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Eva Marie Saint is 99.

James Monroe died on this day 192 years ago, aged 73. - Monroe dropped out of college to fight in the American Revolution, and served under William Washington (George's second cousin once removed). Monroe would ambush Hessian reinforcements in the Battle of Trenton, and nearly died in battle due to a severed artery. He can be seen in the famous "Washington Crossing the Delaware" painting, behind Washington and holding the flag: - After the end of the fighting, Monroe would be elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 1782. He would be elected to the Congress of the Confederation (the precursor to the US House of Representatives) in 1783, and as a US senator in 1790. In 1799, he became the governor of Virginia- he served until 1802, and would become governor again in 1811, quitting after four months after president James Madison appointed him his Secretary of State. - Monroe won the 1816 presidential election against Rufus King in a landslide. His tenure was best known for buying Florida from Spain, the Compromise of 1820 (in which Missouri became a slave state if Maine became a free state), and the Monroe Doctrine (a declaration stating that the US would act against further European colonization of the Americas). - Monroe was a supporter of the American Colonization Society, encouraging freed slaves to form their own nation in Africa- this soon became the country of Liberia, and its capital city, Monrovia, is named after him. - In 1820, Monroe became the only other US president to run unopposed besides George Washington. A single elector cast a vote for John Quincy Adams- many believe that this was so that George Washington could remain the only unanimously elected (in the Electoral College) president. - Monroe died on the 55th anniversary of the ratification of the Declaration of Independence, and exactly five years after John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. He is the most recent US president to die on the 4th of July.

I might as well say this now. Sue Cook has pulled out

Well there’s a shock. Next you’ll be telling me that LadBaby are also grifting cunts. Or that bears shit in woods.

4th July 34 Manic Street Preachers- The Masses Against the Classes 32 Melanie C- I Turn to You 30 Eminem ft. Dido - Stan 29 Kylie Minogue - Can’t Get You Out Of My Head 29 Spiller- Groovejet (If This Ain’t Love) 28 All Saints- Pure Shores 28 Fragma- Toca’s Miracle 28 Roger Sanchez- Another Chance 26 Sonique- It Feels So Good 25 Britney Spears- Oops!... I Did It Again 24 Christina Aguilera, Lil’ Kim, Mya & Pink - Lady Marmalade +4 24 Eminem- The Real Slim Shady +4 24 Daniel Bedingfield- Gotta Get Thru This 24 Rui da Silva ft. Cassandra- Touch Me 24 Madison Avenue- Don’t Call Me Baby 24 Melanie C ft. Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes- Never Be The Same Again 23 So Solid Crew - 21 Seconds 23 DJ Pied Piper and the Masters of Ceremonies- Do You Really Like It? 23 S Club 7- Don’t Stop Movin’ 22 Shaggy/RikRok - It Wasn't Me 22 LeAnn Rimes - Cant Fight the Moonlight 22 Afroman- Because I Got High 22 Oxide & Neutrino- Bound 4 da Reload (Casualty) 22 Modjo- Lady (Hear Me Tonight) 22 S Club 7- Have You Ever 21 Shaggy ft. Rayvon- Angel 20 Gabrielle- Rise 20 Chicane ft. Bryan Adams- Don’t Give Up 20 Geri Halliwell - Bag It Up 20 Craig David- Fill Me In 20 Billie Piper- Day & Night 20 Kylie Minogue- Spinning Around 20 The Corrs- Breathless 20 Craig David- 7 Days 20 Robbie Williams- Rock DJ 20 A1- Take On Me 20 All Saints- Black Coffee 20 Steps- Stomp  20 Spice Girls- Holler/Let Love Lead The Way 20 Westlife- My Love 20 A1- Same Old Brand New You 20 Destiny’s Child- Independent Women Part 1 20 S Club 7- Never Had A Dream Come True 20 Jennifer Lopez- Love Don’t Cost A Thing 20 Atomic Kitten- Whole Again 20 Hear’Say- Pure and Simple 20 Emma Bunton- What Took You So Long? 20 Destiny’s Child- Survivor 20 Atomic Kitten - Eternal Flame 20 Five - Let’s Dance 20 Blue - Too Close 20 Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman - Somethin’ Stupid 18 Blue - If You Come Back 17 Hear’Say - The Way to Your Love 17 Mariah Carey ft. Westlife- Against All Odds 17 Ronan Keating- Life Is A Rollercoaster16 Westlife - Queen of My Heart 16 Robbie Williams- Eternity/The Road to Mandalay 14 Britney Spears - Born To Make You Happy 14 Madonna - Music 14 Westlife - Fool Again 13 Five + Queen- We Will Rock You -1 09 U2- Beautiful Day  00 Madonna- American Pie -4 00 DJ Ötzi- Hey Baby -1

