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People on April 16th: birthdates

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1947 (is 63 in 2010, 64 in 2011)
HALL OF FAMER, NBA Center, Movie Actor, b. in New York City; Conga; RN:Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr.; led UCLA to 3 NCAA titles (1967-69); tourney MVP 3 times; Player of Year twice; led Milwaukee (1) and LA Lakers (5) to 6 NBA titles; playoff MVP twice (1971,85), regular season MVP 6 times (1971-72, 74,76-77, 80); also of Boston Celtics; 38,387 career points!; 787 consecutive double-figure games, most lifetime games played (1,560), & most field goals (15,524); postseason: 237 games, 5762 points, 24.3 ppg; movie: Airplane's Roger Murdoch; retired after 20 seasons as all-time leader in over 20 categories; career 17,440 rebounds
Ellen Barkin: 1955 (is 55 in 2010, 56 in 2011)
Movie Actress, b. in New York City; Sea of Love, Switch, Drop Dead Gorgeous; some say 1954
John Bentley: 1951 (is 59 in 2010, 60 in 2011)
Rock & Roll Bassist, British, of Squeeze
Peter Billingsley: 1971 (is 39 in 2010, 40 in 2011)
TV/Movie Actor, TV Host, Real People reg; Messy Marvin in Hersheys syrup ads; A Christmas Story (why is this dreck called a classic? The movie blows!)
Perry Jr. Botkin: 1933 (is 77 in 2010, 78 in 2011)
Bandleader, Music Producer, Arranger, Composer, together with Barry De Vorzon, he wrote "Cotton's Dream" for the movie "Bless The Beasts And Children"; then in 1973, it became the theme song for the soap "The Young And The Restless"; then, yet, it had another alias when Nadia Comaneci (ain't she cute?), the Rumanian gymnast, used it at the 1976 Montreal Olympics, it became a top ten hit as "Nadia'a Theme"
Lorraine Broussard-Nicholson: 1990 (is 20 in 2010, 21 in 2011)
Celebrity Daughter, Rebecca Broussard & Jack's daughter
Paul Cox: 1940 (is 70 in 2010, 71 in 2011)
Director, Screen/Scriptwriter
Jon Cryer: 1965 (is 45 in 2010, 46 in 2011)
TV/Movie Actor, Pretty in Pink, The Famous Teddy Z's Teddy Zakalokis, Partners' Bob, Two and a Half Men's Alan Harper
Henri De Luxembourg: 1955 (is 55 in 2010, 56 in 2011)
Duke, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, sovereign since 2000, born in Betzdorf (Lux) from the Nassau-Weilburg Dynasty
Noah Fleiss: 1984 (is 26 in 2010, 27 in 2011)
Entertainment Figure
Gabrielle: 1970 (is 40 in 2010, 41 in 2011)
Singer
Peter Garrett: 1953 (is 57 in 2010, 58 in 2011)
Rock & Roll Singer, Politician, of Midnight Oil
Gerardo: 1965 (is 45 in 2010, 46 in 2011)?
Rap Singer, LN:Mejia III; Hispanic; Rico Suave; "Weird Al" Yankovic parodied it into "Taco Grande"; NOT to be confused with Geraldo; some say b. Apr 16, 1967 (is 43 in 2010)
