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Greg Norman gave a golfing masterclass on this day in 1994, shooting the lowest score in the history of The Players Championship. Norman carded a 24-under par total of 264, with rounds of 63, 67, 67 and 67, confirming his reputation for being quite good at golf.

Meanwhile, in a parallel universe of sport, Scotland beat England by one goal in the first international rugby union international match played on this day in 1871. In the real world, Nikita Khrushchev became leader of the Soviet Union in 1958 and over 560 people died when two jumbo jets collided on a runway in Tenerife on this day in 1977.

It's Deiz-ha-bloaz laouen deoc'h! as they say in Brittany to 1997 Ryder Cup player Ignacio Garrido (36), architect of mannered but occasionally inspired movies Quentin Tarrantino (45) and a pair of sultry singers who both tread the tightrope of pop, rap and r&b.

The eldest is Mariah Carey, who has been known to swing a golf club for a photo opportunity (38), while Fergie (of Black Eyed Peas fame) has never, to the best of our knowledge, been caught gripping a niblick (32). But we're quite happy to be proved wrong on that one...