Catch up with the 283rd day of 2008. Leif Erikson came upon Canada this day in 1003 so maybe give a Canadian friend a call today to congratulate them. And do your bets to prevent fire and moldy cheese, too.

John Lennon would have celebrated his 68th birthday today and he shares his birthday with his son Sean Lennon. John O'Hurley (right), Annika Sörenstam and Scott Bakula also have birthdays today.

Today Is...
- Leif Erikson Day
- Fire Prevention Day
- Moldy Cheese Day
- World Post Day
- World Sight Day
- Independence of Guayaquil Day (Ecuador)
- Independence Day (Uganda)

Today Was ...

The day in 1003 when Leif Erikson landed in Canada ... the day in 1888 when the Washington Monument officially opened to the public ... the day in 1940 when John Lennon was born ... the day in 1966 when John Lennon first met Yoko Ono ... the day in 1985 when Orson Welles passed away ... the day in 1986 when The Phantom of the Opera premiered at Her Majesty's Theater in London.

Oct. 9 Birthdays
1922 - Fyvush Finkel, actor
1940 - Joe Pepitone, baseball player
1941 - Trent Lott, politician
1948 - Jackson Browne, musician
1952 - Sharon Osbourne, Ozzy's wife & manager
1953 - Tony Shalhoub, actor
1954 - Scott Bakula, actor
1954 - James Fearnley, The Pogues
1954 - John O'Hurley, actor
1964 - Guillermo Del Toro, filmmaker
1969 - PJ Harvey, musician
1970 - Annika Sörenstam, golfer
1975 - Sean Lennon, musician & John Lennon's son


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