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Today In History Basic Datebook-October 14th

For The Weekday Of: Tuesday in 2008, Wednesday in 2009
Today in History Basic!
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People on October 14th: birthdates

Chris Amoo: 1952 (is 56 in 2008, 57 in 2009)
Singer, Songwriter, British, of Real Thing
Harry Anderson: 1952 (is 56 in 2008, 57 in 2009)
Actor, Comedian, Magician/Illusionist, b. in Newport, RI; Night Court's Judge Harry T. Stone, Dave's World's Dave Barry; some say b. 1949
Carroll Ballard: 1937 (is 71 in 2008, 72 in 2009)
Director, Fly Away Home
Marcia Barrett: 1948 (is 60 in 2008, 61 in 2009)?
Disco Singer, Jamaican, of Boney M; some say b. Oct 14, 1951 (is 57 in 2008)
Chelsea Bostwick: 1996 (is 12 in 2008, 13 in 2009)
Celebrity Daughter, Sherri Ellen and Barry's daughter
Jordan Brower: 1981 (is 27 in 2008, 28 in 2009)
Actor, Social Studies
Lourdes Maria Ciccone Leon: 1996 (is 12 in 2008, 13 in 2009)
Celebrity Daughter, Madonna and Carlos' daughter; NN:The undisputed baby birth of the century!
Steve Coogan: 1965 (is 43 in 2008, 44 in 2009)
Movie Actor, Around The World in 80 Days (2004)
John Wesley III Dean: 1938 (is 70 in 2008, 71 in 2009)
Presidential Aide, Attorney/Lawyer, Author, ex-White House counsel; Watergate figure
Thomas Dolby: 1958 (is 50 in 2008, 51 in 2009)
New Wave Singer, New Wave Keybordist, Music Producer, Songwriter, Synthesizer, Guitarist, British, Egyptian; FN:Thomas Morgan Dolby Robertson; Kathleen Beller's hubby; Master of Computer generated music & videos he directed; NOT an originator of Dolby sound; hits "She Blinded Me With Science" and "Hyperactive"
Greg Evigan: 1953 (is 55 in 2008, 56 in 2009)
TV/Stage Actor, b. in South Amboy, NJ; Jesus Christ Superstar, Grease, BJ & the Bear's BJ McCoy, My Two Dads' Joey Harris, P.S.I. Luv U's Cody, TekWar's Jake Cardigan, Melrose Place, Pacific Palisades' Robert Russo
Sehorn Faith: 2003 (is 5 in 2008, 6 in 2009)
Celebrity Daughter, Angie Harmon and Faith's daughter
Pat Finley: 1940 (is 68 in 2008, 69 in 2009)
TV Actress, Bob Newhart Show's Ellen Hartley
Paul Fitzgerald: 1970 (is 38 in 2008, 39 in 2009)
Actor, Guiding Light's Colin McCabe
Christian Gerald Ford: 1997 (is 11 in 2008, 12 in 2009)
Celebrity Son, Juliann and Jack's son, former President's grandson
Maxwell Bradley Garrett: 1998 (is 10 in 2008, 11 in 2009)
Celebrity Son, Jill Diven and Brad's son
Grover The Muppet: yr unknown
Fictious Character, of Sesame Street
Billy Harrison: 1942 (is 66 in 2008, 67 in 2009)
Rock & Roll Guitarist, of Them
Justin Hayward: 1946 (is 62 in 2008, 63 in 2009)
Rock & Roll Singer/Guitarist, Bassist, Pianist, Songwriter, English, of The Moody Blues, soloist
Colin Hodgkinson: 1945 (is 63 in 2008, 64 in 2009)
Bassist, Singer, British, sessioned for Mick Jagger, Whitesnake and other bands
Udo Kier: 1944 (is 64 in 2008, 65 in 2009)
Actress, German, Warhol Dracula, Warhol Frankenstein
Owen Joseph Kline: 1991 (is 17 in 2008, 18 in 2009)