Stefan Grossman: 1945 (is 65 in 2010, 66 in 2011)
Blues Guitarist, Folk Guitarist, Music Producer, of the Fugs, soloist
Lukas Haas: 1976 (is 34 in 2010, 35 in 2011)
Actor, Mars Attacks, Everyone Says I Love You
Martin Lawrence: 1965 (is 45 in 2010, 46 in 2011)
TV/Movie Actor, Comedian, TV Host, German, House Party, Boomerang, Life, Martin's Martin the talk show host of WZUP (What'zuppp!), Def Comedy Jam, Blue Streak, Big Momma's House, What's The Worst That Could Happen?, National Security, Bad Boys II, Rebound, Big Momma's House 1 and 2, Wild Hogs
Ian MacKaye: 1962 (is 48 in 2010, 49 in 2011)
Musician, of Minor Threat and Fugazi
Maxillian Welch Markel: 1999 (is 11 in 2010, 12 in 2011)
Celebrity Son, Kathleen and Daniel's son
Skyler Aris Martin: 1994 (is 16 in 2010, 17 in 2011)
Celebrity Son, Shari Headley & Christopher's son
Jimmy Osmond: 1963 (is 47 in 2010, 48 in 2011)
Singer, Cartoon Voicist, b. in Salt Lake City; Youngest Osmond brother; The Osmonds crtn., Donny & Marie reg
David Pirner: 1964 (is 46 in 2010, 47 in 2011)
Rock & Roll Performer, Songwriter, of Soul Asylum
Rudy Pompilli: 1924 (is 86 in 2010, 87 in 2011)
Rock & Roll Musician, of Bill Haley and His Comets
Pope Benedict XVI: 1927 (is 83 in 2010, 84 in 2011)
Pope, Theologian, German, RN: Joseph Ratzinger; became Pope on April 19, 2005
Toby Poser: yr unknown
Soap Actress, Guiding Light's Amanda Spaulding
Queen Margrethe II Of Denmark: 1940 (is 70 in 2010, 71 in 2011)
Queen
Gerry Rafferty: 1947 (is 63 in 2010, 64 in 2011)
Pop Singer, Guitarist, Composer/Songwriter, Scotish, of Stealer's Wheel, soloist
Peter Mark Richman: 1927 (is 83 in 2010, 84 in 2011)
Actor, Longstreet, Dynasty's Andrew Laird, Three's Company's Rev. Snow
Dan Rieser: 1966 (is 44 in 2010, 45 in 2011)
Modern Rock Singer, of Marcy Playground
Jay O. Sanders: 1953 (is 57 in 2010, 58 in 2011)
Actor, Tumbleweeds
Jason Scheff: 1962 (is 48 in 2010, 49 in 2011)
Rock & Roll Bassist, of Chicago
Samantha Char Seger: 1995 (is 15 in 2010, 16 in 2011)
Celebrity Daughter, Nita and Bob's girl
Robert Stigwood: 1934 (is 76 in 2010, 77 in 2011)
Movie Producer, Australian, Saturday Night Fever, Grease
Bobby Vinton: 1935 (is 75 in 2010, 76 in 2011)
Crooner, Songwriter, Variety Show Host, Trumpeter, Saxophonist, Bandleader, b. in Canonsburg, Pa; The Polish Prince; Roses Are Red, Blue Velvet, Bobby Vinton Show; RFN:Stanley Robert; some say 1941
Billy (Cartoon) West: 1950 (is 60 in 2010, 61 in 2011)
Cartoon Voicist, Ren and Stimpy's Stimpy (91-96) and Ren (92-96), Futurama's Dr. Zoidberg/Zapp Brannigan/Prof. Hubert Farnsworth/Phillip J. Fry (voice), Weird Al Show

