JAN 01     HAPPY NEW YEAR!
JAN 06     THREE KINGS DAY (EPIPHANY)
JAN 08     ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS
JAN 15     MARTIN LUTHER KING'S BIRTHDAY
JAN 17     BENJAMIN FRANKLIN BORN IN BOSTON (1706)
JAN 19     ROBERT E. LEE'S BIRTHDAY
JAN 20     ST. AGNES EVE (AH, BITTER CHILL IT WAS...)
JAN 22     SIR FRANCIS BACON BORN, 1561
JAN 23     FEAST OF ST. ILDEFONSUS
JAN 27     WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART BORN IN SALZBURG (1756)
JAN 30     FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT BORN IN HYDE PARK, NEW YORK (1882)
FEB 02     CANDLEMAS
FEB 12     CHARLES DARWIN BORN IN SHREWSBURY, ENGLAND (1809)
FEB 12     LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY (1809)
FEB 14     VALENTINE'S DAY
FEB 15     GALILEO GALILEI BORN IN PISA, ITALY (1564)
FEB 22     WASHINGTON'S ACTUAL BIRTHDAY (1732)
FEB 25     RENOIR BORN, 1841
MAR 07     ARISTOTLE DIED, 322 BC
MAR 11     JOHNNY APPLESEED DAY; ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF JOHN CHAPMAN
MAR 14     EINSTEIN'S BIRTHDAY (1879)
MAR 15     THE IDES OF MARCH  (Beware!)
MAR 17     ST. PATRICK'S DAY
MAR 30     PENCIL WITH ERASER PATENTED (1858)
MAR 30     VINCENT VAN GOGH BORN, 1853
MAR 31     RENE DESCARTES BORN, 1596, MATHEMATICIAN & PHILOSOPHER
APR 01     APRIL FOOL'S DAY
APR 05     THOMAS HOBBES BORN, 1588, PHILOSOPHER
APR 12     YURI GARGARIN BECOMES 1ST HUMAN IN SPACE (1961)
APR 13     THOMAS JEFFERSON BORN, 1743
APR 15     LEONARDO DA VINCI BORN, 1452
APR 22     KANT BORN, 1724
APR 25     ELLA FITZGERALD BORN, 1918
APR 30     KARL FRIEDRICH GAUSS BORN, 1777, MATHEMATICIAN & ASTRONOMER
MAY 07     JOHANNES BRAHMS BORN IN HAMBURG (1833)
MAY 09     ISRAEL INDEPENDENCE DAY
MAY 12     FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE BORN IN FLORENCE, ITALY (1820)
MAY 16     ARMED FORCES DAY
MAY 21     PLATO (ARISTOCLES) BORN IN ATHENS(?) (427 BC)
MAY 22     JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH BORN IN EISENACH, GERMANY (1665)
MAY 26     AL JOLSON BORN, 1886
MAY 30     ACTUAL MEMORIAL DAY
JUN 03     JEFFERSON DAVIS' BIRTHDAY
JUN 07     (EUGENE HENRI) PAUL GAUGIN BORN, 1848
JUN 08     FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT BORN IN RICHLAND CENTER, WISCONSIN (1869)
JUN 11     KAMEHAMEHA DAY
JUN 11     QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY
JUN 13     ALEXANDER THE GREAT DIES (323 BC)
JUN 14     FLAG DAY
JUN 15     MAGNA CARTA SIGNED (1215)
JUN 16     HAMMURABI THE GREAT DIES, BABYLON, 1686 BC
JUN 23     TURING'S BIRTHDAY, 1912
JUL 01     DOMINION DAY (CANADA)
JUL 03     DOG DAYS BEGIN
JUL 03     FRANZ KAFKA BORN, 1883
JUL 04     INDEPENDENCE DAY * * *
JUL 04     JOHN ADAMS AND THOMAS JEFFERSON DIE (1826)
JUL 12     HENRY DAVID THOREAU BORN, 1817
JUL 14     BASTILLE DAY
JUL 15     ST. SWITHIN'S DAY
JUL 20     NEIL ARMSTRONG BECOMES 1ST HUMAN TO SET FOOT ON MOON (1969)
JUL 28     BACH DIES, 1750
AUG 01     HERMAN MELVILLE BORN, 1819
AUG 09     PERSIA DEFEATS SPARTAN KING LEONIDAS AT THERMOPYLAE (480 BC)
AUG 11     DOG DAYS END
AUG 13     ANNIE OAKLEY BORN, 1860
AUG 13     FIDEL CASTRO BORN, 1927
AUG 17     MAE WEST BORN, 1892
AUG 20     LEON TROTSKY ASSASSINATED, 1940
AUG 22     CLAUDE DEBUSSY BORN, 1862
AUG 22     DEATH OF KING RICHARD III, 1485, LAST OF THE PLANTAGENETS
AUG 27     KRAKATOA, JAVA EXPLODES WITH A FORCE OF 1,300 MEGATONS (1883)
SEP 02     GREAT BRITAIN ADOPTS GREGORIAN CALENDAR (1752)
