The Gang of Four (from Leeds), Joy Division (from Manchester), and electronic experimenters the Human League (from Sheffield) all debuted via the visionary Fast.
Various Six Flags parks (Six Flags Great Adventure, Six Flags Over Texas, as well as Six Flags St . Louis all debuted coasters themed to the film (all of which have been either closed, or re-themed to resemble Batman: The Animated Series).
The G1 makes its not-hyped-at-all debut in a few hours, which got some of us, that is, me, thinking: what else happened on this glorious date, September 23?
Lomu, who made his All Blacks debut in 1994, made a significant impact at the 1995 World Cup.
In 2010, Williams made his All Blacks debut, winning a World Cup winners' medal at the 2011 tournament.
Matt Harvey's All-Star debut in front of his home fans provided all the theater the Mets and Major League Baseball had hoped it would Tuesday night.
So Jurassic World has bite – breaking all debut-weekend records – and pace – grossing $1bn faster than any other film.
John Updike, Philip Roth, Joyce Carol Oates, Annie Proulx and Edward P Jones all debuted in the story and have continued to publish them.
Netflix has yet to confirm a release date, but its promo schedule marries up with previous ones, and the last three seasons all debuted in February, so that month is a pretty safe bet.
Of course, many of Britain's major writers have also written and published short stories - AL Kennedy, Will Self and Ian McEwan all debuted in the form, while notable collections have been released by writers as diverse as VS Naipaul, Rose Tremain and Ben Okri.
Leading the charge last week were Kana Communications, NetZero, E.piphony, Broadbase Software and eGain Communication, all debuting well above their asking prices.
