwest of Dulles International Airport killing all 92 people on-board.

1974 – Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 6231, crashes northwest of John F. Kennedy International Airport.

1981 – A Yugoslavian Inex Adria Aviopromet DC-9 crashes in Corsica killing all 180 people on-board.

1990 – Channel Tunnel sections started from the United Kingdom and France meet 40 metres beneath the seabed

2001 – Captain Bill Compton brings Trans World Airlines Flight 220, an MD-83, into St. Louis International Airport bringing to an end 76 years of TWA operations following TWA’s purchase by American Airlines – l travelled by TWA several times on my hols to the USA, great airline, l always wondered what had happened to it.

Births

1932 – Matt Monro, English singer

1933 – Lou Rawls, American singer

1938 – Sandy Nelson, American drummer

1946 – Gilbert O’Sullivan, Irish singer

Deaths

1986 – Lee Dorsey, American R&B singer

A few more births on this day :

1931 – John Smith
1948 – John Smith
1965 – John Smith
1998 – John Smith

deaths

1928 – John Smith
1942 – John Smith
2003 – John Smith

Not THE John smith?

A few more births on this day :

1931 – John Smith
1948 – John Smith
1965 – John Smith
1998 – John Smith

deaths

1928 – John Smith
1942 – John Smith
2003 – John Smith

Nov 30

Births

1874 – Sir Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Nobel laureate

1915 – Brownie McGhee, American blues musician

1918 – Efrem Zimbalist Jr., American actor

1929 – Dick Clark, American television host

1937 – Ridley Scott, British film director

1945 – Roger Glover, British bassist (Deep Purple)

1953 – June Pointer, American singer (Pointer Sisters)

1955 – Billy Idol (born William Michael Albert Broad), British musician

1965 – Ben Stiller, American actor

1969 – Mike Stone, American musician (Queensryche)

Deaths

1979 – Zeppo Marx, American actor and comedian

2007 – Evel Knievel, American motorcycle daredevil

NOV 23

Births

1859 – Billy The Kid, American outlaw

1864 – Henry Bourne Joy, American automobile executive – President of the Packard Motor Car Company

1887 – Boris Karloff, British actor

1888 – Harpo Marx, American comedian

1954 – Ross Brawn, English motorsport engineer and F1 team owner

1968 – Kirsty Young, Scottish television journalist

Deaths

1990 – Roald Dahl, British author

Nice bit of trivia…………give me a “P”, Bob.

In 1956, he starred in a South African radio adaptation of Moonraker, making him the second actor to portray James Bond

Martin

And one time James Bond.

When??

ON THIS DAY – NOV 14

1935 – King Hussein of Jordan born.

1948 – Charles, Prince of Wales born.

LOL…ROFL…then the f@rt pillow (water filled balloon without water)

1915 – French Army phases out custard pies as infantry weapons, replaces them with hand-buzzers.

1916 – French Army revolted over the use of hand-buzzers due to ‘close combat’ nature of this weapon and the strike was (finally) ended with the introduction of water filled balloons.

10,000 B.C. – Humans begin destroying the forest, driving out bears and things.
832 – Saint Anselm is permabanned from the Vatican for setting fire to the Pope.
1915 – French Army phases out custard pies as infantry weapons, replaces them with hand-buzzers.
1932 – William Butler Yeats marries his dog Chico.
1972 – Mediocre Britain votes on whether to join the European Community, turnout extremely low.
1978 – While starring in an open air production of Shakespeare’s Henry V, Sir John Gielgud is carried off by a hunting kingfisher. He is found unharmed some hours later, having tricked the bird into incubating his egg-like head.
1992 – The title of worlds first penguin to eat rocks was taken by Magiwatoo. A penguin from the north east of Columbian waters.
1990 – The first webcomic is launched, entitled Two Sarcastic Badgers and Some Clipart.
2009 – It is officially announced that the language of Liverpool is Quack. Every Liverpudlian goes quackin crazy.
2015 – The French get tired of rioting, someone quacks for comedic value, rioting ensues.
2063 – Jacob von Hogflume, inventor of Time travel, is born in a log cabin in 1864.

Nov 13 – 1990 – Patricia Boughton filed a lawsuit against Rod Srewart claiming that a football he kicked into the crowd during a concert at Pine Knob Music Theatre had ruptured a tendon in her middle finger.And as a result the injury had made sex between her and her husband difficult.

Why..is her hand slipping off the end..lol

And according to the website this day in music :

Nov 13 – 1990 – Patricia Boughton filed a lawsuit against Rod Srewart claiming that a football he kicked into the crowd during a concert at Pine Knob Music Theatre had ruptured a tendon in her middle finger.And as a result the injury had made sex between her and her husband difficult.

Um.I don’t want to sound picky but we’re supposed to discuss stuff in this part of the forum:)

Edit : Just noticed you titled this thread Famous births and deaths.
My apologies. I have a mother with dementia and I think I’m going that way myself.

Nov 13 – 1910 – Pat Reid, British Army officer and Colditz escapee born.

Nov 13 – 1935 – George Carey, Archbishop of Canterbury born.

Nov 13 – 1938 – Jean Seberg, American actress born.

Nov 13 – 1955 – Whoopi Goldberg, American actress, comedienne, and singer born.

Nov 13 – 1969 – Gerard Butler, Scottish actor born.

Nov 13 -1974 – Karen Silkwood, American activist dies.