Ah, time for a morning meme, in lieu of breakfast (as I have to have my physical this morning. so “clear liquids after midnight”). This one snarfed from many, including talonvaki, dianec42, and patgund. The meme?
Go to Wikipedia and look up your birth day (excluding the year). List three neat facts, three births and three deaths in your journal, including the year.
Events
1853 – Russell L. Hawes patents the envelope-folding machine.
1908 – New York City passes the Sullivan Ordinance, making it illegal for women to smoke in public, only to have the measure vetoed by the mayor.
1968 – Simon & Garfunkel release the Original Soundtrack to The Graduate, which quickly goes to #1 on the pop charts and which will bring Simon a Grammy for Best Original Score.
Births
1924 – Telly Savalas, American actor (d. 1994)
1924 – Benny Hill, British actor, comic and singer (d. 1992)
1939 – Wolfman Jack, disk jockey and actor (d. 1995)
1956 – Robby Benson, American actor
1956 – Geena Davis, American actress
Deaths
1950 – George Orwell, British writer (b. 1903)
1959 – Cecil B. DeMille, American director (b. 1881)
Holidays
National Hugging Day
