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875  +1  40k Online 1723341
876  -1  REVscene.net 1721316
877  +1  Buzzlife 1713436
878  +5  Russian LA 1711149
879  -2  Amr Diab World Forums 1707360
880  -1  inthe00s 1705972
881  +1  Dr Pez 1705839
882  -1  VMK Forums 1705402
883  +6  Cowboys Zone 1703855
884  +9  Teron.ru 1703550
885  -5  Muziq Pakistan 1701301

#880... same position as yesterday

and please don't sing out of key


My throat's shot ... I won't be doing any singing.  >:(  :\'(  Some nasty bug.  :(

Still, you should've heard me singing Roy Orbison's 'Crying' at the Karaoke last Saturday !  8)

My throat's shot ... I won't be doing any singing.  >:(  :\'(  Some nasty bug.  :(

Still, you should've heard me singing Roy Orbison's 'Crying' at the Karaoke last Saturday !  8)
Did you have them all swooning?

I had a bunch of enthusiastic clapping. Also, this English couple, slightly older than me, who'd never heard me perform ... both remarked they were very impressed. Reckoned I was one of the best 4 singers of the night ... there must've been 50 different singers, I'd guess.

I had a bunch of enthusiastic clapping. Also, this English couple, slightly older than me, who'd never heard me perform ... both remarked they were very impressed. Reckoned I was one of the best 4 singers of the night ... there must've been 50 different singers, I'd guess.
I suppose it was not competative that night?

I suppose it was not competative that night?


Hmm, now that I think of it ... I think somebody mentioned $50 for the best singer... although I'd consumed so much ... don't recall if that was the case/ a winner. No question though, there were a few excellent singers there, who I'd have to confess were better than me / virtual professionals.

Hmm, now that I think of it ... I think somebody mentioned $50 for the best singer... although I'd consumed so much ... don't recall if that was the case/ a winner. No question though, there were a few excellent singers there, who I'd have to confess were better than me / virtual professionals.
One Hit Wonder Popstars that never may it?

One Hit Wonder Popstars that never may it?


Filiipinos, I think .... and as you would know .. some of those / Asians ... take it VERY seriously .. and can REALLY sing !

Phillipinos, I think .... and as you would know .. some of those / Asians ... take it VERY seriously .. and can REALLY sing !
I have seen them here, some are very good.

Phillipinos, I think .... and as you would know .. some of those / Asians ... take it VERY seriously .. and can REALLY sing !

I have seen them here, some are very good.
I have seen heard them here, some are very good.

Mrs. Eno? Does she sing?

Mrs. Eno? Does she sing?
Not professionally.

Not professionally.


Good, I meant. Does she sing good? ... and you, for that matter?

Good, I meant. Does she sing good? ... and you, for that matter?
Let us put it another way, if we were singers, we would be sining professionally now.

Let us put it another way, if we were singers, we would be sining professionally now.


So, you're saying it's not possible to be good/ above average ... like 'moi' (as you could/ might be) ... and just settle for singing at karaokes for fun?

I will take it you can't sing for toffee.

So, you're saying it's not possible to be good/ above average ... like 'moi' (as you could/ might be) ... and just settle for singing at karaokes for fun?

I will take it you can't sing for toffee.
Correct!

No 'Karamel' for you, then !  :P :D

No 'Karamel' for you, then !  :P :D
I usually find that toffee sticks to my teeth.

I usually find that toffee sticks to my teeth.


Yes ... well, the last thing you need is something that might aggravate the situation.

Yes ... well, the last thing you need is something that might aggravate the situation.
Singing while chewing toffee is just as bad.

Singing while chewing toffee is just as bad.


I would have said damned close to impossible.

I would have said damned close to impossible.
Also, that it rude to, so it should not be done in the first place.

Also, that it rude to, so it should not be done in the first place.


You tell 'em, headmaster Phil. Tell them kids to not sing whilst chewing 'toffee apples' !

You tell 'em, headmaster Phil. Tell them kids to not sing whilst chewing 'toffee apples' !
I can understand the kids need reminding, but it is the adults I worry about.

I can understand the kids need reminding, but it is the adults I worry about.


Especially when our false teeth come out stuck to the toffee apple?

Especially when our false teeth come out stuck to the toffee apple?
Not coming out in conversation then?

