Poor Gabriel's Almanac -- September 29
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Birthdays on this date:
In 1547 Miguel DeCervantes Saavedra, novelist (Don Quixote de la Mancha)
In 1755 Robert, Lord Clive, founder of British empire in India
In 1758 Admiral Horatio Nelson, British naval hero at Trafalgar
In 1848 Caroline Ardelia Yale, American educator of deaf
In 1895 Joseph B. Rhine, parapsychologist
In 1901 Enrico Fermi, physicist (Manhattan Project)
In 1902 Miguel Alemán, president of Mexico (1946-52)
In 1904 Greer Garson (in London, England), actor (Mrs. Miniver, Adventure)
In 1907 Gene Autry, cowpoke, singer, actor, California Angels owner, World
War II pilot, only one to have five stars on Hollywood Walk of Fame
In 1910 Virginia Bruce, actor (Born to Dance), singer
In 1922 Lizabeth Scott, actor (Dead Reconing, Desert Fury, I Walk Alone)
In 1925 John Tower, US Senator (R-TX, 1961-85)
In 1931 Anita Ekberg (in Sweden), Miss Sweden (1951), actor (La Dolce Vita)
In 1935 Jerry Lee Lewis, singer (Great Balls of Fire, Breathless)
In 1942 Bill Nelson, US Representative (D-FL, 1979-91), state treasureer (D-
FL, 1995-2000), US Senator (D-FL, 2001-), astronaut
+ Madeline Kahn (in Mass), actor (Paper Moon, Blazing Saddles)
In 1943 Lech Walesa, leader of Polish Solidarity movement (Nobel 1983)
In 1948 Bryant Gumbel, talkshow host (Today)
In 1953 Warren Cromartie, baseball player (Expos, 1974-83)
In 1956 Sebastian Coe, distance runner (gold, 1500m, 1980/84)
In 1963 Nicole Martin, French Canadian singer
Events worth noting:
+ Feast of the Archangels SS Michael, Gabriel,And Raphael
+ Michaelmas (Feast of St Michael), quarter day in medieval England
In 1650 Henry Robinson opens the first marriage bureau, in England.
In 1829 Scotland Yard formed in London.
In 1855 Nathaniel Hawthorne visits the British Museum -- finds it tedious.
In 1859 Great auroral display in US.
In 1892 First night football game was played in Mansfield, Penn.
In 1911 Yanks steal 15 bases and get 13 walks, beating Browns 16-12 a major
league record 6 stolen bases in 1 inning.
In 1923 Steinhart Aquarium in Golden Gate Park opens to public.
In 1927 Ruth ties record by hitting grand slams in consecutive games
In 1928 Yanks (17) Tigers (28) set 9 inning hit record (45) -- Detroit
Tigers win 19-10.
In 1951 First color telecast of football game on network, Philadelphia, PA.
+ S. Nicholson discovers 4th & 12th satellite of Jupiter.
In 1957 NY Giants last game at the Polo Grounds before moving to SF.
In 1963 Stan Musial's last game, gets hit 3,629 and 3,630.
In 1969 "Love, American Style" premieres.
+ 7th Mayor's Trophy Game, Mets beat Yanks 7-6.
In 1973 Soyuz 12 returns to Earth
In 1977 Soviet space station Salyut 6 launched into earth orbit.
In 1982 Cyanide laced Tylenol capsules killed seven in Chicago.
In 1988 Space Shuttle 'Discovery' launched (STS-26), first since the
'Challenger' disaster 32 months previous.
And remember ...
National School Success Month
National Sewing Month
National Self-Awareness Month
National Preparedness Month
National Humor in Business Month
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