The day - today

[Barry]

2 May 1519
Leonardo da Vinci, Italian artist and man of science, died at the age of 67.

2 May 1933
The Loch Ness Monster legend was born as the Inverness Courier reported 'an enormous animal rolling and plunging on the surface'.

2 May 1997
Tony Blair, at age 43, became the youngest PM in 185 years as Labour routed the Tories in the general election.


Birthdays:
David Beckham, footballer, 49
Lily Allen, singer, 39.

[Barry]

Apologies for the delay - I was otherwise preoccupied.

1 May 1707
The Union of Scotland and England was proclaimed.

1 May 1840
The first Penny Black stamps went on sale five days before the official issue date.

1 May 1931
US president Herbert Hoover opened the Empire State Building in New York. At 1,250 ft high it was the world's tallest building.

1 May 1994
F1 ace Ayrton Senna was killed in a crash, age 34, at the San Marino Grand Prix in Imola.

1 May 2009
Carol Ann Duffy became the first female Poet Laureate.

Birthdays:

Rita Coolidge, singer, 79
Joanna Lumley, actress, 78
Ray Parker Jr, singer, 70
Wes Anderson, director, 55

[Pigmy Pony]

Apologies for the delay - I was otherwise preoccupied.

1 May 1707
The Union of Scotland and England was proclaimed.

1 May 1840
The first Penny Black stamps went on sale five days before the official issue date.

1 May 1931
US president Herbert Hoover opened the Empire State Building in New York. At 1,250 ft high it was the world's tallest building.

1 May 1994
F1 ace Ayrton Senna was killed in a crash, age 34, at the San Marino Grand Prix in Imola.

1 May 2009
Carol Ann Duffy became the first female Poet Laureate.

Birthdays:

Rita Coolidge, singer, 79
Joanna Lumley, actress, 78
Ray Parker Jr, singer, 70
Wes Anderson, director, 55

For a whole eleven months that title belonged to the Chrysler building, imo a much better looking building. But then I do like things art deco