1999 – Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones become the first to circumnavigate the Earth in a hot air balloon.

1986 – Debi Thomas became the first African American to win the World Figure Skating Championships

2017 – Martin McGuinness, Irish republican and deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland (2007–2017) (b. 1950)

2011 – Pinetop Perkins, American singer and pianist (b. 1913)

1999 – Ernie Wise, English comedian and actor (b. 1925)

1997 – Wilbert Awdry, English cleric and author, created Thomas the Tank Engine (b. 1911)

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Every school should have a dog or another pet to reduce stress in the classroom, says Sir Anthony Seldon.

The Peru national football team is organised, since 1927, by the Peruvian Football Federation (FPF)[A] to represent Peru in international association football. The FPF constitutes one of the 10 members of FIFA's South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL). Peru has won the Copa América twice and qualified for FIFA World Cup finals five times (last appearing in 2018); it also participated in the 1936 Olympic football competition and has reached the semifinals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup. The team plays most of its home matches at the Estadio Nacional in Lima, the country's capital.

Jimmy Carter has now become the oldest ever living former U.S. President, surpassing George H.W. Bush.

Hapless Scotland suffered one of the most abject defeats in their history in their opening Euro 2020 qualifier against world-ranked 117 Kazakhstan.

How deadly is Mount Everest?

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Gyula Grosics (4 February 1926 – 13 June 2014) was a Hungarian football goalkeeper who played 86 times for the Hungary national football team and was part of the "Golden Team" of the 1950s. Regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, he was thought to be the first goalkeeper to play as the sweeper-keeper.

In 2008, Grosics was given the opportunity to play for Ferencvárosi TC, 46 years after being barred from signing with them. The 82-year-old Grosics performed the kick-off in a friendly match against Sheffield United. He was then substituted as the crowd gave a standing ovation.

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Northern Ireland made a winning start to their Euro 2020 qualifiers with Niall McGinn and Steven Davis on target in a 2-0 victory over Estonia.

McGinn lashed the ball into the net from 16 yards from Kyle Lafferty's lay-off in the 56th minute and Davis fired home from the penalty spot in the 73rd.

Stephen Patrick David Gately (17 March 1976 – 10 October 2009) was an Irish pop singer-songwriter, actor, children's writer, and dancer, who, with Ronan Keating, was co-lead singer of the pop group Boyzone. All of Boyzone's studio albums during Gately's lifetime hit number one in the United Kingdom, their third being their most successful internationally. With Boyzone, Gately had a record-breaking sixteen consecutive singles enter the top five of the UK Singles Chart. He performed for millions of fans globally. He released a solo album in 2000, after the group's initial break-up, which charted in the UK top ten and yielded three UK hit singles, including the top three hit "New Beginning". Gately went on to appear variously in stage productions and on television programmes as well as contributing songs to various projects. In 2008, he rejoined his colleagues as Boyzone reformed for a series of concerts and recordings.

Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill has called on his side to be "a little bit more polished" in the final third after their 2-0 win over Estonia.

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Birmingham City will be deducted nine points by the English Football League for breaching profitability and sustainability rules, reports BBC WM.

Adam Johnson: Ex-Sunderland and England star released from jail

Phil Foden caught the eye once again, starring at Bristol City’s Ashton Gate to earn the Man of the Match prize.