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Thursday, April 14, 2011

Why is Today Special? P.2

Today is April 14 2011.

-Famous Birthdays-
*Sarah Michelle Gellar (1977) She is 34 today. She was the star of Buffy the Vampire Slayer tv series.
*Adrien Brody (1973) He is 38 today. He is a famous actor who has starred in many movies. He won and academy award for his performance in The Pianist (2002.
*Ritchie Blackmore (1945) He is 66 today. He is the guitarist for Deep Purple who's most notable song is "Smoke on the Water".
*Pete Rose (1941) He is 70 today. He was a infamous talented baseball player who was banned from baseball for apparently betting against his own team which caused controversy.
*John Gielgud (1904) He would be 107 today. He was a British actor that played Hamlet over 500 times.

-Holidays-
*International Moment of Laughter Day - The objective of this day is to get people to laugh, and to laugh more often.
*National D.A.R.E Day - Everybody's favorite in school Anti-Drug campaign.
*Anniversary of President Lincoln's Assassination
*Vaisakhi (India) - An ancient harvest festival, which also marks beginning of a new solar year and new harvest season.

-Historical Events-
*966 - Christianisation of Poland
*1028 - German emperor Conrad II the Sailor crowns his son Henry III, king
*1191 - 85-year old Giacinto Bobo becomes Pope Coelestinus III
*1434 - The foundation stone of Cathedral St. Peter and St. Paul in Nantes, France is laid.
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11 comments:

  1. J.R.April 14, 2011 at 6:06 AM

    Didn't know today was the anniversary of Lincoln's murder. Guess I fail history class.

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  2. jopjopjopApril 14, 2011 at 6:37 AM

    nternational Moment of Laughter Day, didn't know about it

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  3. UnknownApril 14, 2011 at 8:06 AM

    thanks for increasing ma GK :)

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  4. Deniz GApril 14, 2011 at 8:58 AM

    Some awesome info there, keep it up

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  5. Adam DavisApril 14, 2011 at 9:05 AM

    Oh, man. Blackmore's birthday? Epic. Such a great guitarist.

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  6. Tony Van HelsingApril 14, 2011 at 9:08 AM

    Can't believe Blackmore's 66. Genius guitar player but apparently an arsehole in real life.

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  7. AnonymousApril 14, 2011 at 9:20 AM

    No wonder someone wished me a happy John Wilkes Booth day... The South can be weird sometimes.

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  8. KENGApril 14, 2011 at 9:38 AM

    because, :D.

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  9. My ThoughtsApril 14, 2011 at 10:08 AM

    Now I feel like playing Trivial Pursuit.

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  10. Andrew SmithApril 14, 2011 at 11:14 AM

    Interesting I guess ill have to watch some harold and kumar for International Moment of Laughter Day

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  11. LichApril 14, 2011 at 6:45 PM

    Keep it up, I really enjoy reading such posts!

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