Post by shaliby on Feb 1, 2024 15:07:03 GMT
ToDay :February 1st
= EVENTS =
1884 – The first volume (A to Ant) of the Oxford English Dictionary is published.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford_English_Dictionary
1896 – Puccini's La bohème premieres in Turin at the Teatro Regio (Turin), conducted by the young Arturo Toscanini.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_boh%C3%A8me
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arturo_Toscanini
1964 – The Beatles have their first number one hit in the United States with "I Want to Hold Your Hand".
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Want_to_Hold_Your_Hand
2003 – Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during the reentry of mission STS-107 into the Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts aboard.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Columbia
2004 – Hajj pilgrimage stampede: In a stampede at the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, 251 people are trampled to death and 244 injured.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incidents_during_the_Hajj#Failures_in_crowd_control
= BIRTHS =
1801 – Émile Littré, French lexicographer and philosopher (d. 1881)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89mile_Littr%C3%A9
1874 – Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Austrian author, poet, and playwright (d. 1929)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_von_Hofmannsthal
1894 – John Ford, American director and producer (d. 1973)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ford
1901 – Clark Gable, American actor (d. 1960)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark_Gable
1931 – Boris Yeltsin, Russian politician, 1st President of Russia (d. 2007)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Yeltsin
1939 – Claude François, Egyptian-French singer-songwriter and dancer (My Way) (d. 1978)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Fran%C3%A7ois
= DEATHS =
1851 – Mary Shelley, English novelist and playwright ( Frankenstein )(b. 1797)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Shelley
1944 – Piet Mondrian, Dutch-American painter (b. 1872)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piet_Mondrian
1966 – Buster Keaton, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1895)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buster_Keaton
2003 – Space Shuttle Columbia crew
2007 – Gian Carlo Menotti, Italian-American playwright and composer (b. 1911)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gian_Carlo_Menotti
= EVENTS =
1884 – The first volume (A to Ant) of the Oxford English Dictionary is published.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford_English_Dictionary
1896 – Puccini's La bohème premieres in Turin at the Teatro Regio (Turin), conducted by the young Arturo Toscanini.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_boh%C3%A8me
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arturo_Toscanini
1964 – The Beatles have their first number one hit in the United States with "I Want to Hold Your Hand".
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Want_to_Hold_Your_Hand
2003 – Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during the reentry of mission STS-107 into the Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts aboard.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Columbia
2004 – Hajj pilgrimage stampede: In a stampede at the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, 251 people are trampled to death and 244 injured.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incidents_during_the_Hajj#Failures_in_crowd_control
= BIRTHS =
1801 – Émile Littré, French lexicographer and philosopher (d. 1881)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89mile_Littr%C3%A9
1874 – Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Austrian author, poet, and playwright (d. 1929)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_von_Hofmannsthal
1894 – John Ford, American director and producer (d. 1973)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ford
1901 – Clark Gable, American actor (d. 1960)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark_Gable
1931 – Boris Yeltsin, Russian politician, 1st President of Russia (d. 2007)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Yeltsin
1939 – Claude François, Egyptian-French singer-songwriter and dancer (My Way) (d. 1978)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Fran%C3%A7ois
= DEATHS =
1851 – Mary Shelley, English novelist and playwright ( Frankenstein )(b. 1797)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Shelley
1944 – Piet Mondrian, Dutch-American painter (b. 1872)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piet_Mondrian
1966 – Buster Keaton, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1895)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buster_Keaton
2003 – Space Shuttle Columbia crew
2007 – Gian Carlo Menotti, Italian-American playwright and composer (b. 1911)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gian_Carlo_Menotti
When asked about this and knowing of Gable's past affair with Lana Turner why the gangster never tried beating him up Gable laffed & replied " Because I'm Clark Gable " 
Part of daily life now .
I still get "friend" suggestions, and have no clue who these people are or why I would want to be friends with them. As an adult I always saw the bigger picture and the implications.
hope we are all enjoying a brill weekend, will catch up later xx
who is going through the mill at the mo, wishing you a very speedy recovery Trisha big luv 
storm brewing, must get me cauldron out 
