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Today In History Basic Datebook-September 2nd

For The Weekday Of: Tuesday in 2008, Wednesday in 2009
Today in History Basic!
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People on September 2nd: birthdates

Rosalind Ashford: 1943 (is 65 in 2008, 66 in 2009)
HALL OF FAMER, Rhythm and Blues Singer, b. in Detroit; of Martha Reeves & the Vandellas
Jerry Augustyniak: 1958 (is 50 in 2008, 51 in 2009)
Modern Rock Musician, of 10,000 Maniacs
Luis Avalos: 1946 (is 62 in 2008, 63 in 2009)
TV Actor, Cuban, Cuban-Hispanic; Condo, E/R, The Electric Company
Terry Bradshaw: 1948 (is 60 in 2008, 61 in 2009)
HALL OF FAMER, Football Announcer, NFL Quarterback, Commentator, Country Singer, b. in Shreveport, La., led Pittsburgh Steelers to 4 Super Bowl titles (1975-76,79-80); 2-time Super Bowl MVP (1979-80).
Marge Champion: 1923 (is 85 in 2008, 86 in 2009)
Dancer, Choreographer, Movie Actress, b. in Los Angeles; RN:Marjorie Celeste Belcher; Gower's wife; 1/2 of famous 50s dance team; some say '19, '21, or Sep 22 '25
Jimmy Clanton: 1940 (is 68 in 2008, 69 in 2009)
Rock & Roll Singer, b. in Baton Rouge, LA; Just A Dream
Kristen Cloke: 1968 (is 40 in 2008, 41 in 2009)
TV Actress, Space And Beyond's Shane Vansen
Paul Deakin: 1959 (is 49 in 2008, 50 in 2009)
Country/Western Performer, of The Mavericks
Rosana Desoto: yr unknown
Actress, Redd Foxx Show, Bold and Beautiful's Liliana Dominguez
Robert Lee Dickey: 1939 (is 69 in 2008, 70 in 2009)
Rhythm and Blues Singer, of James and Bobby Purify (Bobby)
Nayib Estefan: 1980 (is 28 in 2008, 29 in 2009)
Drummer, Gloria & Emilio's son
Sam Gooden: 1939 (is 69 in 2008, 70 in 2009)
HALL OF FAMER, Singer, b. in Chicago; of The Impressions
Martin "Marty" Grebb: 1946 (is 62 in 2008, 63 in 2009)
Keyboardist, of The Buckinghams
K-Ci Hailey: 1969 (is 39 in 2008, 40 in 2009)
Singer, LN: Hailey; of Jodeci; NOT of K.C. and the Sunshine Band
Mark Harmon: 1951 (is 57 in 2008, 58 in 2009)
TV/Movie Actor, NFL Player, b. in Burbank, CA; Centennial, 240-Robert, Flamingo Road's Fielding Carlyle, St. Elsewhere's Dr. Robert Caldwell, Coors Beer; Pam Dawber's hubby, Kris' brother, Reasonable Doubts' Richard "Dicky" Cobb, Charlie Grace star, Chicago Hope, Navy NCIS's Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs
Salma Hayek: 1966 (is 42 in 2008, 43 in 2009)
TV/Movie Actress, Mexican, soap star in Mexico, Sinbad's Gloria Contreras, Desperado, Fools Rush In, 54, Wild Wild West, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, After The Sunset; AP and CNN says 9-2-68, ET says 9-2-66, could be 1969?
Erin Hershey: yr unknown
Soap Actress, Port Charles' Allison Burrington
Mik Kaminski: 1951 (is 57 in 2008, 58 in 2009)
Rock & Roll Musician, Violinist, Cellist, Songwriter, British, of ELO
Joan Kennedy: 1936 (is 72 in 2008, 73 in 2009)
Author, Ted's ex-; some say Sep 5 or 1937
Shauna Sand Lamas: 1971 (is 37 in 2008, 38 in 2009)
Celebrity Spouse, Lorenzo's wife
Michael Lombardi: 1974 (is 34 in 2008, 35 in 2009)
Actor
C. Wilson Jr. Markle: 1938 (is 70 in 2008, 71 in 2009)
Engineer, Canadian, film colorization process inventor
Kei Masuda: 1957 (is 51 in 2008, 52 in 2009)
Pop Singer, Variety Show Hostess, Japanese, Now known as Keiko Kuwaki; of Pink Lady, & TV w/ Jeff
Chuck McCann: yr unknown