Actor, Phoebe Cates & Kevin's son; The Squid and the Whale
Dr. Charles Everett Koop: 1916 (is 92 in 2008, 93 in 2009)
Government Official, ex-surgeon gen'l; looks like Dr. Demento
Ralph Lauren: 1939 (is 69 in 2008, 70 in 2009)
Fashion Designer, Jewish, RLN:Lipshitz
Thomas Leopold: yr unknown
Actor, Ted Knight Show '78, Steve Allen Show '80
Shaznay Lewis: 1975 (is 33 in 2008, 34 in 2009)
Rhythm and Blues Singer, of All Saints
Jimmy Liggins: 1922 (is 86 in 2008, 87 in 2009)
Bandleader, Singer/Guitarist, his biggest hit: "Drunk"
Natalie Maines: 1974 (is 34 in 2008, 35 in 2009)
Country Singer, of Dixie Chicks, said she was ashamed that our president came from Texas. Boo! Hiss! Boo!
Mackenzie Mauzy: 1988 (is 20 in 2008, 21 in 2009)
Soap Actress, Bold & The Beautiful's Phoebe Forrester
Dan McCafferty: 1946 (is 62 in 2008, 63 in 2009)
Rock & Roll Singer, Songwriter, British, of Nazareth
Isaac Mizrahi: 1961 (is 47 in 2008, 48 in 2009)
Fashion Designer
Melba Montgomery: 1938 (is 70 in 2008, 71 in 2009)
Country Singer, Actress
Sir Roger Moore: 1927 (is 81 in 2008, 82 in 2009)
TV/Movie Actor, Protestant, English, b. in London; James Bond movies; Ivanhoe star, Maverick's Cousin Beauregard Maverick, The Saint's Simon Templar
Neve O'Brien: 2003 (is 5 in 2008, 6 in 2009)
Celebrity Daughter, Liza and Conan's daughter
Robert Parker: 1930 (is 78 in 2008, 79 in 2009)
Singer, Saxophonist, Bandleader, hit:"Bare Footin"; sessioned for Professor Longhair, Joe Tex and Ernie K-Doe
A. J. Pero: 1959 (is 49 in 2008, 50 in 2009)
Heavy Metal Drummer, of Twisted Sister
Sir Cliff Richard: 1940 (is 68 in 2008, 69 in 2009)
Pop Singer, Actor, Guitarist, Composer/Songwriter, India, RN:Harold Roger Webb; England superstar with 100 charted U.K. hits and 10 #1 U.K. hits
Kenny Roberts: 1927 (is 81 in 2008, 82 in 2009)
Country Singer, Yodeler
Jon Seda: 1970 (is 38 in 2008, 39 in 2009)
Actor, of Homicide, Third Watch's Matty Caffey, Kevin Hill's Dame
Finley Faith Sehorn: 2003 (is 5 in 2008, 6 in 2009)
Celebrity Daughter, Angie Harmon and Jason's daughter
Arleen Sorkin: 1956 (is 52 in 2008, 53 in 2009)
TV/Soap Actress, Variety Show Hostess, Writer, Producer, Days of Our Lives' Calliope Bradford Jones, Duet's & Open House's Geneva, America's Funniest People
Henry Owen Stills: 1996 (is 12 in 2008, 13 in 2009)
Celebrity Son, Kirsten and Stephen's son
Elizabeth Sung: yr unknown
Soap Actress, Young & the Restless' Luan Volien Abbott, Passions' Danielle Dwyer
Usher: 1978 (is 30 in 2008, 31 in 2009)
Rhythm and Blues Singer, RN:Usher Raymond IV
Doug Virden: 1970 (is 38 in 2008, 39 in 2009)
Country Musician, of Sons of the Desert
Rachael Ann Weiss: 1987 (is 21 in 2008, 22 in 2009)
Celebrity Daughter, Kathleen Turner & Jay Weiss's daughter
Karyn White: 1965 (is 43 in 2008, 44 in 2009)
Rhythm and Blues Singer, some say b. 1964
Melanie Wilson: 1961 (is 47 in 2008, 48 in 2009)
TV Actress, Perfect Strangers' Jennifer Lyon, Meg Brown & Dick's daughter