30 Manic Street Preachers- The Masses Against the Classes +2 30 Eminem ft. Dido - Stan 29 Kylie Minogue - Can’t Get You Out Of My Head 29 Spiller- Groovejet (If This Ain’t Love) 28 All Saints- Pure Shores 28 Fragma- Toca’s Miracle 28 Roger Sanchez- Another Chance 28 Melanie C- I Turn to You 28 Britney Spears- Oops!... I Did It Again 26 Sonique- It Feels So Good 24 Daniel Bedingfield- Gotta Get Thru This +2 24 Rui da Silva ft. Cassandra- Touch Me 23 So Solid Crew - 21 Seconds 23 DJ Pied Piper and the Masters of Ceremonies- Do You Really Like It? 23 S Club 7- Don’t Stop Movin’ 22 Afroman- Because I Got High 22 Oxide & Neutrino- Bound 4 da Reload (Casualty) 22 Modjo- Lady (Hear Me Tonight) 22 Melanie C ft. Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes- Never Be The Same Again 22 S Club 7- Have You Ever 22 Madison Avenue- Don’t Call Me Baby 21 Shaggy ft. Rayvon- Angel 20 Eminem- The Real Slim Shady 20 Gabrielle- Rise 20 Chicane ft. Bryan Adams- Don’t Give Up 20 Geri Halliwell - Bag It Up 20 Westlife- Fool Again 20 Craig David- Fill Me In 20 Billie Piper- Day & Night 20 Kylie Minogue- Spinning Around 20 The Corrs- Breathless 20 Craig David- 7 Days 20 Robbie Williams- Rock DJ 20 A1- Take On Me 20 Mariah Carey ft. Westlife- Against All Odds 20 All Saints- Black Coffee 20 Steps- Stomp  20 Spice Girls- Holler/Let Love Lead The Way 20 Westlife- My Love 20 A1- Same Old Brand New You 20 LeAnn Rimes- Can’t Fight the Moonlight 20 Destiny’s Child- Independent Women Part 1 20 S Club 7- Never Had A Dream Come True 20 Jennifer Lopez- Love Don’t Cost A Thing 20 Atomic Kitten- Whole Again 20 Shaggy ft. RikRok- It Wasn’t Me 20 Hear’Say- Pure and Simple 20 Emma Bunton- What Took You So Long? 20 Destiny’s Child- Survivor 20 Christina Aguilera, Lil’ Kim, Mya & Pink- Lady Marmalade 20 Atomic Kitten - Eternal Flame 20 Five - Let’s Dance 20 Blue - Too Close 20 Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman - Somethin’ Stupid 18 Blue - If You Come Back 17 Hear’Say - The Way to Your Love 17 Ronan Keating- Life Is A Rollercoaster 16 Madonna- American Pie 16 Westlife - Queen of My Heart 16 Robbie Williams- Eternity/The Road to Mandalay 14 Britney Spears - Born To Make You Happy 14 Five + Queen- We Will Rock You 14 Madonna - Music 09 U2- Beautiful Day  07 DJ Ötzi- Hey Baby -6 Fun fact - I was friends with Daniel (and Natasha) Bedingfield for a while when I was 3, until his family moved to New Zealand.

A cereal killer? (I'll get my coat )

