October 1st "2023" daily prep

Welcome to day 274 of the year! Known as CD Player Day, World Smile Day and Homemade Cookie Day. If you were born on this day, you were likely conceived the week of January 8th 2023 and your star sign is “Libra”.
1990 – A large explosion above the Pacific Ocean turned out to be a meteorite. It was originally thought to be a nuclear event; however, analysis concluded that the exploding object had been a stony, 100-ton asteroid.
Todays birthdays
1935 – Julie Andrews DBE (88), English actress, singer, and author known for her roles as Mary Poppins and Maria in The Sound of Music, born in Walton-on-Thames.
1959 – Youssou N’dour (64), Senegalese singer (“7 Seconds” ft Neneh Cherry), born in Dakar, Senegal.
1964 – Harry Hill (59), English comedian, presenter (Harry Hill’s TV Burp, You’ve Been Framed, Junior Bake Off) and writer, born in Woking, Surrey.
1974 – Keith Duffy (49), Irish singer (Boyzone), actor (Mrs Browns Boys, Coronation Street), radio and television presenter, born in Donaghmede, Ireland.
1989 – Brie Larson (34), American actress (Captain Marvel, Avengers: Endgame, 21 Jump Street), born in Sacramento, California, United States.
The day today
1906 – The first hot-air balloon race was staged at Whitley, Yorkshire and was won by US Army Lieutenant Frank Lahm.
1946 – Germany’s Deputy Fuhrer, Rudolph Hess – captured in Scotland on 10th May 1941, after mysteriously parachuting from a plane during World War II – was sentenced to life imprisonment by the the International Military Tribunal.
1957 – A vaccine against the strain of influenza that had been sweeping around the world was made available to the British public.
1974 – The first McDonalds restaurant opened in London.
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.
Today in music
1973 – The Simon Park Orchestra were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Eye Level,’ taken from the ITV series ‘Van Der Valk.’ It was the first TV theme to become a No.1 in the UK.
1977 – Elton John became the first musician to be honoured in New York City’s Madison Square Hall Of Fame.
1988 – Bon Jovi scored their first UK No.1 album with ‘New Jersey’, their fourth release. The follow-up to Slippery When Wet produced five Billboard Hot 100 top ten singles, the most top ten hits to date for a hard rock album. ‘Bad Medicine’ and ‘I’ll Be There for You’ both hit No.1 on Billboard Hot 100.
2002 – James Blunt left the British army having served six years, (in the cavalry regiment). Blunt rose to prominence in 2004 with the release of his debut studio album Back to Bedlam, before achieving worldwide fame with the singles ‘You’re Beautiful’ and ‘Goodbye My Lover’.
2007 – The Spice Girls London reunion concert sold out in 38 seconds after fans were notified tickets had gone on sale. More than one million people in the UK registered for the concert, on 15 December 2007 at the O2 arena, tickets cost £55-75. Three more London dates were added to the world tour which was kicking off in Vancouver on 2nd Dec.
Today in history
1553 – The Coronation of Queen Mary I. She was the only surviving child born of the ill-fated marriage of Henry VIII and his first wife Catherine of Aragon. As the fourth crowned monarch of the Tudor dynasty, Mary is remembered for her restoration of Roman Catholicism and she had over 280 religious dissenters burned at the stake in the Marian Persecutions.
1843 – The News of the World, Britain’s most popular Sunday newspaper, was first published. It was, at one time, the biggest selling English language newspaper in the world, but amid a public backlash after allegations of phone hacking, News International announced the closure of the newspaper on 7th July 2011.
1861 – Mrs Beeton’s Book of Household Management is published, going on to sell 60,000 copies in its first year and remaining in print until the present day.
1868 – The Midland Railway opened St. Pancras station in London. The first train arrived at 4:20am (the 10:05pm overnight mail train from Leeds).
1870 – The first British halfpenny postage stamp, in lilac, was issued.
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