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People on April 16th: birth anniversaries

Edie Adams: 1927=d.Oct 15, 2008 (was 81)
Singer, TV/Movie/Stage Actress, b. in Kingston, PA; RN:Elizabeth Edith Enke; Ernie Kovac's wife & regular on his TV show; some say '29 or '31
Sir Kingsley Amis: 1922=d.Oct 22, 1995 (was 73)
Novelist, English, Lucky Jim, The James Bond Dossier
William Benedict: 1906=d.Nov 25, 1999 (was 93)
Actor, Bowery Boys comedies; was 82?
Sir Charlie Chaplin: 1889=d.Dec 25, 1977 (was 88)
Movie Actor, Movie Director, Comedian, English, b. in London; FN:Sir Charles Spencer; The Little Tramp; The Gold Rush, City Lights, Modern Times, The Tramp; d. in Switzerland
Don Fedderson: 1913=d.Dec 18, 1994 (was 81)
TV Producer, prod of My Three Sons, Family Affair, The Millionaire
David Graf: 1950=d.Apr 7, 2001 (was 50)
Movie Actor, He's the Mayor, Police Academy 2, 3, 4, and 6
Bennie Green: 1923=d.Mar 23, 1977 (was 53)
Trombonist, joined the Earl Hines band in 1942...played alongside Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie
John Hadley: 1682=d.Feb 14, 1744 (was 61)
Mathematician, Inventor, English, the first reflecting telescope
Roy Hamilton: 1929=d.Jul 20, 1969 (was 40)
Rhythm and Blues Singer, Unchained Melody (1955)
John Hodiak: 1914=d.Oct 19, 1955 (was 41)
Movie Actor, Lifeboat, Battleground
Marian Jordan: 1898=d.Apr 7, 1961 (was 62)
Radio Actress, Comedienne, Fibber McGee and Molly's Molly McGee
David Langton: 1912=d.Apr 25, 1994 (was 82)
TV Actor, English, Scotish
Henry Mancini: 1924=d.Jun 14, 1994 (was 70)
Conductor/Composer, Arranger, b. in Cleveland; Peter Gunn, Newhart, Pink Panther, Romeo & Juliet, Moon River, Days of Wine and Roses, and other theme scores; won 4 Oscars & 20 Grammys
Herbie Mann: 1930=d.Jul 1, 2003 (was 73)
Pop Singer, Flutist, Saxophonist, Jazz Musician, Reeds, Songwriter, b. in New York City; RN:Herbert Jay Solomon
Christine McIntyre: 1911=d.Jul 8, 1984 (was 73)
Actress, of Three Stooges movies
Spike Milligan: 1918=d.Feb 27, 2002 (was 83)
Actor, Comedian, Writer, Novelty Singer, British, India; RFMN:Terence Alan; Marty Feldman Comedy Machine, Goon Show co-creator
Barry Nelson: 1917=d.Apr 7, 2007 (was 89)
TV/Movie Actor, RN:Robert Haakon Neilsen; My Favorite Husband's George Cooper; portrayed 007 in the first James Bond outing "Casino Royale", a live CBS-TV dramatization on Climax Mystery Theater
Ike Pappas: 1933=d.Aug 31, 2008 (was 75)
Correspondent, CBS News
Philip Pillsbury: 1903=d.????
Executive, Pillsbury Co. prez & chairman
Selena: 1971=d.Mar 31, 1995 (was 23)
Singer, queen of Tejano Music; RN: Selena Quintanilla Perez
Hans Sloane: 1660=d.Jan 11, 1753 (was 92)
Doctor, Naturalist, English, founded the British Museum
Ernest Solvay: 1838=d.May 26, 1922 (was 84)
Inventor, Chemist, best known for his development of a commercially viable ammonia-soda process for producing soda ash (sodium carbonate), widely used in the manufacture of such products as glass and soap.
Dame Dusty Springfield: 1939=d.Mar 2, 1999 (was 59)
HALL OF FAMER, Adult Contempo Singer, Guitarist, English, b. in London; RN:Mary Isobel Catherine O'Brien; of Springfields, soloist
John Millington Synge: 1871=d.Mar 24, 1909 (was 37)
Poet, Dramatist/Playwright, Irish
Ed Townsend: 1929=d.Aug 13, 2003 (was 74)
Rhythm and Blues Singer, Songwriter
Les Tremayne: 1913=d.Dec 19, 2003 (was 90)
TV/Radio Actor, Cartoon Voicist, Movie Actor, English, suave romantic leading 30-40s radio actor; One Man's Family's Bill, Adv's of Ellery Queen's Insp. Richard Queen
Sir Peter Ustinov: 1921=d.Mar 28, 2004 (was 82)
Movie Actor, Author, Movie Producer/Director, Screen/Scriptwriter, English, b. in London; Sparticus, Topkapi, Lorenzo's Oil, The Bachelor
Garth Williams: 1912=d.May 8, 1996 (was 84)
Children's Author, Illustrator, Charlotte's Web, Little House On The Prarie
Wilbur Wright: 1867=d.May 30, 1912 (was 45)
Inventor, Aviator, b. in Millville, IN; co-inventor first power-driven airplane 12-7-1903 with brother Orville

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People on April 16th: death anniversaries

