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July 31: Tu B'Av (Judaism, 2015); Feast day of Saint Ignatius of Loyola; Ka Hae Hawai'i Day (Flag Day) in Hawaii The BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award is the main award of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year ceremony, which takes place each December. The winner is the sportsperson, judged by a public vote from a pre-determined shortlist, to have achieved the most that year. The recipient must either be British or reside and play a significant amount of their sport in the United Kingdom. Sports Personality of the Year was created by Paul Fox, who thought of the idea while he was editor of the magazine show Sportsview. The first award ceremony took place in 1954 as part of Sportsview, and was presented by Peter Dimmock. Approximately 14,500 votes were cast by postcard, and Christopher Chataway beat Roger Bannister to win the inaugural BBC Sportsview's Personality of the Year Award. Three people have won the award more than once: boxer Henry Cooper and the Formula One racing drivers Nigel Mansell and Damon Hill have each won twice. The most recent award winner is Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton, who won in 2014. (Full list...) The long-tailed broadbill (Psarisomus dalhousiae) is a species of broadbill found in the Himalayas. This insectivore is very sociable and normally travels in large, noisy parties. It can be identified by its shrill call. Photograph: JJ Harrison Wikipedia is hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation, a non-profit organization that also hosts a range of other projects: This Wikipedia is written in English. Started in 2001 (2001), it currently contains 4,931,590 articles. Many other Wikipedias are available; some of the largest are listed below.