
I share my birthday with Patricia Arquette, Julian Lennon, John Schneider, Barbara Kingsolver, Gary Carter, Michael Bennett, Vivienne Westwood, Fred Ebb, Betty Ford (who turns 90 today), and Buddha - with whom lately I seem to share so many physical traits.
But I share the actual birth DATE with sexy British racing driver, Mark Blundell; accomplished Brazilian footballer, Mazinho; mean-looking Nigerian K1 fighter, Bobby Ologun; and beautiful American actress, Robin Wright Penn. Today, we all turn 42.
Aside from my birth, here are some other noteworthy things that happened on April 8th:
1994 - The lead singer of rock band Nirvana, Kurt Cobain, commits suicide by shooting himself.
1990 - AIDS activist Ryan White dies at the age of 19.
1986 - American actor Clint Eastwood is elected Mayor of Carmel in California.
1967 - Bare-foot English singer Sandie Shaw wins the Eurovision Song Contest for the United Kingdom with 'Puppet On A String'.
1953 - Future Kenyan President Jomo Kenyatta is convicted in Kenya of involvement with the terrorist Mau Mau organization.
1940 - World War II: Germany invades Norway.
1925 - The Australian Government and the British Colonial Office offer low-interest loans to encourage Britons borrow the money to emigrate to Australia.
1908 - King Edward VII appoints Liberal politician Herbert Asquith as British Prime Minister following the death of Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman.
1907 - Britain and France confirm the independence of Siam (now Thailand).
1904 - Britain and France settle the foreign affairs differences under the auspices of a newly negotiated 'Entente Cordiale'. Britain recognizes the Suez Canal Convention and surrenders its claim to Madagascar.
1838 - Brunel's 236 foot steamship Great Western leaves Bristol for New York on her maiden voyage.
1513 - Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon discovers Florida.
Happy birthday, buddy! I'm 10 days behind you. Which means you'll ALWAYS be older than I am. Just for the record.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday!
ReplyDeleteHau'oli la Hanau--Happy Birthday from Kauai!
ReplyDeleteJake's 10 days behind you and I'm 9 years ahead. Oy. Life is good at all ages so enjoy your day, buddy.
All the best--Rob
Happy Birthday Dop.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday.
ReplyDeleteI'm not 40 yet.
(Just thought I'd throw that out there.)
happy birthday, hun. i think it's time for some you know what.
ReplyDelete(i SO want to write what you know i'm thinking, but i'll leave that off-line.)
Wow, what a surprise because my birthday is April 8th as well! I am just several years younger.
ReplyDeleteHappy (Belated)Birthday!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday!
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