September 6th "2023" daily prep

Welcome to day 249 of the year! Known as Read A Book Day, National Coffee Ice Cream Day and Fight Procrastination Day. If you were born on this day, you were likely conceived the week of December 14th 2022 and your star sign is “Virgo”.
1997 – The funeral service for Diana, Princess of Wales, was held in Westminster Abbey, London. An estimated 2.5 billion people worldwide watched the service on television.
Todays birthdays
1972 – Idris Elba OBE (51), English actor known for playing DCI John Luther in the BBC One series Luther, born in London Borough of Hackney, London.
1974 – Tim Henman OBE (49), a British former professional tennis player, born in Oxford.
1978 – Mathew Horne (45), is an English actor and comedian (Gaving and Stacey, Catherine Tate Show), born in Burton Joyce, Nottinghamshire.
1980 – Kerry Katona (43), English television personality and former singer (Atomic Kitten), born in Warrington, Cheshire.
1983 – Pippa Middleton (40), British socialite, author, and columnist. She is the younger sister of Catherine, Princess of Wales, born at the Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading.
The day today
1944 – World War II: The city of Ypres in Belgium was liberated by allied forces. As it was a difficult name to pronounce in English, British troops nicknamed the city ‘Wipers’.
1960 – Ten skeletons were found in 3,800 year old graves at Stonehenge including one with the remains of a baby dating back more than 4,500 years.
1986 – The first series of the British medical drama television series ‘Casualty’ airs in the BBC.
1988 – 11-year-old Thomas Gregory, from London, swam the channel, reaching Dover after 12 hours. He was the youngest person ever to achieve a cross-channel swim.
2014 – A study by Cass Business School claimed that the secret to a long life is having a waistline no larger than half your height. A waist to height ratio of 80 per cent or more could reduce life expectancy by up to 20 years.
Today in music
1975 – Rod Stewart was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with his version of the Sutherland Brothers song ‘Sailing’. The song had been featured in the BBC TV series about HMS Ark Royal.
1980 – The Jam were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Start!’, the group’s second UK No.1 and taken from the band’s fifth album Sound Affects.
1997 – Elton John recorded a new version of ‘Candle In The Wind’ after performing the song live at Diana Princess of Wales funeral. An estimated 2.5 billion people around the world watched Elton play the special tribute to Diana. The track went on to become the biggest selling single of all-time.

2001 – American band Earth, Wind & Fire announced that Viagra would sponsor their forthcoming 30th anniversary American tour… “I wonder if they recieved a standing ovation at the end”.

2005 – Sir Bob Geldof was awarded the freedom of his native Dublin after the City Council voted in favour of giving him the accolade in honour of his campaign against world poverty and alleviating debt in Africa.
Today in history
1522 – “Victoria” became the world’s first recorded ship to have circumnavigated the globe when it arrived back in Spain. Although the voyage began with Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan as its captain, not everyone who set out made it back. Many were lost during the trip due to mutinies, starvation, scurvy, and storms, including Magellan himself, who lost his life in the Philippines.

1620 – The Mayflower departs from Plymouth with 102 Pilgrims and about 30 crew for the New World.

1642 – The Long Parliament ordered all theaters to close in London, including The Globe Theatre, which was once partly owned by William Shakespeare.
1803 – British scientist John Dalton begins using symbols to represent the atoms of different elements.
1886 – Queen Victoria establishes Distinguished Service Order (DSO), A military decoration of the United Kingdom, as well as formerly of other parts of the Commonwealth, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.
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