Brian Cant, but Ronnie Wood

Brian May of Queen bears an uncanny resemblance to James II. Furthermore, it is not commonly known that May is a keen amateur astronomer and first saw Freddie Mercury, in 1972, through the lens of an optical telescope, amidst the constellation of Orien. Another interesting piece of May-related trivia is that he constructed his famous guitar using parts from an ironing-board. I found this to be ironic, as I constructed my own ironing-board entirely from a Fender Telecaster Electric Guitar.

John Wayne, Dick Tracey, Ariel Sharon - are clearly all from Essex.

"Dave Lee Travis: Hairy Monster or Hairy Cornflake?" Discuss

On this Day:

In 1986: Manchester United replaced manager Rowan Atkinson with Fergie. Husband Prince Andrew was appointed as reserve team coach.

In 1982: Dennis Waterman and Jonathan Aitken formed 'The Hit Factory'.

In 1976: Robert de Niro was part of the Barrow-In-Furness team on It's A Knockout.

In 1521: Martin Luther sang backing vocals on David Bowie's Young Americans.