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877  +1  Buzzlife 1715669
878  +5  Russian LA 1713658
879  +11  Teron.ru 1708186
880  -3  Amr Diab World Forums 1707360
881  +1  Dr Pez 1707320
882  -3  inthe00s 1706892
883  -3  VMK Forums 1706184
884  +4  Cowboys Zone 1705972
885  -4  Muziq Pakistan 1701684
886  -1  Eyes on Final Fantasy 1700015
887  -3  Planet Zot 1699712

#882... lowest recorded position since records began.

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876  -1  REVscene.net 1721316
877  +1  Buzzlife 1717772
878  +2  Russian LA 1716525
879  +11  Teron.ru 1712714
880  +3  Dr Pez 1708882
881  -2  inthe00s 1707990
882  -5  Amr Diab World Forums 1707360
883  +5  Cowboys Zone 1707342
884  -3  VMK Forums 1706726
885  -3  Muziq Pakistan 1702012
886  -1  Eyes on Final Fantasy 1701089

#881... a miracle we are up one place!

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876  -1  REVscene.net 1721316
877  +1  Buzzlife 1717772
878  +2  Russian LA 1716525
879  +11  Teron.ru 1712714
880  +3  Dr Pez 1708882
881  -2  inthe00s 1707990
882  -5  Amr Diab World Forums 1707360
883  +5  Cowboys Zone 1707342
884  -3  VMK Forums 1706726
885  -3  Muziq Pakistan 1702012
886  -1  Eyes on Final Fantasy 1701089

#881... a miracle we are up one place!
I missed out on the drop, sorry about that but good to see a reversal. I wont be here long as I have to get up extra early tomorrow

I missed out on the drop, sorry about that but good to see a reversal. I wont be here long as I have to get up extra early tomorrow
Yesterday is best described as a good day.

Yesterday is best described as a good day.
we deserve a few good days

we deserve a few good days
A brief lull before lunch and tea, and then wallop!

A brief lull before lunch and tea, and then wallop!
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877  Buzzlife 1720014
878  +2  Russian LA 1719418
879  +10  Teron.ru 1717393
880  +2  Dr Pez 1710393
881  +6  Cowboys Zone 1708738
882  -3  inthe00s 1708632
883  -2  VMK Forums 1707398
884  -6  Amr Diab World Forums 1707360
885  -2  Muziq Pakistan 1702513
886  -1  Eyes on Final Fantasy 1701871
887  -3  Planet Zot 1700608

#882... a drop back to our worse position.

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877   Buzzlife 1720014
878  +2  Russian LA 1719418
879  +10  Teron.ru 1717393
880  +2  Dr Pez 1710393
881  +6  Cowboys Zone 1708738
882  -3  inthe00s 1708632
883  -2  VMK Forums 1707398
884  -6  Amr Diab World Forums 1707360
885  -2  Muziq Pakistan 1702513
886  -1  Eyes on Final Fantasy 1701871
887  -3  Planet Zot 1700608

#882... a drop back to our worse position.
we're in a bit of a slump

we're in a bit of a slump

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880  +2  Dr Pez 1710393
881  +6  Cowboys Zone 1708738
882  -3  inthe00s 1708632

Another 107 posts would have done it.

Another 107 posts would have done it.
a lack of postwhorage on my part is evident

a lack of postwhorage on my part is evident
I have a complete distraction yesterday

I have a complete distraction yesterday
but was it a good distraction?

but was it a good distraction?
I found a gold mine of information online for research of my family history

I found a gold mine of information online for research of my family history


Please elaborate .....

I found a gold mine of information online for research of my family history
really? that is an excellent distraction. nice find!

really? that is an excellent distraction. nice find!
It looks like I will be set for the weekend.

What did you learn about your family history?

What did you learn about your family history?
good question, do you come from a line of fierce warlords or good old serfs and peaceful peasants

What did you learn about your family history?
No family heirlooms yet. It is, what I call "Bloodline" that interests me. Any that can share a morsel of DNA with me.

good question, do you come from a line of fierce warlords or good old serfs and peaceful peasants


Warlords who formerly pounded the war-drums,  ???  and now pound the keyboards !  ;D

Warlords who formerly pounded the war-drums,  ???  and now pound the keyboards !  ;D
yeah, Philip's ancestors began the Mersey Beat

yeah, Philip's ancestors began the Mersey Beat
I have not found any connection with Liverpool yet.

