
20th Century #OnThisDay
@iain_mcdougall
You stick to your era and I'll stick to mine. I know where I feel more comfortable. Immune to wokeism & Gen Z #music #sport #TV #OnThisDay
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#OnThisDay in 1973 ‘Rubber Bullets’ by 10cc peaked at #1 on the UK singles @OfficialCharts The Seventies @70son7 Us Weekly VH1 SFs 70s Hits Absolute Radio 70s 60s, 70s & 80s Kids Amazing 70s Radio Greatest Hits Radio Ocean 100 Classic Rock Magazine iHeartRadio youtu.be/-tqSIpr0T0w

#OnThisDay in 1957 #HappyBirthday to #Wales lock Bob Norster Welsh Rugby Union 🏴 #Rugby BBC ScrumV Planet Rugby The Rugby Paper Premiership Rugby Ruck Rugby🏉 World Rugby Guinness Men's Six Nations RugbyPass WalesOnline Rugby #HWFN British & Irish Lions


#OnThisDay in 1973 ‘The Groover’ by T. Rex peaked at #4 on the UK Official Charts @70son7 Us Weekly VH1 SFs 70s Hits Absolute Radio 70s 60s, 70s & 80s Kids Hits Radio BBC Radio 2 Elvis Duran Show Classic Rock Magazine iHeartRadio Official Marc Bolan Marc Bolan History


#OnThisDay in 1984 “Purple Rain” released by Prince & The Revolution #Prince Prince NME Rolling Stone MTV billboard Classic Rock Magazine BBC Radio 6 Music Official Charts NOW That's What I Call Music Greatest Hits Radio Paisley Park Housequake prince.org Prince Museum Prince Hits rollingstone.com/feature/prince…

#OnThisDay in 1961 #HappyBirthday Ricky Gervais born in Reading. Star of “The Office” Ricky Gervais #TheOffice BBC One Radio Times TV Guide Channel 4 🇬🇧📺 Classic British TV 📺🇬🇧 Talking Pictures TV BritishComedySociety TV Choice What's On TV


#OnThisDay in 1970 #HappyBirthday France Rugby wing Émile Ntamack #Rugby BBC ScrumV Planet Rugby The Rugby Paper Premiership Rugby Ruck Rugby🏉 World Rugby Guinness Men's Six Nations TOP 14 Rugby francetvsport FRANCE 24 – Sports L'Équipe #bbcrugby ITV Rugby


#OnThisDay in 1948 Joe Louis defeats Jersey Joe Walcott by eleventh round knock-out at Yankee Stadium #Bronx Sports Illustrated Boxing360 Boxing History talkSPORT World Boxing News Boxing News Teddy Draper Sport BoxRec.com Ring Magazine Ed Robinson World Boxing Council BoxingScene.com


#OnThisDay in 1976 Boxer vs. wrestler match, Muhammad Ali & Antonio Inoki, battle to a draw, 15 rounds, TimeOutTokyo Sports Illustrated Boxing360 Boxing History talkSPORT World Boxing News Boxing News Teddy Draper Sport BoxRec.com Ring Magazine Ed Robinson World Boxing Council BoxingScene.com


#OnThisDay in 1966 Ki Soo Kim defeats Nino Benvenuti by split decision for the WBA/WBC World Super Welterweight title in Seoul Sports Illustrated Boxing360 Boxing History talkSPORT World Boxing News Boxing News Teddy Draper Sport BoxRec.com Ring Magazine Ed Robinson World Boxing Council


#OnThisDay in 1971 The Who release “Won’t Get Fooled Again” on Track Records Pete Townshend Roger Daltrey #TheWho NME youtu.be/WX_96uKZ7yQ

#OnThisDay in 1952 Ray Robinson retired with heat exhaustion on his stool in round 13 against Joey Maxim at Yankee Stadium Boxing360 Boxing History Boxing News Teddy Draper Sport BoxRec.com Ring Magazine Ed Robinson


#OnThisDay in 1995 Lennox Lewis, CBE, CM stopped Justin Fortune in round four by TKO at The Point in Dublin Ring Magazine Boxing History talkSPORT Boxing History Boxing News Teddy Draper Sport BoxRec.com @danrafaelespn @HBOboxing BoxingScene.com


#OnThisDay in 1997 British & Irish Lions tour – third test Springboks 35-16 British & Irish Lions at Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg The Rugby Paper Planet Rugby #bbcrugby BBC Sport #Rugby #Springboks RugbyPass Sky Sports Rugby Union


#OnThisDay in 2025 Wales surrender 19-7 half-time lead to Japan. Losing 24-19 in tour match at Mikuni World Stadium in Kitakyushu. Their 18th consecutive test defeat Japan Rugby Planet Rugby BBC Sport RugbyPass WalesOnline Rugby Sky Sports Rugby Union


#OnThisDay in 1980 ‘Play the Game’ by Queen peaked at #14 on the UK Official Charts @NOWMUSIC Absolute 80s Like Totally 80s Old School 80s Stuck in the 80s 80sThen80sNow 80sNostalgia LandOfThe80s youtu.be/6_5O-nUiZ_0

#OnThisDay in 1990 #HappyBirthday to Wallabies Western Force fullback James O’Connor #Australia The Rugby Paper @Australian World Rugby Ruck Rugby🏉 Qantas Planet Rugby RUGBYcomau Super Rugby Pacific #wallabies #bbcrugby BBC Sport Ultimate Rugby mol.im/a/10884251


#OnThisDay in 1980 ‘Atomic’ by Debbie Harry/BLONDIE peaked at #39 on billboard Hot 100 NME Rolling Stone Classic Rock Magazine BBC Radio 6 Music SiriusXM boom 97.3 70s Pop Up Debbie Harry Fansite Absolute Radio 70s billboard charts Abel Tesfaye theguardian.com/music/2012/may…

#OnThisDay in 1980 George Benson’s “Give Me The Night” peaked at #4 on the billboard Hot 100 chart Warner Bros. Entertainment #Hollywood @Gbguitar WBSS Recording Academy / GRAMMYs Jazz & Blues Music Giants of Jazz Radio New Orleans JazzFest InternationalJazzDay


#OnThisDay in 1996 Former welterweight champ Luis Rodriguez died, aged 59. His record was 107-13 Sports Illustrated Boxing360 Boxing History World Boxing News Boxing News Teddy Draper Sport BoxRec.com Ring Magazine Ed Robinson World Boxing Council BoxingScene.com ESPN BoxeoMundial.com
