January 5th

  • Chris Stein, guitarist/songwriter (Blondie)
  • Pamela Sue Martin, actress
  • Clancy Brown
  • Vinnie Jones, actor/footballer
  • Marilyn Manson (Brian Warner), singer
  • Troy Van Leeuwen, guitarist (Queens Of The Stone Age)
  • Bradley Cooper, actor/director
  • January Jones, actress
  • Suki (Alice) Waterhouse, model
  • National Bird Day
  • National Screenwriters Day
  • Twelfth Night (Twelfth Day Eve)
  • Whipped Cream Day.
  • 1960 – The last journey of the Mumbles Railway, the oldest in the world. It was set up in 1804 as a goods railway running from Swansea to Mumbles Head, Wales, and began carrying passengers in 1807. The railway still holds the record for the highest number of forms of traction of any railway in the world – horsedrawn, sail power, steam power, electric power, petrol and diesel.
  • 1971 – One-day cricket was born when 46,000 turned up to watch England play Australia at Melbourne. The test match had been rained off for several days previously. Australia won by 5 wickets (with 42 balls remaining)
  • 1976 – Ten Protestants were brutally gunned down in Northern Ireland, in what was believed to be a
  • revenge killing after the murder of five Catholics.
  • 1993 – The oil tanker ‘Braer’ was wrecked in hurricane force winds off the Shetland Islands, discharging large amounts of crude oil.
  • 1998 – Singer-songwriter, producer, and politician Sonny Bono is killed in a skiing accident at a resort near Lake Tahoe, aged 62. On the same day, vandals decapitate Copenhagen’s Little Mermaid statue.

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2nd time using Mike. Great voice and fast delivery. Highly recommended.

December 29, 2025
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Mike was quick to respond and produced options to consider. All went smoothly and communication was friendly, professional and delivered in good time. Thanks again!

December 29, 2025
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Mike has knocked it out of the park as usual, Many Thanks Mike we will be in touch soon

September 13, 2024
Tony

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August 25, 2024
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