Today is my 37th Birthday. I came across these factoids that I thought were interesting. Enjoy.
On this date:
In 1718, English pirate Edward Teach — better known as Blackbeard — was killed during a battle off the Virginia coast.
In 1890, French president Charles de Gaulle was born in Lille, France.
In 1928, “Bolero” by Maurice Ravel made its debut in Paris.
In 1935, a flying boat, the China Clipper, took off from Alameda, Calif., carrying more than 100,000 pieces of mail on the first trans-Pacific airmail flight.
In 1943, President Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Chinese leader Chiang Kai-shek met in Cairo to discuss measures for defeating Japan.
In 1963, President J.F.Kennedy was assassinated in Texas.
In 1965, the musical “Man of La Mancha” opened in New York.
In 1975, Juan Carlos was proclaimed King of Spain.
In 1990, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, having failed to win re-election of the Conservative Party leadership on the first ballot, announced her resignation.
In 2001: With a tap on a laptop, Pope John Paul II for the first time sent out his official word over the Internet, apologizing for missionary abuses against indigenous peoples of the South Pacific.
Today’s Birthdays: Movie director Arthur Hiller is 83. Actor Robert Vaughn is 74. Actor Michael Callan is 71. Actor Allen Garfield is 67. Animator and movie director Terry Gilliam is 66. Actor Tom Conti is 65. Singer Jesse Colin Young is 65. Astronaut Guion S. Bluford is 64. Tennis player Billie Jean King is 63. Rock musician-actor Steve Van Zandt (AKA Little Steven) is 56. Rock musician Tina Weymouth (The Heads; Talking Heads; The Tom Tom Club) is 56. Former baseball player Greg Luzinski is 56. Actress Jamie Lee Curtis is 48. Actress Mariel Hemingway is 45. Actor Stephen Geoffreys is 42. Baseball player Ken Griffey Jr is 37. Actress Scarlett Johansson is 22.
Tim,
Happy B-day! I noticed that you and that great Cincinnati Reds player Ken Griffey, Jr have the very same birthday. I think that is a sign that you need to forget the Cardinals and come on over to the Reds side.
You are still a youngster.....even though you look old!
Rob
Posted by: Rob T | November 22, 2006 at 04:08 PM