We're breezing into the 289th day of 2008. Celebrate your inner grouch -- just for today and maybe throw some mushrooms in something you're going to eat if you can stand the fungi.
Lee Iaccoca celebrates his 84th birthday today -- happy birthday, Lee! Penny Marshall, Tito Jackson, Emeril and Keyshia Cole (right) also celebrate birthdays today.
Today Is...
- National Grouch Day
- Mushroom Day
- National Poetry Day
- Pregnancy & Infant Loss Remembrance Day
- White Cane Safety Day
- World Rural Woman's Day
- National Tree Planting Day (Sri Lanka)
- Evacuation Day (Tunisia)
Today Was ...
The day in 1888 when investigators received Jack the Ripper's "From Hell" letter ... the day in 1940 when Charlie Chaplin's "The Great Dictator" was released ... the day in 1951 when "I Love Lucy" premiered ... the day in 1955 when the "Grand Ole Opry" made its TV debut ... the day in 1966 when the Black Panther Party was formed ... the day in 1976 when Ike & Tina Turner split up as a musical pair ... the day in 1989 when Wayne Gretzky became the all-time leading scorer in the NHL ... the day in 1990 when Mikhail Gorbachev received the Nobel Peace Prize.
Oct. 15 Birthdays
1924 - Lee Iacocca, industrialist
1935 - Barry McGuire, folk singer
1942 - Penny Marshall, actress & director
1945 - Jere Burns, actor
1946 - Richard Carpenter, The Carpenters
1953 - Tito Jackson, musician & Michael's brother
1953 - Larry Miller, actor
1959 - Sarah "Fergie" Ferguson, duchess
1959 - Emeril Lagasse, chef
1969 - Vanessa Marcil, actress
1970 - Eric Benet, singer
1975 - Genuwine, singer
1981 - Keyshia Cole, singer
1992 - Vincent Martella, actor
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