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Today In History Basic Datebook-September 5th

For The Weekday Of: Friday in 2008, Saturday in 2009
Today in History Basic!
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People on September 5th: birthdates

Kristian Alfonso: 1964 (is 44 in 2008, 45 in 2009)
TV/Soap Actress, TV Hostess, RN:Kristian Joy Alfonso Macquley; Days of Our Lives' Hope Williams Brady and Princess Gina, Falcon Crest's Pilar Ortega Cumson, Love Stories, Melrose Place's Lauren
Rod Arrants: 1944 (is 64 in 2008, 65 in 2009)
Soap Actor, Search for Tomorrow, Young & Restless, Days of Our Lives' Richard Cates
Jeremy Bergman: 1992 (is 16 in 2008, 17 in 2009)
Actor, Third Watch's Monte "Doc" Parker
Makena Grace Burton: 2003 (is 5 in 2008, 6 in 2009)
Celebrity Daughter, Sheree and Steve's daughter
Lydia Camacayha: yr unknown
Queen, RN:Lilio Keloni, Queen of Hawaii, wrote Aloha Oe?
Paulie Carmen: 1953 (is 55 in 2008, 56 in 2009)
Singer, How Bout Us singer
David "Clem" Clempson: 1949 (is 59 in 2008, 60 in 2009)
Jazz Musician, Guitarist, Songwriter, Rock & Roll Performer, British, of Humble Pie, Colosseum and many other groups
Kathy Cronkite: 1950 (is 58 in 2008, 59 in 2009)
Actress, Walter's daughter
William Devane: 1940 (is 68 in 2008, 69 in 2009)
TV/Movie Actor, b. in Albany, NY; From Here to Eternity, Knots Landing's Gregory Sumner, Phenom's Lou Del La Rosa; turned down the Sam Malone role in "Cheers"; some say '37 or '39
Andrew Ducote: 1986 (is 22 in 2008, 23 in 2009)
TV Actor, Dave's World's Willie Barry
Dennis Dugan: 1946 (is 62 in 2008, 63 in 2009)
Actor, Director, Rich Man Poor Man, Richie Brockelman star
Terry Ellis: 1966 (is 42 in 2008, 43 in 2009)
Rhythm and Blues Singer, of En Vogue
Dean Ford: 1946 (is 62 in 2008, 63 in 2009)
Singer/Guitarist, Harmonicaist, RN:Thomas McAleese; of Marmalade
Tommy Ford: yr unknown
TV Actor, Martin's Tommy
Joe "Speedo" Frazier: 1943 (is 65 in 2008, 66 in 2009)
Singer, of Impalas
Kaya Jordan Gerber: 2001 (is 7 in 2008, 8 in 2009)
Celebrity Daughter, Cindy Crawford and Rande's daughter
Cathy Guisewite: 1950 (is 58 in 2008, 59 in 2009)
ComicStrip Cartoonist, MN:Lee; Cathy
Natashya Lorien Hawley: 2000 (is 8 in 2008, 9 in 2009)
Celebrity Daughter, Tori Amos and Mark's daughter
Johnny Hernandez: 1951 (is 57 in 2008, 58 in 2009)
Rock & Roll Musician, of Oingo Boingo
Werner Herzog: 1942 (is 66 in 2008, 67 in 2009)
Producer/Director, Screen/Scriptwriter, German
Justin Kaplan: 1925 (is 83 in 2008, 84 in 2009)
Editor, Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
Michael Keaton: 1951 (is 57 in 2008, 58 in 2009)