34 Manic Street Preachers- The Masses Against the Classes 32 Melanie C- I Turn to You 30 Eminem ft. Dido - Stan 29 Kylie Minogue - Can’t Get You Out Of My Head 29 Spiller- Groovejet (If This Ain’t Love) 28 All Saints- Pure Shores 28 Fragma- Toca’s Miracle 28 Roger Sanchez- Another Chance 26 Sonique- It Feels So Good 25 Britney Spears- Oops!... I Did It Again 24 Daniel Bedingfield- Gotta Get Thru This 24 Rui da Silva ft. Cassandra- Touch Me 24 Madison Avenue- Don’t Call Me Baby 24 Melanie C ft. Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes- Never Be The Same Again 23 So Solid Crew - 21 Seconds 23 DJ Pied Piper and the Masters of Ceremonies- Do You Really Like It? 23 S Club 7- Don’t Stop Movin’ 22 Shaggy/RikRok - It Wasn't Me +2 22 LeAnn Rimes - Cant Fight the Moonlight +2 22 Afroman- Because I Got High 22 Oxide & Neutrino- Bound 4 da Reload (Casualty) 22 Modjo- Lady (Hear Me Tonight) 22 S Club 7- Have You Ever 21 Shaggy ft. Rayvon- Angel 20 Eminem- The Real Slim Shady 20 Gabrielle- Rise 20 Chicane ft. Bryan Adams- Don’t Give Up 20 Geri Halliwell - Bag It Up 20 Craig David- Fill Me In 20 Billie Piper- Day & Night 20 Kylie Minogue- Spinning Around 20 The Corrs- Breathless 20 Craig David- 7 Days 20 Robbie Williams- Rock DJ 20 A1- Take On Me 20 All Saints- Black Coffee 20 Steps- Stomp  20 Spice Girls- Holler/Let Love Lead The Way 20 Westlife- My Love 20 A1- Same Old Brand New You 20 Destiny’s Child- Independent Women Part 1 20 S Club 7- Never Had A Dream Come True 20 Jennifer Lopez- Love Don’t Cost A Thing 20 Atomic Kitten- Whole Again 20 Hear’Say- Pure and Simple 20 Emma Bunton- What Took You So Long? 20 Destiny’s Child- Survivor 20 Christina Aguilera, Lil’ Kim, Mya & Pink- Lady Marmalade 20 Atomic Kitten - Eternal Flame 20 Five - Let’s Dance 20 Blue - Too Close 20 Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman - Somethin’ Stupid 18 Blue - If You Come Back 17 Hear’Say - The Way to Your Love 17 Mariah Carey ft. Westlife- Against All Odds 17 Ronan Keating- Life Is A Rollercoaster16 Westlife - Queen of My Heart 16 Robbie Williams- Eternity/The Road to Mandalay 14 Britney Spears - Born To Make You Happy 14 Five + Queen- We Will Rock You 14 Madonna - Music 14 Westlife - Fool Again -6 10 Madonna- American Pie 09 U2- Beautiful Day  01 DJ Ötzi- Hey Baby  If you get rid of the Westlife/Five dross there's some decent stuff here.

Fuck it. I'm changing some people. 1923 - Jacques Borker / Virginia Halas McCaskey 1924 - Marshall Allen / Maria Riva 1925 - Arnaldo Forlani / Brigitte Auber 1926 - David Attenborough / Helen Gallagher 1927 - John Rhodes / Maybelle Blair 1928 - Noam Chomsky / Marion Ross 1929 - Berry Gordy / June Squibb 1930 - John Astin / Frances Sternhagen 1931 - Gerald Harper / Anne Heywood 1932 - Quentin Blake / Jacqueline Beer

Twenty-two years since the death of composer Delia Derbyshire, aged 64. Here's one you might know.

Also, he appears to have been banned from Wikipedia for using sockpuppets to edit his own page.

Pierre d'Aubusson was a French cardinal of Le Monteil-au-Vicomte, died in Greece in Rhodes 520 years ago aged 80, was the 40th Grand Master of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, Little Crow died 160 years ago in Meeker County and was born in Kaposia, was a chief of the Mdewakanton Dakota - Sioux Indians. Little Crow led some of the Dakota people in a five-week war against the United States in 1862 Hipólito Yrigoyen was president of Argentina twice (1916-1922 and 1928-1930), he died 80 years ago aged 80 in the same city where he was born (Buenos Aires) Joe DeRita died 30 years ago at age 83, born in Philadelphia, died in Woodland Hills (Los Angeles), well known for having participated in the series The Three Stooges / The Three Stooges, a group of which he was the last survivor, DeRita died of pneumonia , nine days before his 84th birthday, at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital. Only member of the Stooges who was not Jewish

New round to open soon ! Don’t put your picks yet, they won’t be taken into account

One German football player has died: Horst-Dieter Höttges at age 79 on June 22nd. https://www.deichstube.de/news/werder-bremen-trauert-horst-dieter-hoettges-ist-tot-vereins-legende-verstorben-zr-92378253.html

