Today In History

We have catalogued significant historical events, with special emphasis on weddings and anniversaries. Today’s events special events are:

Birthdays

1887 Georgia O'Keeffe was born.

1929 Ed Asner was born.

1932 Petula Clark was born.

1940 Sam Waterston was born.

1945 Frida Lyngstad was born.

Name Days

1000 Albert, From Old German meaning Noble bright

1000 Alberta, From Old German meaning Noble bright

1000 Aubert, From Old German meaning Noble bright

1000 Bert, From Old German meaning Noble bright

1000 Bertie, From Old German meaning Noble bright

2000 Feast Day of Albert, From Old German meaning Noble bright. There are numerous Saints with the name Albert however the most memorable is Albert the Great., He was a thirteenth century Scientist who wrote many books on the sciences and nature. Another St Albert, Albert Chmielkowski, was a Polish painter who lost a leg in an uprising against the Russians in 1863, when he was only 18 years old. He later joined the Third Order of the Franciscans (for lay men and women), and made his studio into a shelter for the poor and homeless, before becoming a tramp himself; he died in a hospice in Cracow on Christmas Day, 1916. He might be the inspiration for the 'Crisis at Christmas movement', now simply called 'Crisis' - an organization which helps the destitute all year round.

Tomorrow’s notable events

Below are the events we have shown for tomorrow:

Date	Event
16-11-1000	Daisy, from the Greek, 'a pearl'
16-11-1000	Greta, from the Greek, 'a pearl'
16-11-1000	Madge, from the Greek, 'a pearl'
16-11-1000	Maggie, from the Greek, 'a pearl'
16-11-1000	Maisie, from the Greek, 'a pearl'
16-11-1000	Mamie, from the Greek, 'a pearl'
16-11-1000	Margaret, from the Greek, 'a pearl'
16-11-1000	Margaretta, from the Greek, 'a pearl'
16-11-1000	Margery, from the Greek, 'a pearl'
16-11-1000	Marghanita, from the Greek, 'a pearl'
16-11-1000	Margot, from the Greek, 'a pearl'
16-11-1000	Marguerite, from the Greek, 'a pearl'
16-11-1000	Marina, from the Greek, 'a pearl'
16-11-1000	Marjorie, from the Greek, 'a pearl'
16-11-1000	Marjory, from the Greek, 'a pearl'
16-11-1000	May, from the Greek, 'a pearl'
16-11-1000	Meg, from the Greek, 'a pearl'
16-11-1000	Megan, from the Greek, 'a pearl'
16-11-1000	Meghan, from the Greek, 'a pearl'
16-11-1000	Peggy, from the Greek, 'a pearl'
16-11-1000	Rita, from the Greek, 'a pearl'
16-11-1908	Burgess Meredith was born.
16-11-1916	Daws Butler was born.
16-11-1964	Dwight Gooden was born.
16-11-1967	Lisa Bonet was born.
16-11-1977	Oksana Baiul was born.
16-11-2000	Feast Day of Margaret, from the Greek, 'a pearl'. Perhaps the most attractive St Margaret was the gentle and strong-willed English woman of noble birth who escaped to Scotland after William the Conqueror defeated the English royal house. She married Malcolm, the rather brutal King of Scotland, and bore him several children. Her personal influence affected the Scottish court for good, and she also persuaded the Church to conform to Western disciplines. She and her husband founded Dunfermline Abbey and one of her sons, David, was to become both a king and a saint. . St Margaret of Antioch, although the legend of her martyrdom is probably a romantic tale, it is very similar to that of Catherine
16-11-2017	Serena Williams marries Alexis Ohanian in New Orleans

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