TV/Movie Actor, Comedian, b. in Pittsburgh; RLN:Douglas, chose "Keaton" cuz his fav actress is Diane Keaton; Beetlejuice, Batman the movie, All's Fair, Working Stiffs, Mary, Report to Murphy, Mr. Mom, Night Shift, Beetlejuice, Multiplicity, Jackie Brown, Jack Frost, White Noise; had many TV flops in 70-80s; Herbie Fully Loaded
Paton Lee Lamas: 1988 (is 20 in 2008, 21 in 2009)
Celebrity Daughter, Daphne & Lorenzo's
Carol Lawrence: 1934 (is 74 in 2008, 75 in 2009)
TV/Movie/Stage Actress, Singer, Soap Actress, b. in Melrose Park, IL; RN:Carolina Maria Laraia; Robert Goulet's ex-wife; General Hospital's Angela Eckert, West Side Story
George Lazenby: 1939 (is 69 in 2008, 70 in 2009)
Movie Actor, Australian, a forgotten James Bond in On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Joe Long: 1941 (is 67 in 2008, 68 in 2009)?
Bassist, of Four Seasons; some say b. Sep 4, 1941 (is 67 in 2008)
Rose McGowan: 1973 (is 35 in 2008, 36 in 2009)
Movie Actress, Scream, Charmed's Paige Matthews 2001-
Rick Moses: 1952 (is 56 in 2008, 57 in 2009)
Actor, Young Dan'l Boone star; William's brother
Bob Newhart: 1929 (is 79 in 2008, 80 in 2009)
HALL OF FAMER, TV Actor, Comedian, Comedy Writer, Roman Catholic, b. in Oak Park, IL; FN:Geroge Robert; The Button-Down Mind; Bob Newhart Show host 60s, Bob Newhart Show's Dr. Robert "Bob" Hartley 70s, Newhart's Dick Loudon, Bob's Bob McKay; Movie: In & Out
Jamie Oldaker: 1951 (is 57 in 2008, 58 in 2009)
Country/Western Performer, of Tractors
Prince Pierre: 1987 (is 21 in 2008, 22 in 2009)
Prince, Princess Caroline & Stefano Casiraghi's son
Al Stewart: 1945 (is 63 in 2008, 64 in 2009)
Adult Contempo Singer, Guitarist, Composer/Songwriter, Folk Singer, Scotish, lisps in Time Passages and Year Of The Cat
Liam McAllister Stewart: 1994 (is 14 in 2008, 15 in 2009)
Celebrity Son, Rachel Hunter & Rod's boy
Paul A. Volcker: 1927 (is 81 in 2008, 82 in 2009)
Government Official, ex-federal reserve board chairman under Reagan
Loudon III Wainwright: 1946 (is 62 in 2008, 63 in 2009)
Folk Singer, Songwriter, Novelty Singer, Folk Guitarist, Composer, TV/Movie Actor, Jazz-Folk-Blues; Dead Skunk in the Middle of the Road
Roberta Weiss: 1958 (is 50 in 2008, 51 in 2009)
Actress
Raquel Welch: 1940 (is 68 in 2008, 69 in 2009)
Movie/Stage Actress, Exerciser, b. in San Diego; Thunderball, Central Park West's Dianna Brock; RLN:Tejada; some say 1942 but that's incorrect
Brad Wilk: 1968 (is 40 in 2008, 41 in 2009)
Alternative Rock Performer, of Rage Against The Machine, Audioslave
Dweezil Zappa: 1969 (is 39 in 2008, 40 in 2009)
Rock & Roll Singer, Actor, Cartoon Voicist, Songwriter, ex-MTV jock; RFMN:Ian Donald Calvin Euclid; Gail & Frank's son; Normal Life's Jake Harlow; My Mother is a Space Cadet; Z, soloist; Duckman's Ajax, Happy Hour (USA)

