We're working on the 273rd day of 2008. It's rumored that if you eat a goose on Michaelmas, you will not want for money for a year. We advise you to get like six geese, in that case.

Baywatch babe Erika Eleniak has a birthday as does the geek-chic actor Zachary Levi (right) who plays Chuck on NBC.

Today Is...

- Michaelmas
- Rosh Hashanah
- VFW Day
- Battle of Boqueron (Paraguay)

Today Was ...

The day in 1650 when the first historically documented dating service was opened ... the day in 1916 when John D. Rockefeller became the first billionaire ... the day in 1966 when the Chevy Camaro was introduced ... the day in 1985 when MacGyver premiered ... the day in 1989 when Zsa Zsa Gabor was convicted of slapping a police officer ... the day in 2006 when US Representative Mark Foley resigned and became the butt of late night show jokes.

Sept. 29 Birthdays
1924 - Steve Forrest, actor
1935 - Jerry Lee Lewis, musician
1939 - Tommy Boyce, song writer for The Monkees
1942 - Ian McShane, actor
1948 - Bryant Gumbel, actor
1957 - Andrew Dice Clay, actor & comedian
1963 - Les Claypool, Primus
1966 - Jill Whelan, actress, Airplane
1969 - Erika Eleniak, Baywatch
1980 - Zachary Levi, actor
1988 - Kevin Durant, basketball player

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