Thomas Blanchard: 1864 (was 75)/b.Jun 24, 1788
Inventor, Machine Tools
Scott Brady: 1985 (was 60)?/b.Sep 13, 1924
TV/Movie Actor, RN:Gerald Kenneth Tierney; The Winds of War, Shotgun Slade star, Police Story, China Syndrome, Gremlins; some say d. Apr 17, 1985 (was 60)
Neville Brand: 1992 (was 70)/b.Aug 13, 1921
TV/Movie Actor, b. in Kewanee, IL; Stalag 17, Untouchables' mobster, Birdman of Alcatraz, Laredo's Reese Bennett, a WWII hero 4th most decorated, played 100s of roles
Cheyenne Brando: 1995 (was 25)/b.Feb 20, 1970
Celebrity Daughter, Marlon's daughter
Sydney Dryden Chaplin: 1956 (was 71)/b.Mar 16, 1885?
Actor, Comedian, South African, Charlie's half-brother and manager; some say b. Mar 17, 1885
Lucius D. Clay: 1978 (was 80)/b.Apr 23, 1897
General, Banker, U.S. Army officer who became the first director of civilian affairs in defeated Germany after World War II.
Francisco Jose de Goya y Lucientes: 1828 (was 82)/b.Mar 30, 1746
Painter, Spanish
Alexis de Tocqueville: 1859 (was 53)/b.Jul 29, 1805
Writer, Scientist, Historian, French, political; wrote the political study "Democracy in America" while in the United States to report on the prison system.
Ralph Waldo Ellison: 1994 (was 80)/b.Mar 1, 1914
Novelist, Essayist, Invisible Man author; aka Ralph Waldo Emerson II, son of R.W. Emerson
Arthur English: 1995 (was 75)/b.May 9, 1919
Actor, Comedian
Edna Ferber: 1968 (was 80)/b.Aug 15, 1887
Novelist, Dramatist/Playwright, Short Story Writer, Showboat, Cimarron, Giant, American Beauty
George W. Hill: 1914 (was 76)/b.Mar 3, 1838
Astronomer, Moon Orbit
Graham Jarvis: 2003 (was 72)/b.Aug 25, 1930
Actor, Mary Hartman*2's Charlie Haggers, Fame's Bob Dyrenforth
Istvan Kertesz: 1973 (was 43)/b.Aug 29, 1929
Conductor, Israeli, the principal conductor of the London Symphony
Sir David Lean: 1991 (was 83)/b.Mar 25, 1908
Movie Producer/Director, Screen/Scriptwriter, English, Quaker, b. in Craydon; Great Expectations, Bridge on the River Kwai, Lawrence of Arabia, Dr. Zhivago, Ryan's Daughter, A Passage to India; master of art & craftsman
Marie Louise Meilleur: 1998 (was 117)/b.Aug 29, 1880
world's oldest documented living person after Jeanne Calment died in 1997
Richard J. Neutra: 1970 (was 78)/b.Apr 8, 1892
Architect, Who Bought America?; known for his role in introducing the International Style into American architecture.
Michael Ritchie: 2001 (was 62)/b.Nov 28, 1938
Producer/Director, b. in Waukesha, WI; The Candidate
Saint Bernadette Of Lourdes: 1879 (was 35)/b.Jan 7, 1844
Religionist, French, RN: Bernadette Soubirous; a nun who described seeing visions of the Virgin Mary at Lourdes, d. in Nevers, France.
Dan Schaefer: 2006 (was 70)/b.Jan 25, 1936
Congressperson
Alexander "Skip" Spence: 1999 (was 52)/b.Apr 18, 1946
HALL OF FAMER, Rock & Roll Singer/Guitarist, Drummer, Canadian, of Moby Grape, Jefferson Airplane, Quicksilver Messenger Service
Morris Stoloff: 1980 (was 81)/b.Aug 1, 1898
Violinist, Conductor, Composer, Pianist
Robert Urich: 2002 (was 55)/b.Dec 19, 1946
TV Actor, TV Host, b. in Toronto, OH; RLN:Slovak; Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice's Bob Sanders, SWAT's Off. Jim Street, Soap's Peter Campbell (killed), Tabitha's Paul Thurston, Vega$'s Dan Tanna, Gavilan star, Spenser: For Hire star, American Dreamer's Tom Nash, Crossroads' Johnny Hawkins, National Geographic Explorer; Heather Menzies' hubby; some say 1947
Theodore Newton Vail: 1920 (was 74)/b.Jul 16, 1845
Businessperson, Executive, executive who twice headed the Bell Telephone Company at critical times and played a major role in establishing telephone services in the United States.
Ron Vawter: 1994 (was 45)/b.Dec 9, 1948
Actor
Kay Walsh: 2005 (was 93)/b.Aug 27, 1911
Actress

