Today In History

If there are any notable events in history, especially weddings we have listed them below.

Anniversary
2001 Tommy Lee Jones marries Dawn Laurel.
Birthdays
1848 Wyatt Earp was born.
1928 Patrick McGoohan was born.
1935 Phyllis Newman was born.
1936 Ursula Andress was born.
1947 Glenn Close was born.
1955 Bruce Willis was born.
Name Days
1000 Fifi, from the Hebrew, 'may Jehovah increase'
1000 Jo, from the Hebrew, 'may Jehovah increase'
1000 Joe, from the Hebrew, 'may Jehovah increase'
1000 Joey, from the Hebrew, 'may Jehovah increase'
1000 Jolene, from the Hebrew, 'may Jehovah increase'
1000 Joseph, from the Hebrew, 'may Jehovah increase'
1000 Josephine, from the Hebrew, 'may Jehovah increase'
1000 Josette, from the Hebrew, 'may Jehovah increase'
1000 Josie, from the Hebrew, 'may Jehovah increase'
1000 Pepina, from the Hebrew, 'may Jehovah increase'
1000 Pepita, from the Hebrew, 'may Jehovah increase'
2000 Feast Day of Joseph, from the Hebrew, 'may Jehovah increase'. Little is known about St Joseph, the carpenter who was betrothed to Mary and became the earthly father of Jesus. Legend has it that he was an old man when he married Mary, who was already pregnant. He was reassured in a dream by an angel who proclaimed his betrothed's chastity. Certainly, the Gospels are silent about him, although the tradition that the marriage was never consummated is difficult to explain in the light of the brothers of Jesus mentioned later. What is not in contention, however, is the care he took both of mother and child and his obedience to God's will. Other St Josephs include Joseph of. Arimathea, the devout Jew who offered his own expensive rock-tomb to shelter Jesus' body; he is thus patron saint of undertakers and cemetery staff. He has always had a place in English affections because of the legend that he came to Glastonbury after the Resurrection, bringing the chalice used at the Last Supper (Arthur's Holy Grail), and planting his staff, which grew into a flowering hawthorn tree. His symbols are a thorn tree, a box of ointment, a vase and the Holy Grail; his feast day is celebrated on 17 March. A more disorderly but engaging St Joseph was the young Franciscan friar of Cupertino, Italy, who was only ordained by mistake, since he was thought to be mentally retarded. He may have been, but he was full of irrepressible joy and a strange ability to foretell events, which eventually persuaded the Church hierar chy that he was a saint. Rather more alarmingly, St Joseph became notorious for his astonishing habit of levitating, especially when moved by Christmas carols. Although this attracted many visitors, his superiors were not best pleased. He is now, appropriately enough, patron of astronauts and all involved in aviation. His feast day is 18 September

Tomorrow’s notable events

Below are the events we have registered for tomorrow:

DateEvent
20-03-1904B.F. Skinner was born.
20-03-1906Ozzie Nelson was born.
20-03-1922Carl Reiner was born.
20-03-1928Fred 'Mr.' Rogers was born.
20-03-1931Hal Linden was born.
20-03-1937Lois Lowry was born.
20-03-1945Pat Riley was born.
20-03-1950William Hurt was born.
20-03-1957Spike Lee was born.
20-03-1958Holly Hunter was born.
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