We have catalogued significant historical events, with special emphasis on weddings and anniversaries. Today’s events special events are:
- Birthdays
- 1885 George Patton was born.
- 1899 Pat O'Brien was born.
- 1904 Alger Hiss was born.
- 1922 Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. was born.
- 1925 Jonathan Winters was born.
- 1935 Bibi Andersson was born.
- 1962 Demi Moore was born.
- 1964 Calista Flockhart was born.
- 1970 Peta Wilson was born.
- 1974 Leonardo DiCaprio was born.
- Commemoration
- 1918 Armistice Day In 1918, at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, the hostilities for the Great War officially ended. Since this day this commemoration has been known in the UK and some other countries as Armistice Day, in Australia and Canada it is know as Remembrance Day and as Veterans Day in USA.
- Name Days
- 1000 Marta, from the Latin, 'of Mars' - the Roman god of war.
- 1000 Martie, from the Latin, 'of Mars' - the Roman god of war.
- 1000 Martin, from the Latin, 'of Mars' - the Roman god of war.
- 1000 Martina, from the Latin, 'of Mars' - the Roman god of war.
- 1000 Tina, from the Latin, 'of Mars' - the Roman god of war.
- 2000 Feast Day of Martin, from the Latin, 'of Mars' - the Roman god of war.. Women may be named after St Martina, a legendary Roman martyr, but it is more likely that they would be under the patronage of St Martin of Tours (born 315), who was one of the most popular saints of the Middle Ages. Many English churches are dedicated to this saint, and the name was given to boys and girls alike (as was common in medieval times), as well as to the bird. The story most often recounted about Martin, a Hungarian soldier, concerns his time in the Roman army. One day, when he was stationed in Amiens, France, he met a beggar and having nothing to give him, he slashed his cloak in half and shared it with him. Later, Christ, wrapped in the half-cloak, appeared to him in a dream and Martin was converted. He obtained a discharge from the army, not without difficulty, and became a hermit. He then became a monk under St Hilary, and eventually founded his own community. He was not allowed to live peacefully as a religious for long, however, before the people of Tours insisted that he be consecrated as their bishop. Martin was even more horrified than the other bishops, who thought him rather too ascetic and unkempt to do honour to the position. He tried to run away but was betrayed by the loud honking of a goose that he disturbed. As a bishop, Martin continued to travel to the remotest places, preaching and working miracles. At his funeral procession (made up of 2000 monks) there was an outbreak of summer weather; today, good weather at about that time of year is called a 'St Martin's Summer'. His death coincided with the tasting of the new season's wine, so we also use the phrase 'Martin-drunk'
Tomorrow’s notable events
Below are the events we have shown for tomorrow:
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 12-11-1840 | Auguste Rodin was born. |
| 12-11-1918 | Jo Stafford was born. |
| 12-11-1929 | Grace Kelly was born. |
| 12-11-1943 | Wallace Shawn was born. |
| 12-11-1944 | Al Michaels was born. |
| 12-11-1945 | Neil Young was born. |
| 12-11-1961 | Nadia Comaneci was born. |
| 12-11-1966 | David Schwimmer was born. |
| 12-11-1968 | Sammy Sosa was born. |
| 12-11-1970 | Tonya Harding was born. |
| 12-11-1980 | Ryan Gosling was born. |