Actor, Comedian, All That Glitters, Garry Moore Show reg, A New Kind of Family, Oliver Hardy impersonator on 60-70s TV
Fritz McIntyre: 1958 (is 50 in 2008, 51 in 2009)
Keyboardist, British, of Simply Red
Dennis Miccoli: 1948 (is 60 in 2008, 61 in 2009)?
Keyboardist, of The Buckinghams; some say b. Sep 1, 1948 (is 60 in 2008)
Steve Porcaro: 1957 (is 51 in 2008, 52 in 2009)
Rock & Roll Singer, Keyboardist, Songwriter, of Toto, sought-after sessionist; Joe's son
Erin Hershey Presley: 1976 (is 32 in 2008, 33 in 2009)
Soap Actress, Port Charles' Alison
Linda Purl: 1955 (is 53 in 2008, 54 in 2009)
Actress, b. in Greenwich, CT; Beacon Hill, Happy Days' Gloria & Ashley Pfister, Matlock's Charlene Matlock, Port Charles' Clare
Mike Pyne: 1940 (is 68 in 2008, 69 in 2009)
Jazz Pianist
Meinhardt Raabe: 1915 (is 93 in 2008, 94 in 2009)
Movie Actor, Munchkin coroner in "The Wizard of Oz"
Keanu Reeves: 1964 (is 44 in 2008, 45 in 2009)
Movie Actor, Cartoon Voicist, Canadian, PRON:kee-AH-noo; MN:Charles; Bill & Ted's Adventures, Dangerous Liasions, River's Edge, Parenthood, Dracula, Speed, A Walk in the Clouds, Johnny Mnemonic, The Matrix, The Replacements, Sweet November, Hardball, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, Constantine
Sam Rivers: 1977 (is 31 in 2008, 32 in 2009)
Rock & Roll Musician, of Limp Bizkit
Dylan Michaelon Sabatino: 2003 (is 5 in 2008, 6 in 2009)
Celebrity Son, Crystal Chappell and Michael's son
Shauna Sand: 1971 (is 37 in 2008, 38 in 2009)
Actress, of Renegade
Beverly Sanders: 1940 (is 68 in 2008, 69 in 2009)
Actress, Lotsa Luck, CPO Sharkey's Chief Gypsy Koch
Penny Santon: 1916 (is 92 in 2008, 93 in 2009)
Actress, Roll Out, Matt Houston's Mama Novelli, Life Goes On's Teresa Giordano
Robert Shapiro: 1942 (is 66 in 2008, 67 in 2009)
Attorney/Lawyer, OJ's co-defense attorney
Henry Silver: 1928 (is 80 in 2008, 81 in 2009)
Pianist, Composer, Bandleader, Jazz Musician
Horace Silver: 1928 (is 80 in 2008, 81 in 2009)
Jazz Pianist, Bandleader, Composer, Singer
Joe Simon: 1943 (is 65 in 2008, 66 in 2009)
Soul Singer, Gospel Singer, Rhythm and Blues Singer, Songwriter, hit: Get Down Get Down
Alan K. Simpson: 1931 (is 77 in 2008, 78 in 2009)
Senator, (Sen-R-WY, 1979-98?)
Spencer Smith: 1987 (is 21 in 2008, 22 in 2009)
Rock & Roll Performer, of Panic! at the Disco
Peter Ueberroth: 1937 (is 71 in 2008, 72 in 2009)
Sportsfigure, Executive, Organizer of 1984 Summer Olympics in LA; 1984 Time Man of Year; the 6th baseball commissioner from 1984-89; headed Rebuild Los Angeles for one year after 1992 riots.
Ella Rae Wahlberg: 2003 (is 5 in 2008, 6 in 2009)
Celebrity Daughter, Rhea Durham and Mark's daughter
Tuc Watkins: 1966 (is 42 in 2008, 43 in 2009)
Soap Actor, One Life to Live's David Vickers, General Hospital's Dr. Pierce Dorman, Desperate Housewives' Bob Hunter
Cynthia Watrous: 1968 (is 40 in 2008, 41 in 2009)
Soap Actress, Guiding Light's Annie Dutton Lewis, Another World's Vicky McKinnon, Titus' Erin Fitzpatrick, Drew Carey Show's Alison (2002-), Lost's Libby
Jack White: 1944 (is 64 in 2008, 65 in 2009)
Songwriter, Music Producer, Singer, German, produced Laura Branigan, Audrey Landers, David Hasselhoff and Englebert among others
Parker Whitfield: 2004 (is 4 in 2008, 5 in 2009)
Celebrity Son, Salli and Dondre's son

