We have catalogued significant historical events, with special emphasis on weddings and anniversaries. Today’s events special events are:
- Birthdays
- 1901 Lee Strasberg was born.
- 1925 Rock Hudson was born.
- 1938 Gordon Lightfoot was born.
- 1942 Martin Scorsese was born.
- 1943 Lauren Hutton was born.
- 1944 Danny DeVito was born.
- 1944 Lorne Michaels was born.
- 1944 Tom Seaver was born.
- 1960 RuPaul was born.
- 1980 Isaac Hanson was born.
- Name Days
- 1000 Hew, : from Old German, 'understanding'
- 1000 Hide, : from Old German, 'battle'
- 1000 Hilda, : from Old German, 'battle'
- 1000 Hildy, : from Old German, 'battle'
- 1000 Huey, : from Old German, 'understanding'
- 1000 Hugette, : from Old German, 'understanding'
- 1000 Hugh, : from Old German, 'understanding'
- 1000 Hughes, : from Old German, 'understanding'
- 1000 Hughie, : from Old German, 'understanding'
- 1000 Hugo, : from Old German, 'understanding'
- 1000 Huw, : from Old German, 'understanding'
- 1000 Hylda, : from Old German, 'battle'
- 2000 Feast Day of Hilda, : from Old German, 'battle'. Hilda was a noblewoman of Northumbria, christened at the age of 13 with her great-uncle, King Edwin, in 627. Her vocation to the religious life came relatively late, but when she was 33 she was installed as Abbess of a convent in Hartlepool by St Aidan. Shortly after this, Hilda founded a double monastery at Whitby which became one of the largest and most important religious foundations in Britain. The Venerable Bede writes about her and some of the eminent people who lived there, induding St John of Beverley and Caedmon, believed to be the author of the first English religious lyrics. An historic conference took place at Whitby in 664 to decide whether the English Church should follow the Celtic or Roman Church calendar. Apart from being formidably efficient and wise, Hilda was also very lovable, according to Bede
- 2000 Feast Day of Hugh, : from Old German, 'understanding'. St Hugh of Grenoble was the beloved bishop of that city, whose personal holiness was combined with a great determination to improve both the practical and devotional life of the people in his care. He was once a pupil of St Bruno, and it was he who gave Bruno and his companions the land to build the great Cistercian monastery at La Grande Chartreuse. His feast day is celebrated on April Fools' Day and his symbols in art are a branch and seven stars, lanterns or three flowers. St Hugh of Lincoln was, despite his name, another Frenchman, born in 1135 - three years after his compatriot's death. Like many other bishops, Hugh was appointed by a king hopeful of making friends in high places; like many other kings, Henry II was disappointed. In fact, Hugh turned out to be so firm in the defence of his people against the greed and arrogance of their royal masters that he was called 'Hammerking'. He may have called himself 'peppery' but he was greatly admired for his courage in standing up to Henry II, Richard and John. Not only did he fight royal oppression but he was remarkable for his defence of the Jews in his city at a time when persecution was common. He was known as a kind and tender man with time for the poor, for playing with children and caring for the ill. He kept many pets, induding a wild swan who would bury its head in Hugh's wide sleeves and follow him everywhere about his manor, returning to the wild when Hugh was away from home
Tomorrow’s notable events
Below are the events we have shown for tomorrow:
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 18-11-1836 | William Gilbert was born. |
| 18-11-1899 | Eugene Ormandy was born. |
| 18-11-1908 | Imogene Coca was born. |
| 18-11-1923 | Alan Shepard, Jr. was born. |
| 18-11-1939 | Brenda Vaccaro was born. |
| 18-11-1942 | Linda Evans was born. |
| 18-11-1989 | Glynis Barber marries Michael Brandon |
| 18-11-2000 | Brian May marries Anita Dobson |
| 18-11-2000 | Michael Douglas marries Catherine Zeta Jones |