People on September 5th: birth anniversaries

Johann Christian Bach: 1735=d.Jan 1, 1782 (was 46)
Composer, German, NN:The English Bach; Johann Sebastian's son; He composed operas in the Italian style but also played organ like his dad.
John Cage: 1912=d.Aug 12, 1992 (was 79)
Composer, Author, Musician, Poet, Essayist, Painter, Pianist, Gay, Avant-garde; 20th century music revolutionizer with 12-tone scales
Kenny Delmar: 1910=d.Jul 14, 1984 (was 73)
Comedian, TV/Radio Actor, Cartoon Voicist, 'That's a joke, son!' man; Fred Allen Show's Senator Claghorn
Florence Eldridge: 1901=d.Aug 1, 1988 (was 86)
Movie/Stage Actress, b. in Brooklyn; RLN:McKechnie; Frederic March's wife
George Huntington Hartford: 1833=d.????
Businessperson, founded A&P Grocery chain
Jesse James: 1847=d.Apr 3, 1882 (was 34)
Outlaw, b. in Kearney, MO; MN:Woodson; the notorious outlaw; was shot to death in St. Joseph, Missouri, by Robert Ford, a member of his own gang; Bobby Brady's idol
Frank Baldwin Jewett: 1879=d.Nov 18, 1949 (was 70)
Engineer, electrical engineer and first president of the Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc., who directed research in telephony, telegraphy, and radio and television communications.
King Louis VIII Of France: 1187=d.Nov 8, 1226 (was 39)
King, ruled 1223-?
King Louis XIV Of France: 1638 O.S.=d.Sep 1, 1715 (was 76)
King, French, The Sun King; financially ruined France for reigning too long (1643-1715) for 72 years & 100 days; other style says b. Sep 16, 1638 N.S.
Arthur Koestler: 1905=d.Mar 3, 1983 (was 77)
Novelist, Hungarian
Nora Marlowe: 1915=d.Dec 31, 1977 (was 62)
Actress, The Governor & JJ, The Waltons' Flossie Brimmer
Freddie Mercury: 1946=d.Nov 24, 1991 (was 45)
HALL OF FAMER, Rock & Roll Singer, Songwriter, British, b. in Zanzibar; Queen lead; RN:Frederick Bulsara; died in London of pneumonia brought on by AIDS; Weird Al parodied his group Queen's hit "Another One Bites The Dust" into "Another One Rides The Bus" shortly after it was released in 1980.
Buddy Miles: 1947=d.Feb 26, 2008 (was 60)
Rock & Roll Drummer, Singer, Songwriter, of Santana, Band of Gypsys, California Raisins
John N. Mitchell: 1913?=d.Nov 9, 1988 (was 75)
Presidential Aide, Attorney general for Nixon; a key figure in the Watergate scandal during the Nixon administration; some say b. Sep 15, 1913
Arthur Charles Nielsen: 1897=d.Jun 1, 1980 (was 82)
Businessperson, Marketing research engineer; A.C. Nielsen Co. founder
Ricky Parent: 1966=d.Oct, 2007
Rock & Roll Drummer, of Enuff Z'Nuff
Ferdinand Porsche: 1875?=d.Jan 30, 1951 (was 75)
Manufacturer, German, Automaker created Volkswagen & Porsche; some say b. Sep 3, 1875
Richie Powell: 1931=d.1956
Pianist, Bud's brother
Sir Walter Raleigh: 1861=d.May 13, 1922 (was 60)
Poet, English
John Stewart: 1939=d.Jan 19, 2008 (was 68)
Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist, b. in San Diego; Folk-Rock; of Kingston Trio, soloist
Sunnyland Slim: 1907=d.Mar 17, 1995 (was 87)?
Blues Performer, Singer, Pianist, Composer, RN:Albert Luandeew; some say d. Mar 18, 1995 (was 87)
Doko Toshio: 1896=d.Aug 4, 1988 (was 91)
Businessperson, Japanese, Toshiba Corp.
Jack Valenti: 1921=d.Apr 26, 2007 (was 85)
Film Executive, b. in Houston, TX; Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences and Motion Picutres Association President
Sir Robert Walpole: 1676 N.S.=d.Mar 18, 1745 O.S. (was 68)?
Statesman, Prime Minister, English, the first prime minister of England (1721-42); other style says b. Aug 26, 1676 O.S.; ; some say d. Mar 29, 1745 N.S. (was 68)
Darryl F. Zanuck: 1902=d.Dec 22, 1979 (was 77)
Movie Producer, Movie Actor, Film Executive, Businessperson, b. in Wahoo, NE; 20th Century Pictures founder; Grapes of Wrath, All About Eve, The Longest Day

