Remembering Murray Walker, the much-missed voice of motorsport, born #OnThisDay in 1923.

Remembering Murray Walker, the much-missed voice of motorsport, born #OnThisDay in 1923.
#OnThisDay 10 October 1816 Charles Stanley Monck, 4th Viscount Monck was born in Templemore, County Tipperary, Ireland. He served as the last Governor General of the Province of Canada from 1861 to 1867, and as the inaugural Governor General of Canada from 1867 to 1868. #OTD #history #canpoli #ukpol
#OnThisDay 10 October 1810 Alfred Kennerley was born in Islington, London, England. He served as the 10th Premier of Tasmania from 1873 to 1876. #OTD #history #politas #taspol #taspolitics #england #uk #unitedkingdom #politics
#OnThisDay 1813 Giuseppe #Verdi, Italian #opera #composer, born in Busseto
#OnThisDay #OrkneyBirding ... the county's first Rose-breasted Grosbeak and Radde's Warbler were recorded. The Pied wheatear is the most recent of seven records and so long overdue for a reoccurrence. Five Great Grey Shrikes have been found today! How times change. #rarebirds
#OTD #OnThisDay i loved the poppies, top fun live band :)
Greater Feast of Charles Fourier, died October 10, 1837 at Paris, Kingdom of France hermetic.com/hermene... #calendar #historic #OTD #OnThisDay
Born #OnThisDay 1819 Charles Stanley Monck, an Irish landowner who sat as Liberal MP for Portsmouth, 1852-7. As governor-general of British North America he played a leading role in Canadian confederation. Read more on him here: victoriancommons.wordpress.com/2019/10/10/m...
#OnThisDay 10 October 1765 Lionel Cranfield Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset died at the age of 77 in Knole, Kent, England. He served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1730 to 1737, and 1750 to 1755. #OTD #history #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #gb #greatbritain #ukpol #ukpolitics #engpoli #politics
#OnThisDay 10 October 1725 Philippe de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil died at the age of about 82 in Quebec, New France. He had served as Governor General of New France since 1703. He was succeeded in 1726 by Charles de la Boische, Marquis de Beauharnois. Charles le Moyne de Longueuil, 1st Baron de
#OnThisDay, we honour World Mental Health Day. A day dedicated to raising awareness, reducing stigma, and supporting mental well-being. Let's continue building a world where mental health is understood, valued, and cared for. 💚
Is it my imagination
Or have I finally found something worth living for?
#Oasis #onthisday #onthisday90s
Happy birthday, George Cabot Lodge!
Born 10 October 1873 — would be 153 today
Musicalized poems on V2Melody:
https://v2melody.com/public_poet_poem_list.php?id=436
Ashley Young scored a rocket #OnThisDay in 2022 as Aston Villa drew 1-1 with Nottingham Forest.
The draw would be the last Premier League point that Steven Gerrard earned as Villa manager.
#OnThisDay: The Battle of Tours took place on 10 October 732. Charles Martel (pictured) defeated forces of the Umayyad Caliphate halting their northward advance into Frankish territory (Image: British Library, Royal MS 16 G VI, f.117v, photo by Levan Ramishvili, via Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 2.0).
🎮 On this day in 2003, Arsenal Club Football was released! (30.0★)
#OnThisDay 50 years ago James Hunt won the #USGP after a race-long duel with Jody Scheckter’s 6-wheeled Tyrrell, here leading Hunt’s McLaren. Jody led more laps than James did, but James was ahead at the end, thereby closing to 3 points shy of Lauda’s total (65 versus 68). Next came Fuji...
Eugenio Castellotti, born #OnThisDay in ’30, drove 14 GPs & was killed at 26 testing a Ferrari at Modena. Pic & #AnorakFact: becoming the youngest #F1 pole winner in a Lancia D50 at Spa in ’55, a record that stood until Jacky Ickx took the pole for Ferrari at Nürburgring in ’68.