Russell Kane (born Russell David Anthony Grineau; 19 August 1975) is an English writer, comedian, and actor. He has four times been nominated at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards, winning the Best Comedy Show award in 2010. Although known mainly for stand-up comedy, for television, he has presented Big Brother's Big Mouth (2007), I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here - Now (2009-2011), Freak Like Me (2010), Geordie Shore: The Reunion and Britain Unzipped (2012), Live at the Electric (2013), Stupid Man, Smart Phone (2016), and hosted the BBC Radio 4 series Evil Genius in 2018 as well as a television show by the same name on Sky History in 2023.
Read more...The August 19, 1975 was a Tuesday under the star sign of ♌. It was the 230 day of the year. President of the United States was Gerald R. Ford.
If you were born on this day, you are 50 years old. Your last birthday was on the Tuesday, August 19, 2025, 28 days ago. Your next birthday is on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, in 336 days. You have lived for 18,291 days, or about 439,007 hours, or about 26,340,420 minutes, or about 1,580,425,200 seconds.
Date: 19 August 1975
foreign correspondents in New Delhi are told on Aug 18 that they must submit all their repts on developments in Bangladesh to Indian Govt for censorship before sending them abroad; because communications and air links with Bangladesh were cut after coup d'etat there on Aug 15, and remained closed until Aug 18, correspondents in India have been reptg Dacca events through broadcast monitoring and interviewing of diplomats (S)
Date: 19 August 1975
30 journalists of Portuguese state-owned newspaper Diario de Noticias have denounced Communist line of newspaper and case is taken up on Aug 18 in staff meeting; newly elected leadership of Journalists Union supports 30; publishes communique backing rebels and demanding immediate dismissal of Information Min Jorge Correia Jesuino; 1st evidence of rebellion among newsmen was victory of anti-Communist slate in union elections last wk; winning state was composed of Socialists and members of Maoist Movement for Reorganization of Portuguese Proletariat; pres is Mario Contumelias, 1 of rebel journalists; Raul Rego, Socialist and former dir of newspaper Republica, says he plans to start new wkly called A Luta which will be Socialist and independent; much of press dissension was stirred by recent publication of bill that would renew press censorship; another reason was announcement that state-owned papers were in financial difficulties and that austerity measures would be necessary; last wk radical left-wing wkly, Sempre Fixe, had to suspend publication (M)
Date: 20 August 1975
By WARREN WEAVER Jr. Special to The New York Times
Warren WEAVER
Sen B Bayh says he will lead drive to defeat proposed revised criminal code if it is not rewritten to eliminate 'repressive' provisions restricting availability of Govt information, news conf; proposes adding provision to prevent punishment of employes who disclose information under all but very special circumstances (S)
Date: 19 August 1975
Cook County Circuit Judge James A Zafiratos finds Thomas D Flanagan, ins co exec, not guilty of battery charges in connection with fight involving cartoonist Bill Mauldin on May 23 during bachelor party for Mayor Richard Daley's son John P Daley at Flanagan's apartment; Flanagan was accused of attacking Mauldin as Mauldin was photographing double-parked cars while visiting friend who lived across st from scene of party (S)
Date: 19 August 1975
Indian Govt has cut off phone and Telex machine at NY Times bur in New Delhi; says it acted because Times resident correspondent William Borders violated its self-censorship rules; phone service at Border's home is also cut off; among violations cited to Times was account of opposition speech in Parliament; only speeches in support of Govt are supposed to be reptd; Ministry also objected to Times rept of expulsion of AP correspondent on Aug 7 (M)
Date: 19 August 1975
US Sen Javits, following 2-wk trip to mainland China, says time is ripe for cultural and scientific exchanges between US and China and that main obstacle to such exchanges is continued Amer recognition of Taiwan; says that while US should maintain its treaties with Taiwan and S Korea, he will discuss with State Dept 'diplomatic means of dealing with issue' (S)
Date: 19 August 1975
By WILLIAM D. SMITH
US News & World Report releases '75 Study of Amer Mkts on Aug 18; study by US News pres and publisher John H Sweet was specifically designed 'to measure people who do buying rather than people in gen'; William E Robertson, asst to pres, and Sweet comment; media covered in survey measurements include reading of 15 magazines and viewing of 20 TV shows by household heads; demographic list was provided by Reuben H Donnelly Corp, while Marketmath Inc provided sample balancing program (M)
Date: 19 August 1975
By CHRISTOPHER LYDON Special to The New York Times
Christopher Special
Washington Star publisher Joe L Allbritton tells FCC that he will sell' newpaper's radio and TV station WMAL (M)
Date: 20 August 1975
NYC Human Resources Adm is processing applications for half-fare transit program for physically handicapped (S)
Date: 20 August 1975