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Monday, July 18, 2005I am now Gross/6Today, I turn two dozen.
Some notable events on this date (via Wikipedia): the Romans lost to the Gauls in the Battle of the Allia in 390 BC, leading to Rome being sacked...this in turn led the Romans to becoming the great military power of the world for the next 600 years or so; The Great Fire of Rome occurred in 64 AD; the Curies discover Polonium in 1898; Adolf Hitler publishes Mein Kampf in 1925; Intel is incorporated in 1968; Mary Jo Kopechne dies when Senator Ted Kennedy drives his car into a pond in 1969; Nadia Coamneci receives the first perfect 10 in the Olympics in 1976. Notable births: Robert Hooke (came up with "Hooke's Law" and the term "cell") in 1635; Nelson Mandela (apartheid protester, 1st black South Africa president) in 1918; John Glenn (astronaut and Senator) in 1921; Roald Hoffman (Nobel Prize in Chemistry for theories concerning chemical reactions) in 1937; Hunter S. Thompson (writer, druggie, suicide) in 1937; Joe Torre (former Angels broadcaster) in 1940; Sir Richard Branson (founder of Virgin, super-duper rich man); Mike Greenwell (former baseball player and MVP runner up to Jose "Roidman" Canseco) in 1963; Vin Diesel (decent action actor with a big ego) in 1967; Torii Hunter (center fielder extraordinaire) in 1975; Ben Sheets (2000 baseball Olympic gold medalist) in 1978. Notable deaths: John Paul Jones (the first naval hero in the US) in 1792; Jane Austen (probably the most famous English language female author) in 1817. Comments:ane Austen (probably the most famous English language female author) Other than JK Rowling, you mean. Eagle, I still think Jane Austen is more famous. When I wrote taht, I thought of "the Harry Potter chick," but I couldn't think of her name for the longest time. I guess it's a subtle point, but I could basically see the argument either way. Richard, thanks! Josh, I don't want to spoil your birthday, but I'd be pretty surprised if anyone commissioned a poll of all the English speaking people out there if anyone other than JK Rolwing was the most famous female author. Possibly Erica Jong would feature there, althugh her day was 25+ years ago. Maybe I'm too cynical, but I doubt Jane Austen would be there (and she is my favorite female author). |
