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September 19, 20111931 - Brook Benton
1934 - Brian Epstein
1928 - Pete Murray
1933 - David McCallum
1940 - Zandra Rhodes
1940 - Bill Medley
1945 - Kate Adie
1946 - Michael Elphick
1948 - Jeremy Irons
1949 - Twiggy
1963 - David Seaman
Ever wonder why February got short-changed on days when there were plenty of months to “steal” the 31st day from?
Well, a long time ago, Augustus Caesar didn’t like the fact that Julius Caesar’s month (July) had 31 days and his (August) had only 30, so he “stole” a day from February to make August have 31.
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