April 24th "2024" Daily Prep
Welcome to day 115, known as International Guide Dog Day, Denim Day. If you were born on this day, you were likely conceived the week of August 1st in the previous year. Your star sign is Taurus and your birthstone is Diamond.
2014 – Yorkshire Sculpture Park won the £100,000 Art Fund Museum of the Year prize and was hailed as ‘one of the finest outdoor museums one might ever imagine.
Todays birthdays
1942 – Barbra Streisand (82), American singer (“The Way We Were”, “Woman in Love”) and actress (Meet the Parents), born in Brooklyn, New York, United States.
1952 – Jean-Paul Gaultier (72), French haute couture and prêt-à-porter fashion designer, born in Arcueil, France.
1973 – Lee Westwood (51), English professional golfer, he is one of the few golfers who has won tournaments on five continents, born in Worksop, Nottinghamshire.
1973 – Gabby Logan (51), Welsh television and radio presenter, and a former rhythmic gymnast who represented Wales and Great Britain, born in Leeds, West Yorkshire.
1982 – Kelly Clarkson (42), American singer/songwriter, (“Since U Been Gone”, “Because Of You”), born in Fort Worth, Texas, United States.
Famous deaths
2004 – Estée Lauder (b. 1906), American businesswoman, co-founded Estée Lauder Companies.
The day today
1932 – A mass trespass by thousands of ramblers, led by Benny Rothman, took place on Kinder Scout in the Peak District. Their aim was to establish public right of access on the moors and mountains that were privately owned for grouse shooting.The mass trespass started at Bowden Bridge Quarry, close to Hayfield and had a far-reaching impact that culminated in the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 which gave people ‘the right to roam’ on mapped access land.
1953 – Winston Churchill was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.
1957 – English astronomer Patrick Moore presented the first broadcast of The Sky at Night, on BBC television.
1965 – The official opening of the Pennine Way, a 256 mile path along the Pennine Hills from The Old Nag’s Head at Edale in Derbyshire to ‘The Border’ at Kirk Yetholm on the Scottish border. The opening ceremony was held at Malham Moor, North Yorkshire.
2014 – Yorkshire Sculpture Park, located at West Bretton near Wakefield, won the £100,000 Art Fund Museum of the Year prize and was hailed as ‘one of the finest outdoor museums one might ever imagine.
Today in music
1961 – Del Shannon started a four week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Runaway’, also a No.1 in the UK. Del was the first person to have a hit with a Beatles song in the US with his version of ‘From Me To You.’
1968 – Louis Armstrong was at No.1 in the UK with the single ‘What A Wonderful World / Cabaret.’ At 69 years of age, it made Armstrong the oldest act ever to score a UK No.1.
1970 – Elton John released his fourth single ‘Border Song’ the first single from his 1970 album Elton John. The appearance of ‘Border Song on the Canadian charts was Elton John’s first chart appearance in any country and was also John’s first song to chart in the United States, peaking at No.92.
1995 – Oasis released ‘Some Might Say’ which went on to give the band their first UK No.1 single. The planned promo video for the song was cancelled due to Liam not turning up for the shoot. Instead, a makeshift video was created using footage from the ‘Cigarettes & Alcohol’, US ‘Supersonic’ and UK ‘Whatever’ videos.
2003 – The first official UK download chart was compiled after the big five record companies – EMI, Warners, Sony, BMG and Universal combined for a Digital Download day. Over 150,000 computer users had downloaded 1.1m tracks. The Net Parade Top 3: No.3, Tatu, ‘All The Things She Said’, No, 2, Coldplay ‘Clocks’ and No.1 Christina Aguilera, ‘Beautiful.’
Today in history
1184 BC – The famous Trojan Horse was used by the Greeks to gain entry into Troy.
1558 – Mary Queen of Scots, also known as Mary Stuart or Mary I of Scotland, married the French Dauphin at the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris.
1731 – The death of Daniel Defoe, English novelist and author of Robinson Crusoe, his most famous novel. Robinson Crusoe is second only to the Bible in its number of translations.
1858 – At the second attempt, the biggest bell in the world, Big Ben, is finally ready for hanging in the clock tower of Westminster Palace, London.
1880 – Amateur Athletic Association, governing body for men’s athletics in England & Wales, is founded in Oxford.