We have catalogued significant historical events, with special emphasis on weddings and anniversaries. Today’s events special events are:
- Birthdays
- 1767 Andrew Jackson
- 1912 Samuel 'Lightnin'' Hopkins
- 1913 Macdonald Carey
- 1916 Harry James
- 1935 Judd Hirsch
- 1940 Phil Lesh
- 1944 Sly Stone
- 1961 Fabio
- Name Days
- 1000 Lois, from Old German, 'glorious battle'
- 1000 Loise, from Old German, 'glorious battle'
- 1000 Louie, from Old German, 'glorious battle'
- 1000 Louisa, from Old German, 'glorious battle'
- 1000 Louise, from Old German, 'glorious battle'
- 1000 Lu, from Old German, 'glorious battle'
- 1000 Luisa, from Old German, 'glorious battle'
- 1000 Lulu, from Old German, 'glorious battle'
- 2000 Feast Day of Louise, from Old German, 'glorious battle'. St Louise, a compatriot of King Louis but born 300 years later in 1591, was a wealthy young widow. Her confessor, St Vincent de Paul, saw potential in her for great spiritual development rather than mere charity, and Louise began to work with the poorest of Paris. Gradually, she attracted other women to her and she founded a new Order, the Daughters of Charity, 'whose convent is the sickroom, and whose cloister is the streets'. Their work spread throughout France, but it was their Hotel Dieu in Paris which inspired Florence Nightingale to develop her own hospitals 300 years later.
Tomorrow’s notable events
Below are the events we have shown for tomorrow:
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 16-03-1751 | James Madison |
| 16-03-1906 | Henny Youngman |
| 16-03-1912 | Pat Nixon |
| 16-03-1926 | Jerry Lewis |
| 16-03-1940 | Bernardo Bertolucci |
| 16-03-1949 | Erik Estrada |
