Golf Central

If you were born eighteen years ago today then you would be making your entry into this world just as David Frost triumphed at the NEC World Series with a memorable two-hole playoff over Ben Crenshaw.  Not so memorable for you obviously, as you were still having mucus wiped off your eyeballs. 

South African Frost has ten PGA wins to his name since turning pro in 1981.  Previous to that he was a cigarette salesman and he now owns a wine company that produces tipples named after golfing legends like Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and... David Frost.

Also today, in 1896, the shortest war in history, the anglo-Zanzibar war, took place between 09.00 and 09.45.

Vaguely more interesting to sports fans, in 1990, the BBC launched its Radio Five Live service, offering a selection of news and sports programming to white van men and people without Sky.

Meanwhile, on this day, in 2007, August 27th was named as the least eventful day in history.

And it's Vai Sikahema! as they say in Tonga, to steriod-chinned wrestler Sgt Slaughter (59), Italian stereotype-themed Japanese wrestler 'Milano Collection Akihito Terui' (31) and efficient German stereotype-themed golfer Bernhard Langer (50).  And it would have been 99 not out today for Sir Don Bradman, one of the greatest cricketers of all time, had he not been stumped by old age on 92.