People on September 5th: death anniversaries

Mitchell Ayres: 1969 (was 58)/b.Dec 24, 1910
Bandleader, in Perry Como, TV's Top Tunes, Kraft Music Hall, Hollywood Palace, King Family, & Milton Berle
Sir Douglas Robert Bader: 1982 (was 72)/b.Feb 10, 1910
Aviator, British
Paul Bern: 1932 (was 42)?/b.Dec 3, 1889
Movie Director, Film Executive, RLN:Levy; Jean Harlow's ex-; MGM exec; some say d. Sep 4, 1932 (was 42)
Lawrence Brown: 1988 (was 81)/b.Aug 3, 1907
Trombonist, of Duke Ellington Orchestra
Auguste Comte: 1857 (was 59)/b.Jan 19, 1798
Philosopher, founder of sociology and Positivism
Crazy Horse: 1877 (was 27)/b.Dec 4, 1849
Tribal Chief, American Indian, the last great Sioux indian tribe chief
Gert Frobe: 1988 (was 75)/b.Feb 25, 1913
Movie Actor, German, played villian Goldfinger
Allen Funt: 1999 (was 84)/b.Sep 16, 1914
Variety Show Host, b. in New York City; Candid Camera master & creator
Cliff Gorman: 2002 (was 65)/b.Oct 13, 1936
TV/Stage Actor, Jamaican
Gustave Kahn: 1936 (was 76)/b.Dec 21, 1859
Poet, French, literary theorist who claimed to be the inventor of; vers libre; ("free verse").
Leonard Katzman: 1996 (was 69)/b.Sep 2, 1927
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
Jackie Kelk: 2002 (was 81)/b.Aug 6, 1921
Actor, Radio Actor, The Aldrich Family's Homer Brown
King James II Of Great Britian: 1701 (was 67)/b.Oct 14, 1633
King, also King James VII of Scotland; brother of Charles II; reign 1685-88
Sonny Knight: 1998/b.1934
Singer, RN:Joey C. Smith
Richard Lane: 1982 (was 82)/b.May 28, 1900
Movie Actor, of the Boston Blacke movies
Barbara Ann Loden: 1980 (was 43)/b.Jul 8, 1937
TV/Stage Actress, Director, of Ernie Kovacs Show
Marcus Loew: 1927 (was 57)/b.May 7, 1870
Film Executive, head of Loew's Theater Chain that controlled MGM
Arthur MacArthur: 1912 (was 67)/b.Jun 2, 1845
General, Lt. Gen'l of the Army; Douglas's dad
Giselle MacKenzie: 2003 (was 76)/b.Jan 10, 1927
TV/Radio Actress, Singer, Variety Show Hostess, Pianist, Violinist, Canadian, b. in Winnipeg, Manitoba; RN:Marie Marguerite Louise Gisele LaFleche; Your Hit Parade reg, own TV show
Quinn Martin: 1987 (was 65)/b.May 22, 1922
TV Producer, The Fugitive, Barnaby Jones, Streets of San Francisco, Cannon
Mother Teresa: 1997 (was 87)/b.Aug 27, 1910
Religious Leader, Italian, Humanitarian, Nun; Nobel Peace Laureate; RN:Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu; NN:Saint of the Gutters; founded Missionaries of the Charity
Joe Negroni: 1978 (was 37)/b.Sep 9, 1940
HALL OF FAMER, Baritone, Rhythm and Blues Singer, of Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers
Richard Outcalt: 1928 (was 65)/b.Jan 14, 1863
ComicStrip Cartoonist, LN SP: Outcault?; Yellow Kid; Buster Brown
Charles Peguy-French: 1914 (was 41)/b.Jan 7, 1873
Poet, Writer
Leo Penn: 1998 (was 77)/b.Aug 27, 1921
TV Director, Cagney and Lacey, Little House on the Prarie, Magnum P.I.
Claude Renoir: 1993 (was 78)/b.Dec 6, 1914
Cinematographer, Choreographer, French, The Spy Who Loved Me; some say d. at 79
Peter "Hithouse" Slaghuis: 1991 (was 30)/b.Aug 20, 1961
Songwriter, Radio Disc Jock, Dutch, hairdresser; scratcher; sound engineer; of Video Kids "Woodpeckers From Space"; remixed Nu Shooz's "I Can't Wait" into a dance hit.
Sir Georg Solti: 1997 (was 84)/b.Oct 21, 1912
Conductor, Musician, Hungarian, ex-Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Rudolf Virchow: 1902 (was 80)/b.Oct 13, 1821
Scientist, German, Educator, Politician, Author, father of cellular pathology
Katie Webster: 1999 (was 60)/b.Sep 1, 1939
Rhythm and Blues Singer, Pianist, NN: The Swamp Boogie Queen
Josh White: 1969 (was 54)/b.Feb 11, 1908
Blues Singer, Folk Singer, Guitarist, some say b. 1914 or 1915
Willie The Dog: 2001 (was 11)/b.Nov 18, 1989
Pet, my pet dog

