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British diver , Olympic gold winning medallist Tom Daley, celebrates his 28th birthday today.

On this day in 1975 british artist and sculptor Barbara Hepworth died aged 72. She was thought by many in the art world to exemplify modernism in art especially sculpture. She was also famouly part of a colony of artists who lived in St Ives during the second World War.

Your welcome! You are also clearly smitten with her hubby! I will let you into a secret, one of the reasons I am so interested in Vera Miles is because of some of the hunky husbands shes had over the years including a hunky Tarzan actor Gordon Scott!

American actress Constance Towers celebrates her 89th birthday today. The emmy nominated actress starred in a number of films during the golden age of Hollywood including Bring your smile along, Overexposed, The Horse Soldiers, Fate is the hunter and The Naked Kiss. She also found great success on Broadway in the 1970s Including in The King and I.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/18625559/ed-sheeran-wife-gives-birth-second-child/ Ed Sheeran has become a father for the second time after his wife gives birth.

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/may/19/rihanna-baby-born-asap-rocky Widespread media reports including TMZ that Rihanna gave birth to her first child just under a week ago.

On this day in 1907 English civil and structural engineer Benjamin Baker died aged 67. He helped to develop the early underground railways in London with Sir John Fowler but is probably best known for his role and work on the development of the Forth bridge across the Firth of Forth in Scotland. He is also noted for helping to develop the famous Aswain dam in Egypt.

https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/entertainment/2043898-vangelis-composer-of-chariots-of-fire-score-dies-at-79 The death of Vangelis a unique hit on the DDP subject to a qo which will no doubt come.

British singer Yazz who had huge success in the late 1980s with songs like Doctorin the house (with band Coldcut) Stand up for your love rights, Fine time, Where has all the love gone and most famously number one chart topper The Only way is up, celebrates her 62nd birthday today.

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I really hope you are wrong on your last point! I'm not ready for a taste of nuclear armagedeon!

https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/18607177/marnie-simpson-give-birth/ British reality tv star Marnie Simpson , who found fame through MTV show Geordie Shore, has given birth to her second child.

On this day in 2012 british bicycle designer Alan Oakley died aged 85. He worked for Raleigh and designed their hugely successful chopper bicycle.

https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/everton-legend-breaking-23937122 Former Everton player Mick Lyons diagnosed with dementia at the age of 70.

It has been noted on Wikipedia that former first lady of France Bernadette Chirac has not been seen in public since 2019, the year her husband former french President Jacques Chirac died. Part of the explanation for that is bound to be the covid pandemic but all the same it might be useful information worth highlighting to deadpoolers .

Former politician and First Lady of France Bernadette Chirac turns 89 today. Her husband the former French President Jacques Chirac died in 2019.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/18601329/sound-of-music-familys-rosmarie-trapp-dead/ Rosmarie Von Trapp dies aged 93.

On this day in 2004 american actor Tony Randall died aged 84. He was known for starring in the television adaptation of Neil Simons play The Odd Couple. He also starred alongside Marilyn Monroe in one of her final movies Lets make love and in the Doris Day Rock Hudson movie romantic comedy Pillow talk. He left two young children behind when he died as he became a first time father in his late seventies.

Queen Maxima of the Netherlands turns 51 today. She has been Queen of the Netherlands since 2013 when her mother in law Queen Beatrix abdicated the throne to make way for her eldest son.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/breaking-sam-faiers-gives-birth-26926753 Former reality tv star Sam Faiers, most famous for being in ITV2 show The Only way is Essex , has given birth to her third child.

On this day in 2019 the former Labor Prime Minister of Australia died aged 89. He was Prime Minister for eight years between 1983 and 1991.

HaHa not me I'm afraid! But two rather good looking american physique models Larry Hale an Al Rocha in a photo taken in 1950! I couldn’t possibly comment if I ever done some similar exercises with close 'friends ' !!

Irish born actor Pierce Brosnan , whose most famous role was as the fifth onscreen incarnation of iconic movie spy James Bond , celebrates his 69th birthday today.

British born singer and 1980s pop star Hazel o'connor turns 67 today. A particular special birthday as she survived a brain haemorrhage in recent months. British television presenter and author Judy Finnigan celebrates her 74th birthday today.

On this day in 2003 american singer , songwriter and entertainer June Carter Cash died aged 73 after experiencing complications following heart valve surgery. She was married to the legendary singer Johnny Cash who died just under four months after her. She was also a distant cousin of US President Jimmy Carter.