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General events on April 16th

In 1905, an endowment of a college teachers' pension fund was established by Andrew Carnegie. He donated $10,000,000 of personal money to set up the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.

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Government and Politics on April 16th

In 1789, President-elect George Washington left Mount Vernon, Virginia, for his inauguration in New York. He began an eight-day journey from Mt. Vernon to New York City to head the new government.

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War, Crime and Disaster events on April 16th

In 1777, At the Battle of Bennington, New England's minute men rout British regulars.

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Royalty and Religious events on April 16th

In 1415, The King's Council of England is told of the plans for war with France

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Human Achievement and Science events on April 16th

In 1912, Harriet Quimby became the first woman to fly across the English Channel, using a Bleriot monoplane to travel from Dover, England, to Hardelot, France.

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Arts and Prose events on April 16th

In 1908, the Natural Bridges National Monument was established in Lake Powell, Utah.

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Weird and Other events on April 16th

In 1964, 04 x 16 = 64

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"the less you have to do, the less time you find to do it in."

Random Thought...
"What's another word for thesaurus?"

Another Random Thought...
"Shopping Tip: Shoes are only 85� at the bowling alley"

And Another Random Thought...
"They're only trying to make me LOOK paranoid"

Still Another Random Thought...
"USER n.: A programmer who will believe anything you tell him"

Yet Another Random Thought...
"Spectators are requested NOT to fall into excavation so as not to injure workmen"

Murphy's Law of the Day...
"A patent application will be preceded by one week by a similar application made by an independent worker."

Computer Tagline...
"IBM: Itty Bitty Mentality"

Today's Steven Wright Joke...
"I took lessons in bicycle riding. But I could only afford half of them. Now I can ride a unicycle."

Today's 'You Might Be A Redneck If' (tm) Joke...
"You've been to the emergency room more than 3 times for mashing the wrong end of a thumb tack."

Today's Sniglet(tm)...
"Cabnicreep (KAB nih kreep) - n. The structural condition in which the closing of one kitchen cabinet causes another to open."

Today's Book Hype...
"Still Looking For My Heart: Sam Francisco"

Today's Actual Headline...
"COPS HALT DOUGHNUT SHOP ROBBERY "

Today's Signs You Are a Computer Addict...
"You have a pIRCh web page (or links to any pIRCh pages on your page)"

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Today's Daffynition...
"Southpaw: a daddy from Dixie"

Today's Einstein Quote...
"Where the world ceases to be the scene of our personal hopes and wishes, where we face it as free beings admiring, asking and observing, there we enter the realm of Art and Science"

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"What does Hannibal Lecter like best about Domino's Pizza? The delivery guy!"

Today's They Do It...
"BEER DRINKERS get more head"

Today's Old Never Die...
"OLD BUREAUCRATS never die, they just waste away"

Today's Mark Twain Quote...
"Never tell the truth to people who are not worthy of it"

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"Corporate planning"

Today's Confused Us Quote...
"every time i lose weight, it finds me again."

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"Captain! The UARTs kenna' take these speeds!"

Today's Star Trek (tm) Quote...
The glory of creation is in its infinite diversity. And in the way our differences combine to create meaning and beauty. -- Dr. Miranda Jones and Spock, "Is There in Truth No Beauty?," stardate 5630.8.

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Why does a mosquito bite your ear. And who cares. The answer is simple, call an exterminator. -- Star Trek. Dr. Stubbs, "Evolution"

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