Died #otd Quintin Hogg (1907-2001), British judge, 25 years ago today #QuintinHogg life story...

Died #otd Gillo Pontecorvo (1919-2006), Film director, 20 years ago today #GilloPontecorvo life story...

Died #otd Dylan Rieder (1988-2016), American skateboarder and model, 10 years ago today #DylanRieder life story...

Remembering Ricky Wilson, who left us #OTD 1985. #B-52s

Died #otd Emani 22 (1998-2021), American R&B singer, 5 years ago today #Emani22 life story...

Died #otd Colette Rossant (1932-2023), French-American cookbook author, 3 years ago today #ColetteRossant life story...

Died #otd Jackmaster (1986-2024), Scottish DJ, 2 years ago today #Jackmaster life story...

Died #otd Saleh al-Jafarawi (1997-2025), Palestinian journalist, 1 year ago today #SalehalJafarawi life story...

Died #otd David Gillies (1849-1926), Canadian politician, 100 years ago today #DavidGillies life story...

Died #otd Willie Shoemaker (1931-2003), American jockey, 23 years ago today #WillieShoemaker life story...

#OTD in 1946
Cover of The New Yorker, October 12, 1946
Edna Eicke
#TheNewYorkerCover #EdnaEicke #autumnleaves

Writer/Director Guillermo del Toro’s dark fantasy masterpiece ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’ starring Ivana Baquero and Doug Jones opened in cinemas in Spain on this day twenty years ago (October 11 2006) 🪾🧚‍♀️👁️ #OTD

Remembering John Denver, who left us #OTD 1997.

#OTD 12 Oct - #Augustalia was a #Roman festival celebrating Augustus’ return from Asia Minor in 19BC. The Senate dedicated an altar to Fortuna Redux, goddess of safe returns. The Ludi Augustales, games in his honour, were formally established after his death & deification in AD 14.

#RomanHistory

#OTD in 1940
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Cover of The New Yorker, October 12, 1940
William Cotton
#TheNewYorkerCover #WilliamCotton #AutoShow #antiquecar

#OTD 1979. Former PM Harold Wilson presents live television chat show

Wilson fronted live chat show Friday Night, Saturday Morning, the first time a past or serving PM had hosted an entertainment programme. It was widely judged a failure

Full context and story:
www.politics.co.uk/history/form...

Remembering Paddy Moloney, who left us #OTD 2021.

On this day in 802,701, the time traveller meets the Eloi and then the Morlocks...
#OTD

Motörhead released their third studio album "Bomber" #OTD 1979, on Bronze Records.

Please join me, Big C, this morning on #CBWRadio until 1pm BST (8am EDT), via cbwradio.com or via Live 365 app

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