Squiz the Day / 23 July 2021
Squiz The Day

Friday
Revolution Day – Egypt
It’s the 10th anniversary of Amy Winehouse’s death (2011)
Birthdays for Woody Harrelson (1961), Slash (1965) and Daniel Radcliffe (1989)
Anniversary of:
• Austria-Hungary issuing an ultimatum to Serbia following the killing of Archduke Francis Ferdinand by a Serb assassin (1914)
• the formation of One Direction on X Factor (2010)
• NASA’s announcement of the discovery of the most Earth-like planet found yet – Kepler-452b. It’s a convenient 1,400 light-years away… (2015)
• Boris Johnson replacing Theresa May as UK PM (2019)
Saturday
International Self-Care Day
Lifeline’s Stress Down Day
Birthdays for Jennifer Lopez (1969), Rose Byrne (1979), Elisabeth Moss (1982) and Bindi Irwin (1998)
Anniversary of:
• Jacques Cartier becoming the first person to land in Canada, claiming it for France (1534)
• Aussie cyclist Cadel Evans winning the 98th Tour de France (2011)
Sunday
4.30am (AEST) – Cricket – ODI series Game 3 – Australia v West Indies – Barbados
Start of Donate Life Week (until 1 August)
Constitution Day in Puerto Rico
Republic Day in Tunisia
Anniversary of:
• scientists announcing the first human stem cells to be cultured in a laboratory (1997)
• Lance Armstrong winning the first of seven consecutive Tour de France titles (but is later disqualified for drug cheating) (1999)
• WikiLeaks publishing classified documents about the war in Afghanistan, one of the largest leaks in US military history (2010)
Squiz the Tokyo Olympics*
Friday
10.00am – Women’s and Mixed Archery
From 10.30am – Women’s Single and Men’s Double Rowing
2.00pm – Men’s Individual and Team Archery
9.00pm – Tokyo Olympic Games opening ceremony
Saturday
10.30am – Men’s Hockey – Australia v Japan
12.00pm – Men’s Cycling Road Race
4.20pm – Women’s Water Polo – Australia v Canada
6.30pm – Women’s Football – Australia v Sweden
Sunday
10.00am – Men’s Street Skateboarding
11.00am – Women’s Hockey – Australia v Spain
12.45pm – Women’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay Final
4.30pm – Men’s 10m Air Rifle Shooting Final
6.20pm – Men’s Basketball – Australia v Nigeria
*All times are in AEST
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