BORN ON THIS DAY

JULES rIMET (1873-1956). The French lawyer was Fifa’s longest serving president, and the World Cup trophy was renamed in his honour. His grandson said: ‘Grandfather would have been disappointed with the money- dominated business that football has become.’ The statuette was stolen in London in the run-up to the 1966 World Cup and later found by a dog called Pickles. SIr roGEr MoorE (1927-2017). The Londonborn actor, who played The Saint (right) on TV and James Bond in seven films, insisted he was only the fourth best 007. Some critics unkindly agreed: one from the New Yorker magazine said Moore ‘needed a stunt double for his acting scenes’. It is thought he invented the Magnum ice cream, after asking Wall’s to create a choc ice on a stick. The company, however, said it was just ‘a brilliant story’.