People on September 2nd: birth anniversaries

Laurindo Almeida: 1917=d.Jul 26, 1995 (was 77)
Composer, Musician, Bandleader, Guitarist, Brazilian
Cleveland Amory: 1917=d.Oct 14, 1998 (was 81)
TV Critic, Writer, Historian, Journalist, Protestant, b. in Nahant, Mass.; Conservatist; wrote "The Cat Who Came for Christmas"; TV Guide
Russ Conway: 1927=d.Nov 15, 2000 (was 73)
Pianist, Composer, English
Walter Jr. Davis: 1932=d.Jun 2, 1990 (was 57)
Jazz Musician, Jazz Pianist, Composer, worked with Dizzy Gillespie, Art Blakey and others
Allen Drury: 1918=d.Sep 2, 1998 (was 80)
Novelist, Advise and Consent
Tom Glazer: 1914=d.Feb 21, 2003 (was 88)
Folk Singer, Lyricist, with The Do-Re-Mi Children's Chorus; On Top of Spaghetti
Clifford Jordan: 1931=d.Mar 27, 1993 (was 61)
Jazz Performer, Tenor-sax
Leonard Katzman: 1927=d.Sep 5, 1996 (was 69)
TV Producer, Director, Writer, of "Dallas" and dir'd many shows since the Golden Age including Gunsmoke, Wild Wild West and Hawaii Five-O, last did Walker, Texas Ranger
Frank Laubach: 1884=d.Jun 11, 1970 (was 85)
Educator, taught reading through phonetics
Richard Lewis: 1933=d.Apr 19, 2005 (was 71)
Tenor, of The Silhouettes
Lydia Paki Liliuokalani: 1838=d.Nov 11, 1917 (was 79)
Queen, the last Queen of Hawaii 1891-93
Hiram Percy Maxim: 1869=d.Feb 17, 1936 (was 66)
Inventor, manufacturer known especially for the "Maxim silencer" gun attachment.
Christa McAuliffe: 1948=d.Jan 28, 1986 (was 37)
Astronaut, Teacher, school teacher on the Space Shuttle
Martha Mitchell: 1918=d.May 31, 1976 (was 57)
Celebrity Relative, John N.'s ex-wife
Hugo Montenegro: 1925=d.Feb 6, 1981 (was 55)
Conductor/Composer
Wilhelm Friedrich Ostwald: 1853=d.Apr 4, 1932 (was 78)
Chemist, Philosopher, German, Nobel 1909; He is, in the words of Asimov, "One of the chief founders of modern physical chemistry", The Nobel Prize was awarded; "in recognition of his work on catalysis and for his investigations into the fundamental principles governing chemical equilibria and rates of reaction"
Amanda Randolph: 1896=d.Aug 24, 1967 (was 70)
TV/Movie/Stage Actress, Radio Actress, Amos 'n Andy's Sapphire's mama Ramona Smith, Danny Thomas Show's Louise; Lillian's sister
Frederick Soddy: 1877=d.Sep 22, 1956 (was 79)
Chemist, English, coined the word "isotope" on 2-18-1913 from Greek words meaning "same place" for the products of radioactive transformation that occupied the same place on the Periodic Table.; He received the 1921 Nobel prize for chemistry for the investigation of radioactive substances.
Albert Goodwill Spalding: 1850=d.Sep 9, 1915 (was 65)
HALL OF FAMER, MLB Player, Businessperson, Executive, NN:Father of Baseball; A.G. Spalding & Brothers Sporting Goods Co.; N.L. co-founder
Ronnie Stevens: 1925=d.Nov 11, 2006 (was 81)
Actor, English
Tony Thompson: 1975=d.Jun 1, 2007 (was 31)
Rhythm and Blues Singer, of Hi-Five; NOT the Chic guy; not b. 1974?
Vera Vague: 1904?=d.Sep 14, 1974 (was 70)
TV/Movie Actress, Radio Actress, dizzy-dame routine on radio & movies; RN:Barbara Jo Allen; some say b. Sep 2, 1905, or b. Sep 2, 1906
Paul Vieille: 1854=d.Jan 14, 1934 (was 79)
Scientist, French, smokeless powder
Johnnie Lee Wills: 1912=d.Oct 25, 1984 (was 72)
Singer, Bob's brother

