29 July

 10 weird and wonderful things which happened on 29 July:

1. Dutch impressionist painter Vincent Van Gogh died on this date in 1890 at the age of 37. Two days earlier, he’d walked into a field and shot himself in the chest and he died of the wound. His works include Starry Night and Vase with twelve Sunflowers. He is also known for having cut off part of his left ear. His last words were “The sadness will last forever.”
2. In 1949, the first regular televised weather forecast was broadcast by the BBC.
3. In 1966, Maureen Cleave’s interview with John Lennon in which he said ‘We’re bigger than Jesus now’ was published. Christians reacted with outrage, burning Beatles records.
4. In 1981, Prince Charles married Lady Diana Spencer at St. Paul's Cathedral.
5. In 1954, the first part of The Lord of the Rings was published in the UK.
6. On this date in 1907, Baden-Powell officially formed the Boy Scouts.
7. In 1938, the first edition of the Beano comic was published, and comic strip Dennis the Menace first appeared.
8. In 2017, the Charles Kuonen Bridge in the Swiss Alps opened. At 1,621 feet (494 meters), it is the longest pedestrian suspension bridge in the world.
9. In 1948, King George VI opened the 14th modern Olympic games at Wembley Stadium. It was the first Olympic Games after the war.
10. In 1972, Screaming Lord Sutch was arrested in London after jumping from a bus in Downing Street with four naked women.

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