16 September

10 weird and wonderful things which happened on 16 September: 

1. Lauren Bacall (Betty Joan Perske), was born on this date in 1924. Her films include To Have and Have Not with Humphrey Bogart, where she said the famous line, "You know how to whistle, don't you? You just put your lips together – and blow."
2. In 1932 Starlet Peg Entwhistle jumped to her death from the letter "H" of the Hollywoodland (now: Hollywood) sign in Los Angeles.
3. In 1991 a vandal broke off the second toe on the left foot of Michelangelo's statue David with a hammer.
4. The Yeomen of the Guard, bodyguard of the English Crown, popularly known as Beefeaters, was established on this date in 1485.
5. In 1997, in Kelantan, Malaysia, it was announced that the lights would be kept on in cinemas to stop people kissing and cuddling.
6. In 1983, Austrian-born Arnold Schwarzenegger became an American citizen.
7. The Queen Mother banned Camilla Parker-Bowles (now Duchess of Cornwall) from all royal residences on this date in 1995.
8. In 1997, a thief made off with 27 hives, 2.5m Bees and heather honey from Beeley Moor Derbyshire.
9. In 1931, a Blimp was moored to the Empire State Building in New York.
10. In 1997, RAC research revealed that drivers of pastel coloured cars were more likely to be depressed than drivers of bright coloured cars; and that drivers of lilac or lime cars are more likely to suffer from road rage.

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