People on September 2nd: death anniversaries

Morris Ankrum: 1964 (was 67)/b.Aug 27, 1896
Actor, Earth vs. Flying Saucers
Felix Aylmer: 1979 (was 90)/b.Feb 21, 1889
Actor
Dr. Christiaan Neethling Barnard: 2001 (was 78)/b.Oct 8, 1922?
Surgeon, South African, South African; performed 1st known human heart transplant in 1967; some say b. Nov 8, 1922
Sir Rudolph Bing: 1997 (was 95)/b.Jan 9, 1902
Entertainment Figure, Executive, Austrian, Opera Manager of NY Metropolitan Opera
Kermit Bloomgarden: 1976 (was 71)/b.Dec 15, 1904
Stage Producer, Dramatist/Playwright, Diary of Anne Frank, Music Man
Bob Denver: 2005 (was 70)/b.Jan 9, 1935
TV Actor, Cartoon Voicist, b. in New York City; The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis' Maynard G. Krebs ("G" stood for Walter), Gilligan's Island's "Willy" Gilligan, The Good Guys, Dusty's Trail; originally planned to be a lawyer
Troy Donahue: 2001 (was 65)/b.Jan 27, 1936
Actor, b. in New York City; RN:Merle Johnson Jr.; Surfside Six's Sandy, Hawaiian Eye's Philip
Allen Drury: 1998 (was 80)/b.Sep 2, 1918
Novelist, Advise and Consent
Sir William Rowan Hamilton: 1865/b.Aug 3, 1805?
Mathematician, Irish, Geometrics, Quantum mechanics; some say b. Aug 4, 1805
William Henry: 1836 (was 60)/b.Dec 12, 1775
Physician, Chemist, English, in 1803, he proposed what is now called Henry's law, which states that the amount of a gas absorbed by a liquid is in proportion to the pressure of the gas above the liquid, provided that no chemical action occurs.
Jean Speegle Howard: 2000 (was 73)/b.yr unknown
Actress, Ron's mother
Marcia Mae Jones: 2007 (was 83)/b.Aug 1, 1924
Actress, The Champ, Heidi
Bjorn Kjellstrom: 1995 (was 84)/b.Sep 9, 1910
Inventor, of the Compass
Bob Mathias: 2006 (was 75)/b.Nov 17, 1930
Olympic Athlete, Congressperson, Actor, Track & Field, NFL Player, b. in Tulare, CA; youngest winner of decathlon with gold medal in 1948 Olympics at age 17; first to repeat as decathlon champ in 1952; Sullivan Award winner (1948); 4-term member of U.S. Congress (R,Calif.) from 1967-74; Olympic torch lighter [1984]; U.S. congressman; played himself in The Bob Mathias Story; director: Olympic Training Center); played halfback for Stanford in 1952 Rose Bowl.
Zack Mosley: 1993/b.Dec 12, 1906
ComicStrip Cartoonist, Buck Rogers
Jay Novello: 1982 (was 78)/b.Aug 22, 1904
TV/Movie Actor, McHale's Navy's Mayor Mario Lugatto
Cyril Reuben: 1996 (was 69)/b.Oct 6, 1926
Violinist
J. R. R. Tolkien: 1973 (was 81)/b.Jan 3, 1892
Author, Novelist, English, RFMN:John Ronald Reuel; a philologist/writer and creator of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy; b. in Bloemfontein
Jonathan M. Wainwright: 1953 (was 70)/b.Aug 23, 1883
General, won distinction as the hero of Bataan and Corregidor in the defense of the Philippines against Japanese attack during World War II.
Allan Walker: 1970 (was 64)/b.Jan 28, 1906
Actor, Writer, Red Buttons Show reg

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General events on September 2nd

In 1752, today was the last day of the Julian calendar in Great Britain and the British colonies; the Gregorian Calendar designed to correct the extra leap year day problem went into effect the next day with tommorrow being September 14, hence 11 days were dropped. Most other countries made the adjustment in 1582.

