On This Day: 07 Mar

Heroes (London Editions Magazines) #01 (1991)

First Appearances:

Lt. Jake Cassidy in Warlord (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #233 (10 Mar 1979).
Sgt. Bert Lucas (Bring-'Em-Back-Bert) in Warlord (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #233 (10 Mar 1979).
The Clown in 2000 A.D. (Fleetway Editions Ltd.) Prog 774 (14 Mar 1992).
Professor Hilary Tremayne (Tales from Beyond Science) in 2000 A.D. (Fleetway Editions Ltd.) Prog 774 (14 Mar 1992).

Births:

Kate J. Fricero (1878); Louis Briault (1885); Jon Peaty (1914); Andrzej Krauze (1947)

Deaths:

Gerald A. Facey (1999); Scott Goodall (2016)

Notable Events:

Nothing important happened today.

On This Day: 22 Dec

Births:

Basil Reynolds (1916); Rafael Aura León (1939); Mike Molloy (1940); Noel Ford (1942); Tony Isabella (1951)

Deaths:

Louis Briault (1944); Willie Gall (2006)

Notable Events:

A Special Carol Service for Eagle readers took place at 2:30pm in St. Paul's Cathedral in London in 1951, with Marcus Morris in attendance. Specially-printed sheets of carols were given to participants. Eagle readers Rupert Scott (16), Philip Hughes (14), and Philip Belgeonne (13) spoke for the congregation of over 3,000 people. The collection raised £59 8s 3d for charity.
The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's feature film released in 1960.
Sir Osbert Lancaster was a castaway on Desert Island Discs, on BBC Radio 4, in 1979.
Borders (UK) Limited closed in 2009, leaving Crikey! without high-street distribution.