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The Joy Circuit |
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On This Day
A trawl through history remembering things dear to me and not necessarily world events
Mar 08 1993 |
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Beavis and Butt-Head debuts on MTV |
Mar 08 1958 |
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Gary Numan born |
Mar 03 1970 |
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Julie Bowen born, number 1 Hottie |
Feb 28 1994 |
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US Fighters shoot down four Serbian aircraft on bombing raid over Bosnia in violation of no-fly zone. First NATO action in its 45 year history |
Feb 23 1945 |
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US Flag raised over Iwo Jima |
Feb 22 1975 |
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Drew Barrymore born |
Feb 15 1979 |
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Clare born |
Feb 21 1986 |
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Charlotte Church born |
Feb 15 1991 |
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Clare born |
Feb 12 1980 |
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Christina Ricci born |
Feb 10 1981 |
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Holly Willoughby born |
Feb 08 1978 |
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Abi Titmuss born |
Feb 04 1960 |
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Tim Booth, lead singer with James, born |
Jan 24 1986 |
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Mischa Barton born |
Jan 22 1981 |
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Beverley Mitchell born |
Jan 04 2005 |
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This amazing website, in its current form, first went online |
Jan 03 1988 |
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Portsmouth beat Southampton 2-0 at the Dell, goals by Terry Connor and Barry Horne |
Dec 30 1980 |
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Eliza Dushku born |
Dec 25 1971 |
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Dido (Florian Cloud de Bounevialle Armstrong!) born |
Dec 23 2005 |
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Autoliv AGB shut |
Dec 19 1972 |
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Alyssa Milano born |
Dec 18 1978 |
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Katie Holmes born |
Dec 14 1988 |
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Vanessa Hudgens born |
Dec 10 1977 |
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Emmanuelle Chriqui born |
Dec 08 2008 |
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Boston Legal final episode shown |
Dec 08 1936 |
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My Dad born |
Dec 05 1976 |
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Amy Acker born |
Dec 03 2002 |
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Glenn Quinn dies aged 32 |
Nov 28 1984 |
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Mary Elizabeth Winstead born |
Nov 24 1988 |
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Daniel born |
Nov 24 1978 |
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Katherine Heigl born |
Nov 23 1963 |
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Doctor Who first shown on British TV |
Nov 23 1992 |
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Miley Cyrus born |
Nov 22 1984 |
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Scarlett Johansson born |
Nov 11 1918 |
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Armistice Day, the end of The Great War |
Nov 08 1982 |
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Portsmouth's greatest ever play, Jimmy Dickinson, dies |
Oct 13 1994 |
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Jason born |
Oct 12 2000 |
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Six sailors die on USS Cole following suicide attack |
Oct 11 1982 |
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Mary Rose raised from the Solent |
Oct 11 1985 |
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Michelle Trachtenberg born |
Oct 10 1953 |
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Midge Ure born |
Oct 05 1995 |
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Angel first shown on US TV |
Oct 04 1979 |
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Rachael Leigh Cook born |
Oct 03 1984 |
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Ashlee Simpson born |
Sep 30 1982 |
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Lacey Chabert born |
Sep 28 1987 |
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Hilary Duff born |
Sep 27 1984 |
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Avril Lavigne born |
Sep 09 1980 |
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Michelle Williams born |
Aug 27 1976 |
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Sarah Chalke born |
Aug 27 1988 |
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Alexa Vega born |
Aug 21 1989 |
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Hayden Panettiere born |
Aug 19 1982 |
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Erika Christensen born |
Aug 09 1976 |
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Audrey Tautou born |
Aug 08 1960 |
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Karen Jeram born |
Aug 04 1975 |
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Andy Hallett (from Angel) born |
Aug 01 1976 |
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Nwankwo Kanu born (allegedly!) |
July 30 1964 |
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Serial adulterer and all round bitch, the ex wife was born |
July 28 2006 |
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My first date with Karen, the ex gf. Another of my lifes failures |
July 26 1973 |
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Kate Beckinsale born |
July 24 1981 |
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Summer Glau ( River Tam in Firefly / Serenity ) born |
July 23 1970 |
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Charisma Carpenter ( Cordelia Chase in Buffy ) born |
July 14 1952 |
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Chris Cross (real name Chris Allen) of Ultravox born
Still an amazing band to see |
July 08 1985 |
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I started work at the wonderful company that is now Autoliv (it was Britax in those days). After 20+ years there they shut the place down and went with cheaper labour abroad. Bastards.
For the most part it was a good place to work |
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June 30 1979 |
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Are "Friends" Electric by Tubeway Army hits Number One in the UK. And the start of my love for his music |
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June 23 1964 |
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Joss Whedon, creator of 3 of the worlds best TV programs (maybe 4) and also one of the best ever films. Born this day |
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June 14 1982 |
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The Falklands War ended with the Argentine surrender at Port Stanley. The war lasted 74 days, with 255 British and 649 Argentine soldiers, sailors, and airmen, and three civilian Falklanders killed. |
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June 10 1995 |
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My father died on this day, still sadly missed |
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June 10 1983 |
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Leelee Sobeski born |
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June 09 1981 |
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Natalie Portman born |
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June 08 1982 |
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Sir Galahad and Sir Tristam bombed by Argentine forces in San Carlos waters. 50 men killed or missing and Britains biggest single loss during the war |
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June 06 1944 |
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D-Day, probably the greatest land invasion the world has seen |
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June 02 1982 |
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Jewel Staite born |
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May 28 1970 |
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Glenn Quinn, who played Doyle in Angel, born |
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May 26 1988 |
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Today would have been my 21st Wedding Anniversary, luckily I got let out earlier for good behaviour |
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May 25 1982 |
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HMS Coventry and MV Atlantic Conveyor sunk by Argentine aircraft off the Falkland Islands |
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May 24 1941 |
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HMS Hood, pride of the Royal Navy, sunk in action against German battleship Bismarck, only 3 men survived |
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May 23 1934 |
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Robert Moog born, the man responsible for the popularity of the synthesizer and the continuing dent in my bank balance! |
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May 22 1978 |
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Ginnifer Goodwin, top 5 Hottie, born |
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May 21 1982 |
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Type 21 Frigates HMS Antelope and Ardent sunk in action off the Falkland Islands |
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May 20 1952 |
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Warren Cann of Ultravox born |
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May 17 2008 |
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Portsmouth win the 2008 FA Cup, beating Cardiff City 1-0. I was there! |
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May 09 1941 |
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U-110 captured by HMS Aubretia, Bulldog and Broadway, capturing the Enigma machine in the process. Note that it was the Royal Navy and not the yanks as portrayed in the film U-571 |
| Last update | 08/03/2010 18:24:27 | © Dave Wateridge |
