ON THIS DAY
AUGUST 2, 2017
FROM THE DAILY MAIL ARCHIVE AUGUST 2, 1940 THe Germans have carried out their first leaflet raid on Britain. The leaflets, headed Last Appeal To Reason by Adolf Hitler, were dropped on a town in the South-east and another in the South-West. The raid lasted an hour and wardens and police were busy afterwards collecting the leaflets. AUGUST 2, 1963 The BBC is virtually ending lunchtime television for women, because the 500,000 to 1 million audiences are not big enough. The ‘same sort’ of women’s programmes will go out in the evening from the autumn. Women’s editor Miss Doreen Stephens said: ‘It will be much more satisfying because both husband and wife will see them.’ HAPPY BIRTHDAY DOnnA AIR, 38. The TV presenter and lifestyle guru from Tyneside (right) found fame as a ten-year-old actress in the BBC’s Byker Grove. She is dating James Middleton, brother of the Duchess of Cambridge. After a recent TV appearance, one viewer tweeted: ‘Is her Geordie accent hidden in the Middletons’ shed?’ JuLIA FOSTeR, 74. The Sussex-born actress played Michael Caine’s pregnant girlfriend Gilda in Alfie at 23. She went on to marry vet and broadcaster Bruce Fogle (their son is TV presenter Ben Fogle). They began dating after she invited him to see her in the play Lulu, in which she had one scene nude. She said: ‘He certainly saw a great deal more than he bargained for.’’ BORN ON THIS DAY PALLe HuLD (1912-2010). The red- haired Danish actor is believed to have been the inspiration for boy detective Tintin, right, created by Belgian artist Hergé. As a Boy Scout, Huld was chosen by a Danish newspaper to travel Around The World In eighty Days to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of author Jules Verne. Soon after, Tintin appeared in his first comic strip adventure. JACk L. WARneR (1892-1978). The movie mogul who founded Warner Brothers, the studio which produced such classics as Casablanca. Screen star Humphrey Bogart, who repeatedly clashed with Warner, said that when he refused to appear on set, he would receive a letter from Jack ‘saying that if I didn’t report, he’d cut my throat. He’d sign it “Love to Betty”.’ [Bogart’s wife, Lauren Bacall]. ON AUGUST 2 . . .
IN 1100, king William II of england died after being shot by an arrow while hunting.
IN 1870, the Tower Subway opened under the River Thames, becoming the world’s first underground railway. It could carry up to 12 passengers at a time