People on October 14th: birth anniversaries

George Harold Brown: 1908=d.Dec 11, 1987 (was 79)
Engineer, electrical engineer who made major contributions to the development of radio and television broadcast antennas.
e. e. cummings: 1894=d.Sep 3, 1962 (was 67)
Poet, American, b. in Cambridge, Mass.; FN:Edward Estlin; this is one man who could benefit from capital punishment
W. Edwards Deming: 1900=d.Dec 20, 1993 (was 93)
Businessperson, RFN:William; helped Japan after WWII
Eamon de Valera: 1882=d.Aug 29, 1975 (was 92)
Head of State, Ireland prez; one of Ireland's most prominent figures in its quest for independence; d. at a nursing home near Dublin
Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower: 1890=d.Mar 28, 1969 (was 78)
General, President, b. in Denison, TX; 34th U.S. President (1953-61); WWII 5-star Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in Europe; on a $1 coin; d. in Washington
Eugene Fodor: 1905?=d.Feb 18, 1991 (was 85)
Publisher, Author, Hungarian, Fodor's travel guides; some say b. Oct 5, 1905
Lillian Gish: 1893=d.Feb 27, 1993 (was 99)
TV/Movie/Stage Actress, Stuntman, b. in Springfield, OH; Birth Of A Nation; Dorothy's sister; RN:Lillian de Guiche; some say 1896
Trevor Goddard: 1962=d.Jun 7, 2003 (was 40)
Actor, Jag's Cmdr. Mic Brumby (1998-2001)
John Graas: 1924=d.Apr 13, 1962 (was 37)
Jazz Performer, French hornist
George Grenville: 1712=d.Nov 13, 1770 (was 58)
Politician, English, his policy of taxing the American colonies, initiated by his Revenue Act of 1764 and the Stamp Act of 1765, started the train of events leading to the American Revolution.
Norman Harris: 1947=d.Mar 20, 1987 (was 39)
Rhythm and Blues Performer, Guitarist, of the O'Jays
Elwood Haynes: 1857=d.Apr 13, 1925 (was 67)
Inventor, built one of the first U.S. autos
Allan Jones: 1907=d.Jun 27, 1992 (was 84)
Tenor, Movie/Stage Actor, Dentist, b. in Old Forge, PA; Donkey Serenade; Jim & Jack's dad; some say 1908; Irene Hervey's hubby; A Day at the Races, Showboat
Bill Justis: 1926=d.Jul 15, 1982 (was 55)
Singer, Alto-sax, Arranger, Music Producer, Songwriter
Pert Kelton: 1907=d.Oct 30, 1968 (was 61)
TV/Movie/Stage Actress, the very 1st Alice in Honeymooners sketches, Cavalcade of Stars
King Ferdinand VII Of Spain: 1784=d.Sep 29, 1833 (was 48)
King, ruled March 1808-1830
King James II Of Great Britian: 1633=d.Sep 5, 1701 (was 67)
King, also King James VII of Scotland; brother of Charles II; reign 1685-88
Francis Lightfoot Lee: 1734=d.Jan 11, 1797 (was 62)
Revolutionary, Statesman, Declaration of Independence signer
"Red" McKenzie: 1907?=d.Feb 7, 1948
Blues-Jazz Performer, Singer, played comb-with-tissue-paper with a kazoo-like sound; some say b. Oct 14, 1899
William Penn: 1644 O.S.=d.Jul 30, 1718 (was 73)
Pioneer, English, Quaker, Pennsylvania founder & colonist; other style says b. Oct 24, 1644 N.S.
Sir Edward Sabine: 1788=d.Jun 26, 1883 (was 94)
Astronomer, English, determined the shape of the Earth and studied the Earth's magnetic field.
David Strickland: 1969=d.Mar 22, 1999 (was 29)
Actor, Suddenly Susan's Todd; some say b. 1970
Russell Thorson: 1906=d.Jul 6, 1982 (was 75)
TV/Radio Actor, Radio mysteries, One Man's Family's Paul Barbour, The Detectives' Lt. Otto Lindstrom
Robert Webber: 1924=d.May 17, 1989 (was 64)
TV/Movie Actor, Moonlighting's Alex, 79 Park Avenue; some say '28
Spencer Williams: 1889=d.Jul 14, 1965 (was 75)
Pianist, Composer, Singer

