Birthdays for actor Colin Firth (1960), Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma, ballerina Misty Copeland (1982) and Matildas captain Sam Kerr (1993)
SAM KERR FACTS
Kerr was named the NWSL’s Most Valuable Player for the 2017 and 2019 seasons. Meanwhile, during her time with the Perth Glory in the W-League, she twice received the league’s Julie Dolan Award for best player, earning the honour in both the 2016–17 and 2017–18 seasons.
Anniversary of:
• the birthdays of fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld (1933), poet Mary Oliver (1935)
• the founding of OPEC aka the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (1960)
• the release of Nirvana’s single Smells like Teen Spirit (1991)
• the debut of The X-Files (1993)