I have not found any connection with Liverpool yet.


How about Liverpool Street Station?

How about Liverpool Street Station?
Many of my ancesters may have travelled through the railway station. I have.

Many of my ancesters may have travelled through the railway station. I have.


Funny, I've been through that station too !

We may have been on 'passing trains' .... 'passing ships trains in the night'

Funny, I've been through that station too !

We may have been on 'passing trains' .... 'passing ships trains in the night'
I was there last month.

I was there last month.


I was here last month.

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880  +2  Dr Pez 1710393
881  +6  Cowboys Zone 1708738
882  -3  inthe00s 1708632



Currently:
881 inthe00s 1708777
882 Cowboys Zone 1708774

We are inching ahead.

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877  +2  Russian LA 1721912
878  +8  Teron.ru 1721430
879  -3  REVscene.net 1721316
880  +2  Dr Pez 1711731
881  +6  Cowboys Zone 1709844
882  -2  inthe00s 1709449
883  -2  VMK Forums 1708177
884  -6  Amr Diab World Forums 1707360
885  -2  Muziq Pakistan 1703037
886  -1  Eyes on Final Fantasy 1702600
887  +13  ElForro.com 1702106

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877  +9  Teron.ru 1723284
878  -1  Buzzlife 1722614
879  -3  REVscene.net 1721316
880  +2  Dr Pez 1712757
881  +6  Cowboys Zone 1710575
882  -2  inthe00s 1710144
883  -2  VMK Forums 1709329
884  -5  Amr Diab World Forums 1707360
885  +12  ElForro.com 1707191
886  -1  Eyes on Final Fantasy 1703383
887  -4  Muziq Pakistan 1703382

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877  +1  Russian LA 1725700
878  -1  Buzzlife 1723015
879  -3  REVscene.net 1721316
880  +2  Dr Pez 1714103
881  +2  Cowboys Zone 1714036
882  -2  inthe00s 1711052
883  +16  ElForro.com 1710444
884  -3  VMK Forums 1710424
885  -6  Amr Diab World Forums 1707360
886  Eyes on Final Fantasy 1704298
887  -3  Muziq Pakistan 1703755

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877  -4  The Comatorium 1727363
878  -1  Buzzlife 1723015
879  -3  REVscene.net 1721316
880  +2  Dr Pez 1714103
881  +2  Cowboys Zone 1714036
882  -2  inthe00s 1712270
883  -2  VMK Forums 1711396
884  +15  ElForro.com 1710444
885  -6  Amr Diab World Forums 1707360
886  Eyes on Final Fantasy 1705137
887  -3  Muziq Pakistan 1704299

#882...same place

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877  -4  The Comatorium 1727363
878  -1  Buzzlife 1723015
879  -3  REVscene.net 1721316
880  +2  Dr Pez 1714103
881  +2  Cowboys Zone 1714036
882  -2  inthe00s 1712270
883  -2  VMK Forums 1711396
884  +15  ElForro.com 1710444
885  -6  Amr Diab World Forums 1707360
886   Eyes on Final Fantasy 1705137
887  -3  Muziq Pakistan 1704299

#882...same place
a long ways away from the thread title 867.  good morning to you Philip

a long ways away from the thread title 867.   good morning to you Philip
Good Morning Mike, yes it seems to be a long way.

Good Morning Mike, yes it seems to be a long way.
it seems so long ago that we were in the 840's, the 850's, even the 860's 

it seems so long ago that we were in the 840's, the 850's, even the 860's 
The big drop happened on 26th September 2007

The big drop happened on 26th September 2007
yeah, that was the big one from the purging of the unsaved members

yeah, that was the big one from the purging of the unsaved members
...but will we ever see #845 again?

...but will we ever see #845 again?
I wish I could say yes,  but we probably will not for some time  :(

Events


    * Carloman, King of the West Franks becomes sole king upon the death of his brother.

Asia

    * Oleg of Novgorod takes Kiev and makes it his capital.



Religion

    * December 16 — Pope Marinus I succeeds Pope John VIII as the 108th pope.
    * Most of Afghanistan converted to Islam.



