Born on this day - World Message Board

December 18, 1943 Rock and Roll itself was born...The Human Riff, The "Soul" Survivor, The world's most elegantly wasted, The Original Bada**, "Keef" Keith Richards

Reply #261. Dec 18 12, 10:56 AM

rschuch414

1946 steven spielberg 66
1963 Brad Pitt 49
1980 christina aguilera 32

Reply #262. Dec 18 12, 12:49 PM

Chavs

About 2012 years ago... Jesus. Well, probably not but it's the thought that counts.

Reply #263. Dec 24 12, 3:14 PM

sooz888

Born on this day in 1763 - William Cobbett - English social reformer who wrote 'Rural Rides,' about his horseback journeys through rural England.

Reply #264. Mar 09 13, 4:32 AM

sooz888

Born on this day in 1892 - Vita Sackville-West - an English aristocrat remembered for her sparkling private life and for her beautiful gardens at Sissinghurst Castle.

Reply #265. Mar 09 13, 4:42 AM

sooz888

Born on this day in 1945 - Robin Trower, an English rock guitarist and singer remembered for his work with Procul Harum.

Reply #266. Mar 09 13, 4:49 AM

sooz888

Born on this day - Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, who was executed by Queen Elizabeth I in 1572 for plotting to put Mary Queen of Scots on the English throne.

Reply #267. Mar 10 13, 8:30 AM

sooz888

Born on this day - Joseph Williamson, an English philanthropist and eccentric who employed teams of workers to build a labyrinth of tunnels at Edge Hill, Liverpool. They have no known purpose other than providing a living for the labourers. A song called, 'The Moles of Edge Hill,' recounts their story.

Reply #268. Mar 10 13, 8:38 AM

sooz888

Born on this day in 1787 - William Etty, an English portrait painter who specialized almost exclusively in paintings of the nude female form.

Reply #269. Mar 10 13, 8:43 AM

sooz888

Born on this day in 1850 - Spencer Gore, a noted sportsman who played for Surrey County Cricket Club and also won the first Wimbledon Gentleman's Singles title in 1877.

Reply #270. Mar 10 13, 8:48 AM

dippo

The cynic in me says that you're after the Chatterbox badge!

Reply #271. Mar 10 13, 9:00 AM

sooz888

Well yes, I put my hand up to that one, though I am actually enjoying finding bits that interest me, if no-one else :) I didn't realise that there even were message boards for History/Literature etc, until a friend pointed it out.

Reply #272. Mar 11 13, 6:47 AM

sooz888

Born on this day in 1819 - Henry Tate, an English sugar merchant and philanthropist, noted for his many bequests to charity and for founding the Tate Gallery in London, which he endowed with his personal collection of pre-Raphaelite paintings. After his death the firm merged with Abram Lyle to create Tate & Lyle.

Reply #273. Mar 11 13, 7:18 AM

sooz888

Born on this day in 1885 - Sir Malcolm Campbell, an English motor- and speedboat-racing enthusiast, who held land and water speed records and was the first person to drive a motor vehicle at over 300 miles per hour. His son, Donald sought to surpass his father's achievements, in their famous series of 'Bluebird' cars and boats.

Reply #274. Mar 11 13, 7:29 AM

sooz888

Born on this day in 1952 - Douglas Adams, writer, environmentalist and outspoken atheist, best known for his, 'Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy,' a humorous romp through the galaxy with a host of entertaining characters. Begun as a radio series, it developed into books, TV shows, a movie, stage adaptations, graphic novels and computer games.

Reply #275. Mar 11 13, 7:43 AM

sooz888

Born on this day in 1626 - John Aubrey, an English antiquary remembered for his book, 'Brief Lives,' a collection of biographies of famous historical figures including Shakespeare, Raleigh, Dr. Jonson and Francis Bacon. Also a pioneering archaeologist, he recorded his finds in Avebury in Wiltshire.

Reply #276. Mar 12 13, 1:09 PM

sooz888

Born on this day in 1672 - Sir Richard Steele, an Irish writer remembered as founder of a society journal called the 'Tatler,' and co-founder of the Spectator' magazine.

Reply #277. Mar 12 13, 1:15 PM

sooz888

Born on this day in 1710 - Thomas Arne, an English composer chiefly remembered for the rousing patriotic song, 'Rule, Britannia!' which appeared in his masque, 'Alfred' in 1740.

Reply #278. Mar 12 13, 1:33 PM

sooz888

Born on this day in 1733 - Joseph Priestly, an English scientist, Dissenting clergyman and political philosopher who is credited with the discovery of oxygen in 1744.

Reply #279. Mar 13 13, 2:21 PM

sooz888

Born on this day in 1770 - Daniel Lambert, keeper of Leicester Gaol who, at the time of his death in 1809, held the record for the heaviest man who ever lived. He weighed nearly 53 stones and some of his personal effects can be seen at the Newarke Houses Museum, in Leicester.

Reply #280. Mar 13 13, 2:26 PM

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