People on October 14th: death anniversaries

Cleveland Amory: 1998 (was 81)/b.Sep 2, 1917
TV Critic, Writer, Historian, Journalist, Protestant, b. in Nahant, Mass.; Conservatist; wrote "The Cat Who Came for Christmas"; TV Guide
Hy Averback: 1997 (was 76)/b.Oct 21, 1920
TV/Radio Actor, Producer/Director, Announcer, Tonight, Our Miss Brooks' Mr. Romero; directed F Troop, MASH, Real McCoys
Leonard Bernstein: 1990 (was 72)/b.Aug 25, 1918
HALL OF FAMER, Conductor/Composer, Pianist, Songwriter, Lecturer, Arranger, Jewish, West Side Story; NY Philharmonic Orchestra; West Side Story composer; d. in New York
Pietro Antonio Cesti: 1669 (was 46)/b.Aug 5, 1623
Composer, with Francesco Cavalli, was one of the leading Italian composers of the 17th century.
"Bing" Crosby: 1977 (was 74)/b.May 3, 1903
HALL OF FAMER, TV/Movie Actor, Crooner, Variety Show Host, b. in Tacoma, WA; NN:The Old Groaner; some say 1901, 1902, or 1904; E-mail indicated he was born May 3, though Bing said May 2, He had no birth certificate, but a baptismal certificate that was discovered after his death had the correct birthdate of May 3; RFMN:Harry Lillis; most popular entertainer of the 1st 1/2 of 20th century; Bing Crosby Show's Bing Collins, Hollywood Palace; in golf HofF; d. in Madrid, Spain
Dame Edith Evans: 1976 (was 88)/b.Feb 8, 1888
Movie/Stage Actress, English, Tom Jones, David Copperfield
Freddie Fender: 2006 (was 69)/b.Jun 4, 1937
Adult Contempo Singer, Country Singer, Guitarist, Songwriter, b. in San Benito, TX; RN:Baldemar G. Huerta; of Texas Tornados, soloist
Paul Fix: 1983 (was 82)/b.Mar 13, 1901
Movie Actor, TV/Movie Actor, The Rifleman's Marshal Micah Torrance
Errol Flynn: 1959 (was 50)/b.Jun 20, 1909
Movie Actor, New Zealand, b. in Tasmania; Swashbuckler & adventurer films; Captain Blood, Charge of Light Brigade
Bill Green: 2002 (was 72)/b.Oct 16, 1929
Congressperson
William Hooper: 1790 (was 48)/b.Jun 17, 1742 O.S.
Attorney/Lawyer, Revolutionary, Declaration of Independence signer; June 17=O.S.; June 28=N.S.; other style says b. Jun 28, 1742 N.S.
Ferdinand "Ferd" Johnson: 1996 (was 90)/b.Dec 18, 1905
ComicStrip Cartoonist, longtime Moon Mullins cartoonist
Heinrich Kayser: 1940 (was 87)/b.Mar 16, 1853
Physicist, German, discovered the presence of helium in the Earth's atmosphere; people later discovered how to get a high-pitched voice by inhailing it.; Perhaps that's where "Getting High" originated?
Laura LaPlante: 1996 (was 91)/b.Nov 1, 1904
Actress
Bill McKinney: 1969 (was 74)/b.Sep 17, 1895
Jazz Performer, Drummer, Bandleader
Edith Pargeter: 1995 (was 82)/b.yr unknown
Mystery-writer
John J. Reynolds: 1993 (was 70)/b.Jun 19, 1923
Businessperson, developed Mastercharge card
Harold Robbins: 1997 (was 81)/b.May 21, 1916
Novelist, Singer, Jewish, b. in New York City; RN:Francis Rubin Kane; Moneychangers, Carpetbaggers
Erwin K. Rommel: 1944 (was 52)/b.Nov 15, 1891
General, Army Officer, German, NN:The Desert Fox; d. suicide
Richard B. Shull: 1999 (was 70)/b.Feb 24, 1929
Actor, Diana, Holmes & Yoyo's Det. Alexander Holmes
Dr. David Viscott: 1996 (was 58)/b.May 24, 1938
Psychiatrist, worked for KABC radio in Los Angeles
Keenan Wynn: 1986 (was 70)/b.Jul 27, 1916
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, b. in New York City; RN:Francis Xavier Aloysius Keenan-Wynn; Hilda Keenan & Ed's son; Dallas' Willard "Digger" Barnes 1979-80, Call to Glory, Dr Strangelove, The Absent Minded Professor
Frankie Yankovic: 1998 (was 83)/b.Jul 28, 1915
HALL OF FAMER, Accordionist, Bandleader, Composer/Songwriter, Pianist, b. in Davis, WV; Polka musician; Accordionist in the field's hall of fame, and the first polka musician to win a Grammy; No relation to Weird Al

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General events on October 14th

In 1854, The first "Baby Show" in America is held in Springfield, Ohio.

