On This Day — September 5th
September 5th is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years) in the Gregorian ComedCommmcalendar. There are 117 days remaining until the end of the year.
Events
1697 – War of the Grand Alliance: A French warship captured York Factory, a trading post of the Hudson’s Bay Company in present-day Manitoba, Canada.
1882 – A group of London school boys led by Bobby Buckle founded Hotspur Football Club so they could continue to play sports during the winter months.
1943 – World War II: American and Australian airborne forces made a landing at Nadzab as part of the New Guinea campaign against Japan.
1975 – Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme, a devotee of Charles Manson, attempted to assassinate U.S. President Gerald Ford.
1977 – NASA launched the robotic space probe Voyager 1, currently the farthest spacecraft from Earth.
Celebrity Birthdays
Comedian Bob Newhart turns 89
Queen’s Freddie Mercury would have turned 72
Batman Actor Michael Keaton turns 67
Scream Actress Rose McGowan turns 45
Actress Annabelle Wallis turns 33
Miss old Freddy with a passion.
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So happy Bob Newhart is alive and well. I used to watch reruns of his show with my grandparents and he makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside 🙂
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