It's already the 290th day of 2008. Give your boss a pat on the back today and pick up a dictionary once and a while.
Oscar Wilde would have a very satirical comment about his 154th birthday. Other birthdays include Angela Lansbury, Tim Robbins, Flea and John Mayer.
Today Is...
- World Food Day
- Boss's Day
- Dictionary Day
- Ether Day
- International Credit Union Day
- National Feral Cat Day
- St. Gallus Day (Switzerland)
Today Was ...
The day in 1793 when Marie Antoinette was guillotined during the French Revolution ... the day in 1841 when Queen's University in Kinston, Ontario was founded ... the day in 1923 when Walt Disney and Roy Disney founded The Walt Disney Company ... the day in 1957 when Sam Cooke's hit song "You Send Me" was released ... the day in 1958 when the BBC's "Blue Peter" premiered ... the day in 1972 when Creedence Clearwater Revival announced their break up ... the day in 1978 when John Paul II was elected Pope in the Vatican ... the day in 1995 when the Million Man March mobilized in Washington, D.C. ... the day in 2003 when Simon & Garfunkel reunited for a concert tour.
Oct. 16 Birthdays
1925 - Angela Lansbury, actress
1935 - Günter Grass, writer & Nobel Prize laureate
1940 - Barry Corbin, actor
1943 - C.F. Turner, BTO
1946 - Suzanne Somers, actress & Thighmaster spokeswoman
1947 - Bob Weir, the Grateful Dead
1958 - Tim Robbins, actor, director & writer
1962 - Flea, Red Hot Chili Peppers
1962 - Manute Bol, pro basketball player
1969 - Wendy Wilson, Wilson Phillips singer
1970 - Chad "Kud" Gray, Mudvayne
1975 - Kellie Martin, actress
1977 - John Mayer, singer
1980 - Sue Bird, pro basketball player
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- Sudoku