Sun 2 Jul 30 Kylie Minogue- Can’t Get You Out Of My Head 25 Spiller- Groovejet (If This Ain’t Love) 24 Roger Sanchez- Another Chance +4 24 Manic Street Preachers- The Masses Against the Classes 24 Melanie C- I Turn to You 24 Oxide & Neutrino- Bound 4 da Reload (Casualty) 24 Sonique- It Feels So Good 24 Britney Spears- Oops!... I Did It Again 24 All Saints- Pure Shores 24 Fragma- Toca’s Miracle 23 Eminem ft. Dido- Stan 22 S Club 7- Don’t Stop Movin’ 22 Melanie C ft. Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes- Never Be The Same Again 22 S Club 7- Have You Ever 21 Shaggy ft. Rayvon- Angel 20 Bob the Builder — Can We Fix It 20 Eminem- The Real Slim Shady 20 Gabrielle- Rise 20 Madonna- American Pie 20 Chicane ft. Bryan Adams- Don’t Give Up 20 Geri Halliwell- Bag It Up 20 Westlife- Fool Again 20 Craig David- Fill Me In 20 Madison Avenue- Don’t Call Me Baby 20 Billie Piper- Day & Night 20 Black Legend- You See The Trouble With Me 20 Kylie Minogue- Spinning Around 20 The Corrs- Breathless 20 Craig David- 7 Days 20 Robbie Williams- Rock DJ 20 Madonna- Music 20 A1- Take On Me 20 Modjo- Lady (Hear Me Tonight) 20 Mariah Carey ft. Westlife- Against All Odds 20 All Saints- Black Coffee 20 Steps- Stomp  20 Spice Girls- Holler/Let Love Lead The Way 20 Westlife- My Love 20 A1- Same Old Brand New You 20 LeAnn Rimes- Can’t Fight the Moonlight 20 Destiny’s Child- Independent Women Part 1 20 S Club 7- Never Had A Dream Come True 20 Rui da Silva ft. Cassandra- Touch Me 20 Jennifer Lopez- Love Don’t Cost A Thing 20 Atomic Kitten- Whole Again 20 Shaggy ft. RikRok- It Wasn’t Me 20 Hear’Say- Pure and Simple 20 Emma Bunton- What Took You So Long? 20 Destiny’s Child- Survivor 20 DJ Pied Piper and the Masters of Ceremonies- Do You Really Like It?  20 Christina Aguilera, Lil’ Kim, Mya & Pink- Lady Marmalade 20 Atomic Kitten- Eternal Flame 20 So Solid Crew - 21 Seconds 20 Five- Let’s Dance 20 Blue- Too Close 20 Afroman- Because I Got High 20 Blue- If You Come Back 20 Daniel Bedingfield- Gotta Get Thru This 20 Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman- Somethin’ Stupid 18 Westlife- Queen of My Heart 18 Robbie Williams- Eternity/The Road to Mandalay 17 Hear’Say- The Way to Your Love 17 Ronan Keating- Life Is A Rollercoaster 14 Britney Spears- Born To Make You Happy 14 Five + Queen- We Will Rock You 14 Oasis- Go Let It Out 14 U2- Beautiful Day 14 DJ Ötzi- Hey Baby 14 Geri Halliwell - It’s Raining Men -6 9 Bob the Builder- Mambo No. 5 Disorientatingly long list that, I dare say, I haven’t absorbed properly when skimming through and scoring. Ah well. Nice one for picking this one up Wannamaker!