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Government and Politics on September 2nd

In 1789, The United States Treasury Department, the third presidential cabinet department, was organized by an act of Congress.

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War, Crime and Disaster events on September 2nd

In 31, B.C., Octavian defeated Marc Antony in the Battle of Actium. The following year, Antony and Cleopatra would both commit suicide...ending their tumultous love affair in Egypt.

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Royalty and Religious events on September 2nd

In 1758, 250 years ago, The first Anglican service of worship to be held on Canadian soil was led by Rev. Robert Wolfall at Frobisher Bay, on Baffin Island.

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Human Achievement and Science events on September 2nd

In 1804, K. L. Harding discovered Juno, the third known asteroid.

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Arts and Prose events on September 2nd

In 1897, The first issue of "McCall's" magazine was published. The magazine had previously been called "Queens Magazine" and "Queen of Fashion". Nowadays, the title of Queen of Fashion belongs to Dennis Rodman! (RIMSHOT!)

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Weird and Other events on September 2nd

In 1918, 09 x 02 = 18

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Random Generated Jokes, Quotes, and Other Stuff!

Today's 'Confused-Us' Saying...
"if it is to be, it is up to me."

Random Thought...
"Heaven and Earth were created all together in the same instant, October 23rd, 4004 BC, at nine o'clock in the mornin"

Another Random Thought...
"Bobby Robson must be thinking of throwing some fresh legs on!"

And Another Random Thought...
"Jesus is coming back, and boy, is he ticked"

Still Another Random Thought...
"The English think incompetence is the same thing as sincerity"

Yet Another Random Thought...
"It's too early in the morning for that Star Trek crap!"

Murphy's Law of the Day...
"Assumption is the mother of all screwups."

Computer Tagline...
"Windows: Well, It Never Does Operate With Speed"

Today's Steven Wright Joke...
"I went into this bar and sat down next to a pretty girl, then she said, 'How do you feel?' And I said, 'Well, you know when you're rocking in a rocking chair, and you go so far that you almost fall over backwards, but at the last instant you catch yourself? That's how I feel all the time.'"

Today's 'You Might Be A Redneck If' (tm) Joke...
"Your vehicle has a two-tone paint job. Primer red and primer gray."

Today's Sniglet(tm)...
"EASTROTURF (ee' stroh terf) n. The artificial grass in Easter baskets."

Today's Book Hype...
"Banquet at McDonalds: Tommy Ayk"

Today's Actual Headline...
"KIDS MAKE NUTRITIOUS SNACKS"

Today's Signs You Are a Computer Addict...
"Anything you wrote while dreaming actually works"

Today's Computer Glossary...
"RS-232: R2D2's father."

Today's Daffynition...
"Diplomacy: Saying "nice doggy" until you find a rock."

Today's Einstein Quote...
"Science is the century-old endeavour to bring together by means of systematic thought the perceptible phenomena of this world into as thorough-going an association as possible. To put it boldly, it is the attempt at a posterior reconstruction of existen ce by the process of conceptualisation. Science can only ascertain what is, but not what should be, and outside of its domain value judgements of all kinds remain necessary"

Today's Hannibal Lecter Joke...
"What does Hannibal call people in a stadium? A buffet!"

Today's They Do It...
"Dungeon Masters have better encounters"

Today's Old Never Die...
"OLD CHEMISTS never die, they just lose their refluxes"

Today's Mark Twain Quote...
"It is agreed, in this country, that if a man can arrange his religion so that it perfectly satisfies his conscience, it is not incumbent on him to care whether the arrangement is satisfactory to anyone else or not"

Today's Oxymoron...
"R & D"

Today's Confused Us Quote...
"a great idea needs landing gear, not just wings."

Today's Star Trek(tm) Tag...
"* <- Tribble -------- <- Tribble-kabob"

Today's Star Trek (tm) Quote...
Improve a mechanical device and you may double productivity. But improve man, you gain a thousandfold. -- Khan Noonian Singh, "Space Seed," stardate 3142.8.

Today's Star Trek TNG (tm) Quote...
No offense, sir. None taken. I never killed anyone at the supper table, Mister LaForge. -- Star Trek. Geordi and Kurn, "Sins of the Father"

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