100 years ago today 15/12/1915: Remembering Lance Corporal Robert Gregory (Age 41) 1st Bn. Citadel New Military Cemetery, Fricourt, France. Husband of Rosetta Gregory, of 97, Oakfield St., Altrincham, Cheshire.

Meanwhile in World War 2:

15/12/1940: Private Jack Eakers (Age 29) Crediton Cemetery, United Kingdom. Husband of Dorothy Louisa Eakers of Crediton.

15/12/1942: Private Harold Morgan (Age 23) 2nd Bn. Tobruk War Cemetery, Libya. Son of Daniel and Ellen Morgan, of Chester.

also….

1933 – in USA prohibition repealed….I’ll drink to that I bet the mafia didn’t celebrate that much)

1961 – Adolf Eichmann sentanced to death after trial in Israel

2014 – Lindt Cafe seige in Sydney….two dead plus the idiot terrorist (yes Clover, it WAS terrorism!). Remembering Tori Johnson and Kartina Dawson…..

happy birthday….

37AD – Emporer Nero

1921 – Bob Todd (star of Benny Hill show….”why do 99% of gargoyles look liks Bob Todd” by Half Man Half Biscuit)

1951 – Joe Jorden ex Man Utd & Scotland

1968 – Garrett Wang (Harry Kim in Star Trek ‘Voyager’)

1981 – Michelle Dockery (aka Lady Mary in ‘Downton Abbey’)

…and we lost…

1890 – Chief Sitting Bull

1944 – Gelnn Miller (I always thought it was 16th December, when Battle of Bulge started, but on reflection probably was the night before. Hit by dumped bombs from an aborted RAF raid).