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1305: Braveheart inspiration William Wallace, right, is executed for high treason in London.

1873: Albert Bridge opens in Chelsea, London.

1991: The World Wide Web opens to the public.

the beat. His talent was matched by his extraordinary behaviour. Known as “Moon the Loon”, what began with the demolition of his own drums became a pattern of destruction. On tour he would smash hotel rooms, at one point returning to hurl the TV into the swimming pool with the quip “I nearly forgot”. He loved flushing explosives down toilets, progressing from cherry bombs to a stick of dynamite.

By the 70s, he was addicted to alcohol and tranquillisers, and in debt. His behaviour was more unpredictable – he ran down and killed Neil Boland, his bodyguard, as he drunkenly fled a pub fight. He passed out repeatedly on stage.

In 1978 he began a course of the sedative Heminevrin to wean him off alcohol. He was advised to take three pills a day. On September 7 he was found dead... having taken 32.

Singer Roger Daltrey said: “He was the funniest man I’ve ever known, but he was also the saddest. He had an incredible talent but was completely uncontrollable. Not just a little bit uncontrollable, completely uncontrollable.”

Question: A failed Scandinavian bank robbery this day in 1973 led to the recognition of an unusual psychological disorder. What is it? Last week I asked which singer, best-selling female music artist ever, was born August 16 1958.The answer is MADONNA.