Today is day 335 of the Gregorian Calendar year, Prickle-Prickle, The Aftermath 42, 3186 YOLD And let us not forget 13.0.8.0.14 mlc (the Mayan Long Count)
Cities for Life Day is a day of opposition to the Death Penalty and celebrates those governments which have abolished it. This day was selected as a commemoration of the abolition of the death penalty on 11/30/1786 by the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, the first "modern state" to do so.
On this day in history:
1782 – Representatives from the US and Great Britain signed preliminary peace articles that became the Treaty of Paris. 1786 – The Grand Duchy of Tuscany, under Pietro Leopoldo I, became the first modern state to abolish the death penalty. 1803 – The Balmis Expedition started in Spain with the aim of vaccinating millions against smallpox in Spanish America and Philippines. 1803 – Spanish representatives officially transferred the Louisiana Territory to a French representative. 1829 – The first Welland Canal opened for a trial run 1853 – The Imperial Russian Navy destroyed the Ottoman fleet at Sinop. 1886 – The Folies Bergère staged its first revue. 1934 – The Flying Scotsman became the first steam locomotive to be authenticated as reaching 100 mph. 1936 – London's Crystal Palace was destroyed by fire. 1966 – Barbados became independent from the United Kingdom. 1967 – South Yemen became independent from the United Kingdom. 1979 – Pink Floyd's The Wall was released. 1995 – Official end of Operation Desert Storm. 1999 – Exxon and Mobil signed an agreement to merge 1999 – Demonstrations against a World Trade Organization meeting by anti-globalization protesters forcee the cancellation of opening ceremonies. 1999 – British Aerospace and Marconi Electronic Systems merged to form BAE Systems, Europe's largest defense contractor and the fourth largest aerospace firm in the world.
Born this day in:
A man should never be ashamed to own that he has been in the wrong, which is but saying, that he is wiser today than yesterday.
~~ Jonathan Swift ` 1599 – Andrea Sacchi, painter 1667 – Jonathan Swift, I satirist and essayist 1670 – John Toland, philosopher and author 1756 – Ernst Chladni, physicist and author 1768 – Jedrzej Sniadecki, physician, chemist, and biologist 1781 – Alexander Berry, surgeon, merchant, and explorer 1796 – Carl Loewe, singer, composer, and conductor 1810 – Oliver Winchester, Abusinessman and politician, founded the Winchester Repeating Arms Company 1813 – Louise-Victorine Ackermann, poet and author 1813 – Charles-Valentin Alkan, pianist and composer 1835 – Mark Twain, novelist, humorist, and critic 1843 – Martha Ripley, physician 1858 – Jagadish Chandra Bose, physicist, biologist, botanist, and archaeologist 1863 – Andrés Bonifacio, activist and politician, co-founded Katipunan 1869 – Gustaf Dalén, physicist and engineer 1872 – John McCrae, physician, soldier, and poet 1874 – Winston Churchill, colonel, journalist, and politician, 1874 – Lucy Maud Montgomery, author and poet 1904 – Clyfford Still, painter and educator 1906 – John Dickson Carr, author and playwright 1906 – Andrés Henestrosa, poet, linguist, and politician 1907 – Jacques Barzun, historian and author 1909 – Robert Nighthawk, singer and guitarist 1911 – Jorge Negrete, singer and actor 1915 – Brownie McGhee, singer and guitarist 1915 – Henry Taube, chemist and academic 1916 – Dena Epstein, musicologist and author 1919 – Jane C. Wright, oncologist and cancer researcher 1924 – Elliott Blackstone, police officer and activist 1924 – Shirley Chisholm, Aactivist, educator and politician 1924 – Allan Sherman, actor, comedian, singer, producer, and screenwriter 1926 – Teresa Gisbert Carbonell, architect and art historian 1929 – Dick Clark, television host and producer, founded Dick Clark Productions 1936 – Dmitri Anosov, Rmathematician and academic 1936 – Abbie Hoffman, activist and author, co-founded the Youth International Party 1937 – Jimmy Bowen, record producer, songwriter, and pop singer 1937 – Praveen Chaudhari, Iphysicist and academic 1937 – Frank Ifield, singer and guitarist 1937 – Luther Ingram, singer and songwriter 1943 – Norma Alarcón, author and professor 1945 – Roger Glover, bass player, songwriter, and producer 1945 – John R. Powers, author and playwright 1949 – Jimmy London, singer and songwriter 1953 – Shuggie Otis, singer, songwriter, and musician 1953 – June Pointer, American singer and actress 1953 – David Sancious, keyboard player and guitarist 1955 – Billy Idol, singer, songwriter, guitarist, and actor 1957 – John Ashton, guitarist, songwriter, and producer 1957 – Richard Barbieri, keyboard player and songwriter 1958 – Stacey Q, singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress 1959 – Cherie Currie, singer, songwriter, musician, and actress 1967 – Rajiv Dixit, author and activist 1968 – Des'ree, singer and songwriter 1975 – Mindy McCready, singer and songwriter 1976 – Marta Burgay, astronomer
Died this day in:
Be yourself; everyone else is already taken
~~ Oscar Wilde 912 – Otto I, Duke of Saxony 1647 – Bonaventura Cavalieri, mathematician and astronomer 1761 – John Dollond, optician and astronomer 1863 – Kamehameha IV, King 1900 – Oscar Wilde, playwright, novelist, and poet 1930 – Mary Harris (Mother) Jones, Labor organizer 1953 – Francis Picabia, painter and poet 1958 – Hubert Wilkins, pilot, ornithologist, geographer, and explorer 1979 – Zeppo Marx, actor and comedian 1992 – Peter Blume, painter and sculptor 1993 – David Houston, singer and songwriter 1996 – Tiny Tim, singer and ukulele player 1997 – Kathy Acker, author, poet, and playwright 1999 – Charlie Byrd, guitarist 2000 – Scott Smith, bass player 2006 – Shirley Walker, composer and conductor
Holidays, Holy Days, Festivals, Feast Days, Days of Recognition, and such: Cities For Life Day National Mason Jar Day National Personal Space Day National Stay At Home Because You Are Well Day
Music goes here, iirc, well, With apologies ;-)
It's an open thread, so do your thing
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