June 15th

Today is Global Wind Day! A day when all things fart orientated are celebrated. Big farts, smelly trumps, stinky bishop type breaking of wind, deadly silent farts sneaked out in company, huge wet raspberry trumps, la...oh I see! It turns out that Global Wind Day is a day to celebrate all types of wind energy, information is exchanged to help inform people about the benefits and types of wind power.

There are visits organised to off shore and onshore wind farms etc and various diverse events are organised on the day including farting competitions!



1215 King John of England puts his seal to the Magna Carta at Runnymede on the River Thames near Windsor.



1265 Edward I places a new tithe upon owning cats, the so called 'Moggy Tax' proved to be very unpopular amongst the peasant class who reacted by throwing out their family pets. Seeing how much resentment was growing against him and how little the tax was raising King Edward repealed the tithe after just ten months announcing, " I made a mistake, you must realise just how much I love pussy!". To this day though feral cats still roam in many areas of England.



1381 Peasants' Revolt leader Wat Tyler was killed by officers of King Richard II during negotiations at Smithfield, London. His body was decapitated and his head placed upon a pole and paraded through London before being displayed upon London Bridge.



1843 Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg is born in Bergen.



1919 Aviators John Alcock and Arthur Brown complete their cross Atlantic crossing when they reach Clifden, County Galway, Ireland, becoming the first people to complete the trans Atlantic flight.



1941 Singers songwriter Harry Nilsson was born in Brooklyn, New York. Best known for his singles "Everybody's Talkin'" (1969) and " Without You" (1971).



1943 French singer and actor Johnny Hallyday is born in Cite Malesherberes, Paris.
   


1946 Slade front man Noddy Holder is born as Neville John Holder in Walsall, Staffordshire.



1949 English actor Simon Callow is born in Streatham, London.



1954 American comedian, actor and singer James Adam Belushi is born in Chicago, Illinois.



1956 American actress and former model Julie Hagerty is born in Cincinnati, best known for her role opposite Robert Hays in Airplane! and its sequel as air stewardess Elaine Dickinson.



1959 Ex football star and radio presenter Alan Brazil is born in Simshill, Glasgow.



1962 English satirist, writer, actor and director Chris Morris is born in Bristol. A controversial figure due to his satirical news programmes "On the Hour", " The Day Today" and "Brass Eye".



1963 Leading American actress Helen Hunt is born in Culver City, California.



1964 Friends star Courteney Cox is born as Courtney Bass Cox in Birmingham, Alabama. Besides her role as Monica Geller in Friends, she also starred in the " Scream" film series as TV reporter Gale Weathers.


1970 The Charles Manson/Sharon Tate Murders trial begins.

    

1993 English World Champion Racing Driver James Hunt died aged 45yo from a heart attack at his home in Wimbledon.



1995 American wrestler Dick Murdoch died aged from a massive heart attack aged 49yo. He was known as one half of the popular tag team "The Texas Outlaws" alongside Dusty Rhodes in the early to mid 1970s.



Political News: Labour has discovered a coalition plan to place VAT upon sausages. Replying to the allegations the Chancellor Gideon Osborne stated ," Whilst I refuse to confirm this Labour allegation, I must point out that we are not placing VAT upon potatoes so people can still enjoy 'Bangers and Mash' with tax free potatoes, and if any person cannot afford to buy sausages they can enjoy double potatoes in "Mash and Mash".

     

Pinkies the orang-utan is to start work tomorrow as a Job Centre Adviser. The move announced today by Iain Duncan Smith is to answer critics who say that job centre staff are just there to sanction claimants, "Pinkies will be offering a full range of advice to help the lazy, idle b...I mean the unemployed off benefits and into work, but if they do not follow his advice, well we shall have to apply sanctions fully, including the newly passed ultimate sanction bill where the money grabbing bast...erm claimant will be taken outside and shot. Yes I see this as an excellent way to keep the unemployment numbers down.

Pinkies advising a claimant