To celebrate the launch of It’s A Stampede!, every day for the next year I will be presenting a totally informative, yet totally useless fact under the banner heading: ‘On this day in geekdom’.

Yep, that’s 365 facts!

Here’s today’s slice of geekdom…

August 5th – On this day in 2000, English actor, Alec Guinness passes away. The actor, known for his successful career on stage and in films portrayed Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi In Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. In a statement, Star Wars creator, George Lucas says: “He was one of the most talented and respected actors of his generation and brought an amazing range and versatility to his work.”

More tomorrow…