Deaths

    * August 5 — King Louis III of France
    * Pope John VIII



Know the 'enemy' . Or 'friend' ? It's all relative, I suppose ...

I wish I could say yes,  but we probably will not for some time  :(
To be on #845, we would have to have a total of 1773647.

To be on #845, we would have to have a total of 1773647.
We are on 1712333, some 60,000 behind.

The big drop happened on 26th September 2007



Ah. That fateful day ... 26 th September. .... In history .........



Events

    * 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a temple to his mythical ancestor Venus Genetrix in accordance with a vow he made at the battle of Pharsalus.
    * 715 - Ragenfrid defeats Theudoald at the Battle of Compiègne.
    * 1212 - Golden Bull of Sicily certified hereditary royal title in Bohemia for Přemyslid dynasty.
    * 1580 - Sir Francis Drake circumnavigates the globe.
    * 1687 - The Parthenon in Athens is partially destroyed after an explosion caused by the bombing from Venetian forces led by Morosini who were besieging the Ottoman Turks stationed in Athens.
    * 1687 - The city council of Amsterdam votes to support William of Orange's invasion of England, which became the Glorious Revolution.
    * 1777 - British troops occupy Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during the American Revolution.
    * 1783 - Fayette County, Pennsylvania created
    * 1789 - Thomas Jefferson is appointed the first United States Secretary of State, John Jay is appointed the first Chief Justice of the United States, Samuel Osgood is appointed the first United States Postmaster General, and Edmund Randolph is appointed the first United States Attorney General.
    * 1792 - Marc-David Lasource begins accusing Maximilien Robespierre of wanting a dictatorship for France.
    * 1810 - A new Act of Succession is adopted by the Riksdag of the Estates and Jean Baptiste Bernadotte becomes heir to the Swedish throne.
    * 1907 - New Zealand and Newfoundland each become dominions within the British Empire.
    * 1914 - The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is established by the Federal Trade Commission Act.
    * 1917 - Compulsory military service went into effect in Canada.
    * 1918 - World War I: Battle of Meuse.
    * 1934 - Steamship RMS Queen Mary is launched.
    * 1937 - Street and Smith Publications launches a half-hour radio program featuring the announcer for its "Detective Stories" radio show, The Shadow, with Orson Welles in the title role.
    * 1944 - World War II: Operation Market Garden fails.
    * 1950 - United Nations troops recapture Seoul from the North Koreans.
    * 1950 - Indonesia admitted to the United Nations.
    * 1954 - Japanese rail ferry Toya Maru sinks during a typhoon in the Tsugaru Strait, Japan killing 1,172.
    * 1957 - West Side Story, by Arthur Laurents, Leonard Bernstein, and Stephen Sondheim, directed and choreographed by Jerome Robbins opens on Broadway.
    * 1960 - In Chicago, the first televised debate takes place between presidential candidates Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy.
    * 1960 - Fidel Castro announces Cuba's support for the U.S.S.R.
    * 1962 - Yemen Arab Republic is proclaimed.
    * 1966 - The first Chevrolet Camaro appeared.
    * 1970 - The Laguna Fire starts in San Diego County, California, burning 175,425 acres (710 km²).
    * 1973 - Concorde makes its first non-stop crossing of the Atlantic in record-breaking time.
    * 1980 - The Lonie Report in Victoria, Australia recommends rail line closures and freeway expansion.
    * 1981 - Baseball: Nolan Ryan sets a Major League record by throwing his fifth no-hitter.
    * 1983 - Soviet military officer Stanislav Petrov averts a worldwide nuclear war.
    * 1983 - Australia II, the first non-American winner, wins the Americas Cup.
    * 1984 - United Kingdom agrees handover of Hong Kong.
    * 1988 - Ben Johnson is stripped of his gold medal in the 100 m sprint at the Seoul Olympics for failing a drug test.
    * 1997 - A Garuda Indonesia Airbus A-300 crashes near Medan, Indonesia, airport, killing 234.
    * 1997 - An earthquake strikes the Italian regions of Umbria and the Marche, causing part of the Basilica of St. Francis at Assisi to collapse.
    * 2000 - Anti-globalization protests in Prague (some 20,000 protesters) turned violent during the IMF and World Bank summits.
    * 2000 - Express Samina, capsized after running aground near the isle of Paros. 82 people were killed.
    * 2002 - The overcrowded Senegalese ferry MV Joola capsizes off the coast of Gambia killing more than 1,000.
    * 2002 - Thirty people are killed in a shooting by terrorists at a temple in Gandhinagar, India.

