Golf Central

The US Supreme Court opened public courses to African-American golfers on this day in 1954 when it ruled that the city of Houston must operate its municipal courses on an integrated basis.

Meanwhile, on this day in 1998 Colin Montgomerie won the Volvo PGA Championship at Wentworth, beating Ernie Els, Gary Orr and Patrik Sjoland by one shot.

In the real world, US track legend Jesse Owens broke five world records and tied a sixth on this day in 1935 at the Big Ten Conference Track & Field meet in Ann Arbour, Michigan. In 1997, meanwhile, the movie Star Wars is released to mass joy from the computer programmers of the future the world over

It's voharvod Mubarak Chuy! as they say in Kashmir to Muppet-creator Frank Oz (64), modfather Paul Weller (50) and bonkers hip-hop/soul vocalist Lauryn Hill (33). It's also worth noting that on this day in 2006, Desmond Dekker, reggae vocalist and author of the very popular 'My Ears Are Alight', joined the punky reggae party in the sky.