On this DAY

ORANGEMAN’S DAY IN NORTHERN IRELAND 100 BC: Roman emperor Julius Caesar was born, not by Caesarean section as is often claimed, though his name does come from the Latin “to cut”. 1543: Henry VIII married Catherine Parr, his sixth and last wife. She outlived him and married again after his death. 1730: Josiah Wedgwood, English pottery designer and manufacturer, was born in Burslem, Staffordshire. 1854: George Eastman, US photographic pioneer who founded Kodak, was born in New York State. He chose the name Kodak because it was easy to remember. 1895: Oscar Hammerstein, lyricist who with Richard Rodgers wrote Oklahoma, South Pacific, The Sound Of Music and The King And I, was born. 1910: Charles Rolls, pioneering pilot and co-founder of Rolls-Royce, was killed when he crashed his biplane in a flying competition - the first British aviation victim. 1930: Australia’s Don Bradman set a new Test record with an innings of 334 against England at Leeds. ON THIS DAY LAST YEAR: An ‘evidence champion’ was appointed by the Government to help boost the results and prospects of all young people.