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On this day, in 1995, Mark O'Meara won the Bell Canadian Open with a play-off victory over Bob Lohr.

Mark Francis O'Meara was born in 1957 in North Carolina, he turned pro in 1980 and won 16 times on The PGA Tour. Although he didn't win a major until he was 41, in 1998, he won two – the Masters and The British Open. He attributed this resurgence to playing alongside Tiger Woods, with whom he had become friends and even reached number two on the World Golf Rankings that year. O'Meara is well known for travelling more than most top American golfers and won four times on The European Tour and 11 other tournaments around the World. In 2007 he began his first season on The Champions Tour.

Also on this day, in 1977, in Baumettes Prison, France; Hamida Djandoubi, convicted of torture, murder and having a funny name became the last ever person to be executed by guillotine.

Meanwhile, in 1987, Osama Bin Laden launched Al Queda from his house in Afghanistan. The first meeting was held in his bedroom with a 'No girls allowed' sign on his door and his mum interrupting every five minutes with tea and biscuits.

And it's Jeppe Aakjær! As they say in Denmark, to; mockney icon Guy Ritchie (49) hip-hop icon Big Daddy Kane also (49) and golfing icon Arnold Palmer (79.) Today was also the day that in 1985, the final whistle went for Jock Stein at the age of 72.