Births

    * 1181 - Saint Francis of Assisi, Italian founder of the Franciscan Order (d. 1226)
    * 1406 - Thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros, English soldier and politician (d. 1430)
    * 1711 - Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple, English politician (d. 1779)
    * 1750 - Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood, British admiral (d. 1810)
    * 1758 - Cosme Argerich, Argentine physician, founder of the Medicine School of Buenos Aires.
    * 1774 - Johnny Appleseed, American environmentalist (d. 1847)
    * 1791 - Théodore Géricault, French painter (d. 1824)
    * 1840 - Louis-Olivier Taillon, French Canadian politician (d. 1923)
    * 1865 - Mary Russell, Duchess of Bedford, English pilot and ornithologist (d. 1937)
    * 1869 - Komitas, Armenian composer (d. 1935)
    * 1870 - King Christian X of Denmark (d. 1947)
    * 1871 - Winsor McCay, American cartoonist (d. 1934)
    * 1873 - Wacław Berent, Polish novelist and translator (d. 1940)
    * 1873 - Aleksey Shchusev, Russian architect (d. 1949)
    * 1874 - Lewis Hine, American photographer and social activist (d. 1940)
    * 1875 - Edmund Gwenn, Welsh actor (d. 1959)
    * 1876 - Edith Abbott, American social worker, educator, and author (d. 1957)
    * 1877 - Ugo Cerletti, Italian neurologist (d. 1963)
    * 1877 - Alfred Cortot, Swiss pianist (d. 1962)
    * 1881 - Hiram Wesley Evans, Ku Klux Klan Imperial Wizard (d. 1966)
    * 1886 - Archibald Vivian Hill, English physiologist, Nobel laureate (d. 1977)
    * 1887 - Edwin Keppel Bennett, English writer (d. 1958)
    * 1887 - Antonio Moreno, Spanish-born actor (d. 1967)
    * 1887 - Sir Barnes Wallis, English scientist, engineer and inventor (d. 1979)
    * 1888 - J. Frank Dobie, American folklorist and newspaper columnist (d. 1964)
    * 1888 - T. S. Eliot, American-born writer and editor, Nobel laureate (d. 1965)
    * 1889 - Martin Heidegger, German philosopher (d. 1976)
    * 1891 - Charles Münch, French conductor and violinist (d. 1968)
    * 1893 - Gladys Brockwell, American actress (d. 1929)
    * 1895 - George Raft, American actor (d. 1980)
    * 1897 - Pope Paul VI (d. 1978)
    * 1897 - Arthur Rhys Davids, English pilot (d. 1917)
    * 1898 - George Gershwin, American composer (d. 1937)
    * 1905 - Emilio Navarro, Puerto Rican baseball player
    * 1907 - Anthony Blunt, English art historian and Soviet spy (d. 1983)
    * 1907 - Bep van Klaveren, Dutch boxer (d. 1992)
    * 1909 - Bill France, Sr., American founder of NASCAR (d. 1992)
    * 1914 - Jack LaLanne, American fitness, exercise and nutritional expert
    * 1917 - Réal Caouette, French Canadian politician, leader of the Ralliement créditiste (d. 1976)
    * 1919 - Barbara Britton, American actress (d. 1980)
    * 1919 - Matilde Camus, Spanish poet and researcher
    * 1922 - Nicholas Romanov, French-born pretender to the Russian throne
    * 1923 - Dev Anand, Indian actor and film producer
    * 1925 - Norm Dussault, American ice hockey player
    * 1925 - Marty Robbins, American singer (d. 1982)
    * 1926 - Julie London, American singer and actress (d. 2000)
    * 1927 - Robert Blackburn, Irish educationist (d. 1990)
    * 1927 - Patrick O'Neal, American actor (d. 1994)
    * 1928 - Bob Van der Veken, Belgian actor
    * 1930 - Fritz Wunderlich, German tenor (d. 1966)
    * 1932 - Richard Herd, American actor
    * 1932 - Dr. Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India
    * 1932 - Vladimir Voinovich, Russian writer and dissident
    * 1933 - Donna Douglas, American actress
    * 1935 - Joe Sherlock, Irish Labour Party politician (d. 2007)
    * 1936 - Winnie Mandela, South African anti-apartheid activist
    * 1937 - Valentin Pavlov, Soviet politician (d. 2003)
    * 1937 - Jerry Weintraub, American film producer