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Government and Politics on October 14th

In 1912, Theodore Roosevelt, while campaigning for the presidency on the Bull Moose ticket, was shot in the chest in Milwaukee. Despite the wound, he went ahead with a scheduled speech.

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War, Crime and Disaster events on October 14th

In 1066, Normans under William the Conquerer defeated the English Saxons at the Battle of Hastings. They would then compete with each other in Jeopardy where the stakes are higher and the prizes doubled!

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Royalty and Religious events on October 14th

In 1322, Robert the Bruce of Scotland defeats King Edward II of England at Byland, forcing Edward to accept Scotland's independence.

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Human Achievement and Science events on October 14th

In 1492, Columbus leaves San Salvador; arrives in Santa Mar�a of Concepci�n.

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Arts and Prose events on October 14th

In 1774, The first Continental Congress published a declaration of rights in Philadelphia with the sinking of Peggy Stewart.

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Misc Marrige events on October 14th

In 2000, Bryan White married Erika Page

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Weird and Other events on October 14th

In 1986, Tim Kides of West NY, N.J. performed 25000 leg raises in 11 hours 57 minutes 15 seconds, to set a world record.

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Today's 'Confused-Us' Saying...
"things work better if you plug them in."

Random Thought...
"Never assume. It makes an "ass" out of "u" and "me""

Another Random Thought...
"A penny saved is a Congressional spending oversight"

And Another Random Thought...
"If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies in yourself. Native (Minquass)"

Still Another Random Thought...
"How do you make a dumb blonde laugh on Monday? Tell her a joke on Friday"

Yet Another Random Thought...
"Every successful person has had failures but repeated failure is no guarantee of eventual success"

Murphy's Law of the Day...
"If something is confidential, it will be left in the copier machine."

Computer Tagline...
"A logician trying to explain logic to a programmer is like a cat trying to explain to a fish what it's like to be wet"

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"My grandfather gave me a watch. It doesn't have any hands or numbers. He says it's very accurate. I asked him what time it was. You can guess what he told me."

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"Your idea of new siding on the house is more tar paper."

Today's Sniglet(tm)...
"RADIODLING (ra de od ling) v. Singing along with your car radio."

Today's Book Hype...
"Children's Songbook: Skip Tumalu"

Today's Actual Headline...
"POLICE DISCOVER CRACK IN AUSTRALIA"

Today's Signs You Are a Computer Addict...
"If you can actually talk to the computers in your new car - and understand what they say."

Today's Computer Glossary...
"EGA: (n.) 1. ENHANCED Greenback Accumulator. 2. Expensive Graphics Adapter."

Today's Daffynition...
"Purrpetual motion: A kitty playing."

Today's Einstein Quote...
"Scientific research is based on the idea that everything that takes place is determined by laws of nature, and therefore this holds for the action of people. For this reason, a research scientist will hardly be inclined to believe that events could be i nfluenced by a prayer, i.e. by a wish addressed to a Supernatural Being. [Albert Einstein, 1936, responding to a child who wrote and asked if scientists pray. Source: : The Human Side, Edited by Helen Dukas and Banesh Hoffmann]"

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"Why is Hannibal Lecter sorry he ate the guy at a Texaco station? It gave him gas!"

Today's They Do It...
"CHEMISTS do it in an excited state"

Today's Old Never Die...
"OLD STUDENTS never die, they just get degraded"

Today's Mark Twain Quote...
"Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please"

Today's Oxymoron...
"One size fits all"

Today's Confused Us Quote...
"we learn from history that we don't learn from history."

Today's Star Trek(tm) Tag...
"My other computer has Lwaxana Troi's voice."

Today's Star Trek (tm) Quote...
Captain, I'm beginning to understand why you Earthmen enjoy gambling. No matter how carefully one computes the odds of success, there is still a certain exhilaration in the risk. -- Spock, "Patterns of Force," stardate 2534.7.

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My friend Data, you see things with the wonder of a child. And that makes you more human than any of us. -- Star Trek. Yar, "Skin of Evil"

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