Quote of the day
There are no countries in the world less known by the British than these selfsame British Islands, or where more strange things are every day occurring.
Pietro Mennea
Born: June 28, 1952
Died: March 21, 2013 (aged 60)
Bio: Pietro Paolo Mennea was an Italian sprinter and politician. He was most successful in the 200 m event, in which he won a gold medal at the 1980 Moscow Olympics and set a world record at 19.72 seconds in September 1979.