    * 1939 - Ricky Tomlinson, English actor
    * 1941 - Salvatore Accardo, Italian violinist and conductor
    * 1942 - Kent McCord, American actor
    * 1943 - Ian Chappell, Australian cricketer and broadcaster
    * 1943 - Tim Schenken, Australian racing driver
    * 1944 - Anne Robinson, English television host
    * 1945 - Louise Beaudoin, French Canadian politician
    * 1945 - Gal Costa, Brazilian singer
    * 1945 - Bryan Ferry, English singer
    * 1946 - Andrea Dworkin, American feminist (d. 2005)
    * 1946 - Christine Todd Whitman, American politician
    * 1947 - Lynn Anderson, American singer
    * 1948 - Olivia Newton-John, English-born Australian singer and actress
    * 1949 - Clodoaldo, Brazilian football player
    * 1949 - Jane Smiley, American novelist
    * 1949 - Minette Walters, English novelist
    * 1951 - Stuart Tosh, Scottish musician
    * 1952 - Predrag Miletić, Serbian actor
    * 1953 - Joe Benigno, American radio personality
    * 1953 - Aivars Lembergs, Latvian politician
    * 1954 - Kevin Kennedy, American baseball manager and television host
    * 1955 - Carlene Carter, American singer
    * 1956 - Steve Butler, American racing driver
    * 1956 - Linda Hamilton, American actress
    * 1958 - Richard B. Weldon, Jr., American politician
    * 1959 - Rich Gedman, American baseball player
    * 1961 - Will Self, English author
    * 1962 - Melissa Sue Anderson, American actress
    * 1962 - Peter Foster, Australian con-man
    * 1963 - Lysette Anthony, English actress
    * 1964 - Nicki French, English singer
    * 1965 - Cindy Herron, American singer (En Vogue)
    * 1965 - Alexandra Lencastre, Portuguese actress
    * 1966 - Jillian Barberie, Canadian actress and television hostess
    * 1966 - Christos Dantis, Greek composer and singer
    * 1966 - Craig "Ironhead" Heyward, American football player (d. 2006)
    * 1967 - Shannon Hoon, American singer (Blind Melon) (d. 1995)
    * 1968 - James Caviezel, American actor
    * 1969 - Paul Warhurst, English football player
    * 1969 - Anthony Kavanagh, French Canadian comedian, actor and singer
    * 1970 - Sheri Moon Zombie, American actress
    * 1972 - Ras Kass, American rapper
    * 1972 - Melanie Paxson, American actress
    * 1972 - Shawn Stockman, American singer (Boyz II Men)
    * 1973 - Marty Casey, American singer (Lovehammers)
    * 1973 - Chris Small, Scottish snooker player
    * 1973 - Olga Vasdeki, Greek triple jumper
    * 1974 - Martin Müürsepp, Estonian basketball player
    * 1975 - Emma Härdelin, Swedish singer (Garmarna and Triakel)
    * 1975 - Jake Paltrow, American film director, brother of Gwyneth Paltrow
    * 1976 - Michael Ballack, German footballer
    * 1977 - Kaylynn, American porn star
    * 1978 - Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot, Kenyan long-distance runner
    * 1979 - Jon Harley, English footballer
    * 1979 - Fuifui Moimoi, New Zealand (Tongan) rugby league footballer
    * 1979 - Jaycie Phelps, American gymnast
    * 1980 - Patrick Friesacher, Austrian race car driver
    * 1980 - Henrik and Daniel Sedin, Swedish ice hockey players
    * 1981 - Collien Fernandes, German TV host and actress
    * 1981 - Christina Milian, American actress and singer
    * 1981 - Serena Williams, American tennis player
    * 1982 - Miguel Alfredo Portillo, Argentine footballer
    * 1983 - Ricardo Quaresma, Portuguese footballer
    * 1983 - Samantha Hammel, American record producer and actress
    * 1984 - Keisha Buchanan, English singer (Sugababes)
    * 1985 - Lenna Kuurmaa, Estonian singer (Vanilla Ninja)
    * 1986 - Ashley Leggat, Canadian actress
    * 1987 - Rosie Munter, Swedish singer (Play)
    * 1988 - Kiira Korpi, Finnish figure skater
    * 1988 - Mark Simpson, English clarinetist and composer
    * 2000 - Princess Salma bint Al Abdullah II of Jordan