SEP 06     PRES. MCKINLEY SHOT, 1901
SEP 07     QUEEN ELIZABETH I OF ENGLAND BORN (1533)
SEP 08     ANTON DVORAK BORN IN NELAHOZEVES, CZECHOSLOVAKIA (1841)
SEP 08     KING RICHARD I OF ENGLAND BORN (1157)
SEP 09     CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY CHAIRMAN MAO TSE-TUNG DIES AT AGE 82 (1976)
SEP 15     AGATHA CHRISTIE BORN IN TORQUAY, ENGLAND (1890)
SEP 18     GRETA GARBO BORN, 1905
SEP 21     H. G. (HERBERT GEORGE) WELLS BORN IN BROMLEY, ENGLAND (1866)
SEP 22     PRESIDENT LINCOLN ISSUES THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION (1862)
SEP 23     AUGUSTUS (GAIUS OCTAVIUS) CAESAR BORN IN ROME (63 BC)
SEP 23     EURIPIDES BORN IN SALAMIS, GREECE (480 BC)
SEP 24     F. SCOTT FITZGERALD BORN, 1896
SEP 26     GEORGE GERSHWIN BORN IN BROOKLYN, NY (1989)
SEP 26     T.S. (THOMAS STEARNS) ELIOT BORN IN ST. LOUIS (1888)
SEP 28     MICHELANGELO BUANARROTI BORN IN CAPRESE, ITALY (1573)
SEP 28     POMPEY (GNAEUS POMPEIUS MAGNUS) BORN IN ROME (106 BC)
OCT 02     ARISTOTLE DIES OF INDIGESTION (322 BC)
OCT 02     MOHANDAS K. GANDHI BORN AT PORBANDAR, KATHIAWAD, INDIA (1869)
OCT 04     FIRST SPACE VEHICLE, SPUTNIK I, LAUNCHED (1957)
OCT 05     PABLO PICASSO BORN IN MALAGA, SPAIN (1881)
OCT 09     FIRST TWO-WAY TELEPHONE CONVERSATION (1876)
OCT 12     ACTUAL COLUMBUS DAY
OCT 12     MAN O'WAR'S LAST RACE, 1920
OCT 13     ST. EDWARD'S DAY - PATRON SAINT OF ENGLAND
OCT 13     VIRGIL (PUBLIUS VERGILIUS MARO) BORN NEAR MANTUA, ITALY (70 BC)
OCT 14     BATTLE OF HASTINGS WON BY NORMANS AND WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR (1066)
OCT 16     NATIONAL BOSS DAY
OCT 16     OSCAR (FINGAL O'FLAHERTIE WILLS) WILDE BORN IN DUBLIN (1854)
OCT 18     FEAST DAY OF ST. LUKE
OCT 21     ALFRED NOBEL BORN IN STOCKHOLM (1833)
OCT 22     FRANZ LISZT BORN, 1811
OCT 22     MOTHERS-IN-LAW DAY
OCT 24     UNITED NATIONS DAY
OCT 31     HALLOWEEN
OCT 31     LUTHER NAILS 95 THESES TO DOOR OF CASTLE CHURCH, WITTENBERG (1517)
NOV 01     ALL SAINTS' DAY
NOV 01     SAMHAIN; BEGINNING OF THE CELTIC YEAR AND MOST IMPORTANT HOLIDAY.
NOV 03     SPUTNIK II LAUNCHED, 1957, BEARING SPACEDOG LAIKA
NOV 04     KING WILLIAM III OF ORANGE BORN (1650)
NOV 04     WILL ROGERS DAY
NOV 10     MARTIN LUTHER BORN IN EISLEBEN, GERMANY (1483)
NOV 11     VETERANS DAY
NOV 13     ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON BORN, 1850
NOV 13     ST. AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO BORN IN NUMIDIA, ALGERIA (354)
NOV 19     GETTYSBURG ADDRESS DELIVERED, 1863
NOV 22     KENNEDY SHOT IN DALLAS, TEXAS BY LEE HARVEY OSWALD (1963)
NOV 25     ALFRED NOBEL INVENTS DYNAMITE (1867)
NOV 27     ALFRED NOBEL ESTABLISHES NOBEL PRIZE (1895)
NOV 30     CLEOPATRA DIED, 30 BC
NOV 30     MARK TWAIN (SAMUEL CLEMMENS) BORN IN FLORIDA, MISSOURI (1835)
NOV 30     ST. ANDREW'S DAY
DEC 01     WOODY ALLEN (ALLEN STUART KONIGSBERG) BORN IN BROOKLYN, NY (1935)
DEC 05     MOZART DIES, 1791
DEC 05     THE EIGHTEENTH AMENDMENT REPEALED, ENDING PROHIBITION (1933)
DEC 05     WALT (WALTER ELIAS) DISNEY BORN IN CHICAGO (1901)
DEC 08     JAMES (GROVER) THURBER BORN IN COLUMBUS, OHIO (1894)
DEC 10     EMILY DICKENSON BORN, 1830
DEC 14     GEORGE WASHINGTON DIES, 1799
DEC 16     LUDWIG VON BEETHOVEN CHRISTENED IN BONN, GERMANY (1770)
DEC 25     MERRY CHRISTMAS!
DEC 25     ISAAC NEWTON (SIR) BORN IN GRANTHAM, ENGLAND (1642)
DEC 26     BOXING DAY
DEC 26     ST. STEPHEN'S DAY
DEC 28     JOHN VON NEUMANN BORN, 1903