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ARAM ILYICH KHACHATURIAN 1903/1978 Khatchaturian was born in what is now Tbilisi, Georgia and received most of his primary education at a local sch...

I’m just wondering in our ignorance if as children we were considered racist. I remember us all taking our toy pistols to the cinema matinees and shoo...

@martin-bellamy I can quite understand that anyone involved during the war not wanting to talk about it and quite rightly too, and but for those ...

WILLIAM WALTON 1902/1983 William Walton was born in Oldham, Lancashire in 1902 and took early lessons learning to play the violin and piano but fai...

@original-fat-bob Genuinely surprised, but a nod is as good as a wink!

Just a reminder for anyone who isn’t aware, but Boro’s match on Saturday is on Sky Sports Main Event Channel from noon with a 12.30 kick off. Also I’...

RICHARD RODGERS 1902/1979 Richard Rodgers was born with the surname Rogazinsky in Averne, New York City into a German Jewish family in 1902 but alwa...

Redcar Red It’s getting similar to the Second World War now. To me as a child I just thought the war was normal like playing cowboys v indians, didn...

I’m beginning to master this tiredness now. If there’s any television worth watching, I watch it in the afternoon or do the shopping or ironing listen...

JOAQUIN RODRIGO 1901/1999 Joaquin Rodrigo was born in Sagunto, Valencia and I have to admit that I had never heard of him until visiting Valencia wh...

I’ve just caught up with all the FA Cup matches on the BBC iPlayer and I must say that the coverage was excellent with plenty of minutes shown for eac...

FREDERICK LOEWE 1901/1988 I’ve now reached the point of writing about composers who were born in the 20th century and some of them were responsible ...

@redcarred It’s the big clubs though. Ask most players and it’s the winning of FA Cup medals that they treasure most, and for the smaller clubs it’s...

@original-fat-bob Height has never been a hindrance for talented footballers or rugby league players for that matter. When I first became interested...

Thanks Len and OFB, it’s been tiring but enjoyable researching all these classical composers as in my opinion all of them are classical if their music...

@stircrazy And that ensures that assuming Boro lose tonight that the league game in a fortnight’s time between Boro and Blackburn will go ahead as...

When one considers that Britt scored 23 goals in 43 matches for Southend and 30 in 65 for Forest, Boro would have expected more from him. But it seems...

Total career goals are Bernie 162 from 444 excluding 22 from 21 matches for Billingham Synthonia, Britt’s career goals are 112 from 299. For Boro thou...

HOAGLAND HOWARD CARMICHAEL 1899/1981 Carmichael was born in Bloomington, Indiana in 1899 and was taught to play the piano by his mother at an early ...

I thought my memory was playing tricks on me, but yes I’ve found 4 more examples of players playing for two different clubs on the same day and not re...

@lenmasterman Yes, that was typical Shack. As a schoolboy I once wrote to Peter Wilson at the time the sports reporter with the Daily Mirror who boa...

NOËL COWARD 1899/1973 Noël Coward was born in Teddington, Middlesex in 1899 and as a child actor played in some amateur concerts from 7 years old on...

Belated thanks to Redcar Red for taking over the mantle from Werdermouth of previewing Boro’s FA Cup match at Brentford on Saturday. Your use of quive...

@original-fat-bob I’m in the same boat Bob although it’s a one way conversation as my wife died 11 years ago.

Just a point. Are there to be replays if matches are drawn? Also won’t it become irrelevant if Blackburn beat Doncaster as Boro would have to postpone...

I’ve often mentioned the seasons when Boro regularly played 3 matches in 4 days over Christmas and Easter. The last time that happened in my lifetime ...

For what it’s worth I think that Bournemouth will finish as Champions with Norwich fighting with Brentford for second place. Swansea should end up in ...

@ Jarkko @ Redcar Red There have only been 8 FA Cup winners from the lower divisions:- Southampton 1901 when they were a Southern League club. ...

GEORGE GERSHWIN 1898/1937 George Gershwin was christened as Jacob in the Russian and Yiddish community of Brooklyn, New York City in 1898. Unlike hi...