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General events on September 5th

In 1867, The first shipment of cattle leaves Abilene, Kansas, on a Union Pacific train headed to Chicago.

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Government and Politics on September 5th

In 1664, After days of negotiation, the Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam surrenders to the British, who will rename it New York.

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War, Crime and Disaster events on September 5th

In 1776, The Marine Committee of America standardizes naval uniforms.

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Royalty and Religious events on September 5th

In 1638, Queen Anne (of Austria) gives birth after 23 years of marriage to the King of France, to an heir to the throne: Louis XIV, "the Sun King"

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Human Achievement and Science events on September 5th

In 1831, Darwin met the Captain - FitzRoy for the first time.

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Arts and Prose events on September 5th

In 1950, Beetle Bailey, a Comic Strip by Mort Walker, debuts in newspapers.

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Weird and Other events on September 5th

In 1945, 09 x 05 = 45

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Random Generated Jokes, Quotes, and Other Stuff!

Today's 'Confused-Us' Saying...
"those who do the most usually demand the least."

Random Thought...
"God is an atheist"

Another Random Thought...
"The wages of sin is death. (Which, after taxes, is just a bad feeling.)"

And Another Random Thought...
"Who depends on another man's table often dines late"

Still Another Random Thought...
"Out to Lunch. If not back by 5, then Out to dinner"

Yet Another Random Thought...
"Skating away ... on the thin ice of a new day"

Murphy's Law of the Day...
"Money can't buy you happiness -- but neither can poverty!"

Computer Tagline...
"H ROSS PEROT VIRUS 3 - Activates every component in your system, just before the whole thing quits"

Today's Steven Wright Joke...
"When I turned two I was upset because on my second birthday, I went from being one to being two, and my age doubled in a year. I figured at this rate, by the time I'm six, I'll be ninety."

Today's 'You Might Be A Redneck If' (tm) Joke...
"You celebrate Groundhog Day because you believe in it."

Today's Sniglet(tm)...
"MUSTGO n. Any item of food that has been sitting in the refrigerator so long it has become a science project."

Today's Book Hype...
"Keep Out!: Barb Dwyer"

Today's Actual Headline...
"SILENT TEAMSTER BOSS GETS UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT, LAWYER"

Today's Signs You Are a Computer Addict...
"If, to you, 'safe sex' means doing it online."

Today's Computer Glossary...
"Monitor: (n.) 1. a sort of television with exceptionally poor picture quality and limited to a single very local station. 2. often thought to be a word associated with computers, this word actually refers to those obnoxious kids who always want to see you hall pass at school."

Today's Daffynition...
"Diarrhea: Journal of daily events."

Today's Einstein Quote...
"I am convinced that He (God) does not play dice"

Today's Hannibal Lecter Joke...
"What does Hannibal call John Goodman? Dinner for two!"

Today's They Do It...
"Graduates do it by degrees"

Today's Old Never Die...
"OLD TANNERS never die, they just go into hiding"

Today's Mark Twain Quote...
"...an experienced, industrious, ambitious, and often quite often picturesque liar"

Today's Oxymoron...
"Accurate stereotype"

Today's Confused Us Quote...
"age isn't important unless you're a cheese."

Today's Star Trek(tm) Tag...
"Borg Assimilation is the Best Cure for the Common Man."

Today's Star Trek (tm) Quote...
Most legends have their basis in facts. -- Kirk, "And The Children Shall Lead," stardate 5029.5.

Today's Star Trek TNG (tm) Quote...
And these small projections? An android alarm clock. Is that amusing? -- Star Trek. Dr. Crusher and Data, "Datalore"

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