Deaths

    * 1417 - Francesco Zabarella, Italian jurist (b. 1360)
    * 1468 - Juan de Torquemada, Spanish Catholic cardinal (b. 1388)
    * 1501 - Džore Držić, Croatian writer (b. 1461)
    * 1620 - Taichang Emperor of China (b. 1582)
    * 1626 - Wakisaka Yasuharu, Japanese warrior (b. 1554)
    * 1716 - Antoine Parent, French mathematician (b. 1666)
    * 1763 - John Byron, English poet (b. 1692)
    * 1764 - Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro, Spanish scholar (b. 1767)
    * 1802 - Baron Jurij Vega, Slovenian mathematician, physicist, and military officer (b. 1754)
    * 1820 - Daniel Boone, American frontiersman (b. 1734)
    * 1868 - August Ferdinand Möbius, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1790)
    * 1877 - Hermann Grassmann, German mathematician and physicist (b. 1809)
    * 1902 - Levi Strauss, American clothing manufacturer (b. 1829)
    * 1904 - John F. Stairs, Canadian businessman and statesman (b. 1848)
    * 1904 - Lafcadio Hearn, Greek writer (b. 1850)
    * 1937 - Bessie Smith, American singer (b. 1894)
    * 1945 - Béla Bartók, Hungarian composer (b. 1881)
    * 1947 - Hugh Lofting, English writer (b. 1886)
    * 1951 - Hans Cloos, German geologist (b. 1885)
    * 1952 - George Santayana, Spanish philosopher (b. 1863)
    * 1953 - Xu Beihong, Chinese painter (b. 1895)
    * 1965 - James Fitzmaurice, Irish aviation pioneer (b. 1898)
    * 1968 - Daniel Johnson, Sr, Canadian politician, premier of Québec (b. 1915)
    * 1972 - Charles Correll, American radio actor (b. 1890)
    * 1973 - Ralph Earnhardt, American race car driver (b. 1923)
    * 1973 - Anna Magnani, Italian actress (b. 1908)
    * 1976 - Lavoslav Ružička, Croatian chemist, Nobel laureate (b. 1887)
    * 1978 - Manne Siegbahn, Swedish physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1886)
    * 1979 - Arthur Hunnicutt, American actor (b. 1910)
    * 1982 - Alec Hurwood, Australian cricketer (b. 1902)
    * 1983 - Tino Rossi, French singer and actor (b. 1907)
    * 1984 - John Facenda, American broadcaster and sports announcer (b. 1913)
    * 1984 - Paquirri, Spanish bullfighter (b. 1948)
    * 1986 - Hugh Franklin, American soap opera actor (b. 1916)
    * 1990 - Alberto Moravia, Italian author (b. 1907)
    * 1991 - Billy Vaughn, American instrumentalist, singer and bandleader (b. 1919)
    * 1998 - Betty Carter, American singer (b. 1930)
    * 1999 - Oseola McCarty, notable benefactor of Southern Miss (b. 1908)
    * 2000 - Richard Mulligan, American actor (b. 1932)
    * 2000 - Baden Powell, Brazilian guitarist (b. 1937)
    * 2003 - Robert Palmer, English singer (b. 1949)
    * 2003 - Shawn Lane, American guitarist (b. 1963)
    * 2004 - Marianna Komlos, professional wrestling valet (b. 1969)
    * 2006 - Byron Nelson, American golfer (b. 1912)
    * 2006 - Iva Toguri D'Aquino, alleged Tokyo Rose (b. 1916)
    * 2007 - Bill Wirtz, American owner of the Chicago Blackhawks (b. 1929)

Holidays and observances

    * Calendar of Saints - Sts. Cosmas and Damian.
    * Also see September 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics).
    * Discordianism - Bureflux.
    * European Day of Languages.
    * French Republican Calendar - Cheval (Horse) Day, fifth day in the Month of Vendémiaire.