ON THIS DAY
May 23, 1985
PRINCE CHARLES revealed a secret yesterday. Princess Diana is a Dynasty fan. He told of his wife’s interest in the goings- on of linda Evans and Joan Collins during a visit to Tyneside. In the home of Jim and Violet Taylor, he spotted the TV and asked: ‘Do you watch Dynasty? My wife has got me watching it.’
May 23, 2001
DAVID Beckham’s new Mohican hairstyle gave the Manchester United and England star an air of menace as he prepared for Friday’s match against Mexico yesterday. His inspiration was Robert De Niro, who had the style in the 1976 film Taxi Driver.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
JOHNNY BALL, 86. The TV presenter from Bristol hosted Play School and Think Of A Number. In 2012, aged 74, he was the oldest contestant on Strictly Come Dancing — he fractured his partner Aliona Vilani’s ankle after taking a ‘misstep’ during rehearsals.
DAME JOAN COLLINS, 91. The londonborn actress starred in The Stud and The Bitch, with both films based on novels by her late sister Jackie. One of the last surviving stars from the Hollywood Golden Age, she has worked opposite Paul Newman and Richard Burton.
BORN ON THIS DAY
ROBERT MOOG (1934-2005). The U.S. engineer invented the Moog electronic synthesiser, crucial to creating the sound of the 1960s and 1970s. It was used by The Beatles and Rolling Stones, and in films including A Clockwork Orange.
HUMPHREY LYTTELTON (1921-2008). The jazz musician and broadcaster was born and educated at Eton, where his father was a master. ‘Humph’ was hailed by louis Armstrong as Britain’s top trumpeter. He chaired Radio 4’s I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue for 37 years — he died three weeks after recording his last show.
ON MAY 23…
IN 1960, Israeli PM David Ben-Gurion announced that Nazi Adolf Eichmann had been captured and would stand trial in Israel.
IN 1966, the government declared a state of emergency — allowing it to cap food prices.
WORD WIZARDRY GUESS THE DEFINITION FOR Agnate (coined 1534)
A) Related through the male side only. B) Violet-coloured. C) Having a pearly lustre. answer below
PHRASE EXPLAINED
Baker’s dozen: Means 12 plus one, so 13; in medieval England, disreputable bakers incurred a heavy penalty for short weights, so made an extra loaf to avoid a fine or jail.
QUOTE FOR TODAY
Learn to say, “I don’t know”. If used when appropriate, it will be often.
Donald Rumsfeld, former U.S. Secretary of Defence (1932-2021)
JOKE OF THE DAY
WHAT do you call a tortoise in a chef’s hat? a slow cooker.
Guess The Definition answer: a.