The Courier & Advertiser (Perth and Perthshire Edition)
Who said it? On this day
“She once shared with me that when her time came to leave this Earth, she would not be afraid, but excited and curious. Because she had learned how to live surrounded by her beloved husband, Erwin, and friends. I am a better woman, a better human, because her life touched mine. She was indeed simply the best” - Oprah Winfrey on Tina Turner who has died aged 83. “They are good. You need to have escapism in your life, and that’s a good thing” - Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on why he reads Jilly Cooper’s racy novels.
“It was just the done thing. Family doesn’t necessarily mean two parents with 2.4 children. My home wasn’t broken” Rapper Professor Green on being brought up by his grandmother.
“The onslaught of abuse and hatred continues simply because I want reform, I want the world to be a healthier place for wildlife, wild animal welfare, domestic animal welfare, the environment, so on and so forth. And there are people who have a vested interest in preventing that reform”
- Environmentalist and Springwatch presenter Chris Packham after winning a libel claim at the High Court.
“It’s been particularly special to meet so many of you today, also a large number of school children whose exams, I suspect, we have totally disrupted – but I’ve told them that if they don’t pass their exams, it’s bound to be my fault” - the King thanks the people of Armagh for the welcome he and the Queen received during the second day of their visit to Northern Ireland. 673: The Venerable Bede, English historian and scholar, was born in Jarrow. 1703: Diarist Samuel Pepys died.
1805: Napoleon was crowned King of Italy in Milan Cathedral.
1733: John Kay, Richard Arkwright’s assistant, patented the Flying Shuttle to operate on Arkwright’s spinning frame. 1865: The Confederate Army surrendered, ending the American Civil War.
1868: Irish terrorist Michael Barrett was hanged outside Newgate Prison for causing an explosion in London which left 13 dead – the last public execution in England.
1906: The rebuilt Vauxhall Bridge over the Thames was opened.
1913: Emily Duncan became Britain’s first woman magistrate.
1950: Petrol rationing ended in Britain. 1969: John Lennon and Yoko Ono began a “bed-in” for world peace in a Montreal hotel.
ON THIS DAY LAST YEAR: The final episode of the Ellen Degeneres show aired.