July 1 2023 24 Sonique- It Feels So Good +4 22 Eminem- The Real Slim Shady 22 Eminem ft. Dido- Stan 20 Manic Street Preachers- The Masses Against the Classes 20 Britney Spears- Born To Make You Happy 20 Gabrielle- Rise 20 Oasis- Go Let It Out 20 All Saints- Pure Shores 20 Madonna- American Pie 20 Chicane ft. Bryan Adams- Don’t Give Up 20 Geri Halliwell- Bag It Up 20 Melanie C ft. Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes- Never Be The Same Again 20 Westlife- Fool Again 20 Craig David- Fill Me In 20 Fragma- Toca’s Miracle 20 Oxide & Neutrino- Bound 4 da Reload (Casualty) 20 Britney Spears- Oops!... I Did It Again 20 Madison Avenue- Don’t Call Me Baby 20 Billie Piper- Day & Night 20 Black Legend- You See The Trouble With Me 20 Kylie Minogue- Spinning Around 20 The Corrs- Breathless 20 Ronan Keating- Life Is A Rollercoaster 20 Craig David- 7 Days 20 Robbie Williams- Rock DJ 20 Melanie C- I Turn to You 20 Spiller- Groovejet (If This Ain’t Love) 20 Madonna- Music 20 A1- Take On Me 20 Modjo- Lady (Hear Me Tonight) 20 Mariah Carey ft. Westlife- Against All Odds 20 All Saints- Black Coffee 20 Steps- Stomp 20 Spice Girls- Holler/Let Love Lead The Way 20 Westlife- My Love 20 A1- Same Old Brand New You 20 LeAnn Rimes- Can’t Fight the Moonlight 20 Destiny’s Child- Independent Women Part 1 20 S Club 7- Never Had A Dream Come True 20 Bob the Builder- Can We Fix It? 20 Rui da Silva ft. Cassandra- Touch Me 20 Jennifer Lopez- Love Don’t Cost A Thing 20 Atomic Kitten- Whole Again 20 Shaggy ft. RikRok- It Wasn’t Me 20 Westlife- Uptown Girl 20 Hear’Say- Pure and Simple 20 Emma Bunton- What Took You So Long? 20 Destiny’s Child- Survivor 20 S Club 7- Don’t Stop Movin’ 20 Geri Halliwell- It’s Raining Men 20 DJ Pied Piper and the Masters of Ceremonies- Do You Really Like It? 20 Shaggy ft. Rayvon- Angel 20 Christina Aguilera, Lil’ Kim, Mya & Pink- Lady Marmalade 20 Hear’Say- The Way to Your Love 20 Roger Sanchez- Another Chance 20 Robbie Williams- Eternity/The Road to Mandalay 20 Atomic Kitten- Eternal Flame 20 So Solid Crew- 21 Seconds 20 Five- Let’s Dance 20 Blue- Too Close 20 Bob the Builder- Mambo No. 5 20 DJ Ötzi- Hey Baby 20 Kylie Minogue- Can’t Get You Out Of My Head 20 Afroman- Because I Got High 20 Westlife- Queen of My Heart 20 Blue- If You Come Back 20 S Club 7- Have You Ever 20 Daniel Bedingfield- Gotta Get Thru This 20 Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman- Somethin’ Stupid 17 Limp Bizkit- Rollin’ - 3 17 U2- Beautiful Day -3 14 Five + Queen- We Will Rock You

Born in Paris, Camille Chautemps was Prime Minister of France in 1930, between 33 and 34, and between 37 and 38, he died 60 years ago aged 78 in Washington Buckminster Fuller was born in Milton Massachusetts and died in the same place, he is best known for the invention of the geodesic dome. Lightest, strongest, most cost-effective architectural structure ever designed It is said that when visiting his wife, who was in a coma in a hospital, he said: "She is waiting for me". Then he will have closed his eyes. Two hours later he was dead from a heart attack. His wife died 36 hours later He died 40 years ago aged 87

German equestrian Wilhelm Büsing, who was notable for competing at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, winning the silver and bronze medals, and also winning a silver medal at the 1954 European Championships, has died at 102. https://www.horses.nl/overige-disciplines/eventing/eventing-overig/dr-wilhelm-busing-102-overleden/

Surely it should be To The Manor Died?

Cardi B is quite useless if we're at it...

Kardashians. Famous from some horrible television show, instagram pictures and plastic surgeries, yet some people seem to think they're some kind of a "Royal Family of America"

I think you'll find that the poles do bend. Quite a lot. Thanks for that, Toast. Now go read the link I provided about the pole vaulter what was in the 1904 Olympics when they used wooden sticks. SC

Brilliant, Lady Die, I totally concur, wholeheartedly....and people who water their b****y gardens when our country is on water restrictions! Ditto! And parents who go to the supermarket together and take their children. One parent could stay at home with the kids.... Double ditto!! And people who park opposite your driveway so you can't get out of your own *bleeping* driveway without hitting them!! Hitting them would be a great solution if it wasn't for the fact that you'd probably damage your own car. Absolutely.....One day, I'm going to buy a big truck and run over them....

Just say "why, are they that poorly made? Maybe I won't buy the shoes after all!" and see what reaction you get!