We have catalogued significant historical events, with special emphasis on weddings and anniversaries. Today’s events special events are:
- Birthdays
- 1871 Orville Wright was born.
- 1902 Ogden Nash was born.
- 1919 Malcolm Forbes was born.
- 1921 Gene Roddenberry was born.
- 1931 Willie Shoemaker was born.
- 1940 Jill St. John was born.
- 1946 Bill Clinton was born.
- 1948 Tipper Gore was born.
- 1951 John Deacon was born.
- 1956 Adam Arkin was born.
- 1963 John Stamos was born.
- Name Days
- 1000 Em, : from the Roman clan, Aemelius
- 1000 Emalia, : from the Roman clan, Aemelius
- 1000 Emil, : from the Roman clan, Aemelius
- 1000 Emilia, : from the Roman clan, Aemelius
- 1000 Emilie, : from the Roman clan, Aemelius
- 1000 Emily, : from the Roman clan, Aemelius
- 1000 Emmie, : from the Roman clan, Aemelius
- 1000 Emmy, : from the Roman clan, Aemelius
- 2000 Feast Day of Emily, : from the Roman clan, Aemelius. One account of the first Blessed Emily tells that she was the first prioress of the first house of Dominican regular Tertiaries. She was, at any rate, an Italian woman of the thirteenth century whose reputatIon of goodness - some say miracle-working power - has come down to us today.
Tomorrow’s notable events
Below are the events we have shown for tomorrow:
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 20-08-1000 | Barnard, from Old German, 'strong as a bear' |
| 20-08-1000 | Barnet, from Old German, 'strong as a bear' |
| 20-08-1000 | Barney, from Old German, 'strong as a bear' |
| 20-08-1000 | Bern, from Old German, 'strong as a bear' |
| 20-08-1000 | Berna, from Old German, 'strong as a bear' |
| 20-08-1000 | Bernadette, from Old German, 'strong as a bear' |
| 20-08-1000 | Bernard, from Old German, 'strong as a bear' |
| 20-08-1000 | Bernarda, from Old German, 'strong as a bear' |
| 20-08-1000 | Bernarde, from Old German, 'strong as a bear' |
| 20-08-1000 | Bernardine, from Old German, 'strong as a bear' |
| 20-08-1000 | Berneta, from Old German, 'strong as a bear' |
| 20-08-1000 | Bernhard, from Old German, 'strong as a bear' |
| 20-08-1000 | Bernice, from Old German, 'strong as a bear' |
| 20-08-1000 | Bernie, from Old German, 'strong as a bear' |
| 20-08-1000 | Berny, from Old German, 'strong as a bear' |
| 20-08-1833 | Benjamin Harrison was born. |
| 20-08-1890 | H.P. Lovecraft was born. |
| 20-08-1921 | Jacqueline Susann was born. |
| 20-08-1942 | Isaac Hayes was born. |
| 20-08-1946 | Connie Chung was born. |
| 20-08-1948 | Robert Plant was born. |
| 20-08-1954 | Al Roker was born. |
| 20-08-1992 | Sting marries Trudie Styler at Camden Register Office and their wedding was blessed 2 days later at the church of St. Andrew in Great Durnford,Wiltshire, South West, England |
| 20-08-2000 | Feast Day of Bernard, from Old German, 'strong as a bear'. Most people think of those splendid, long-haired mountain rescue dogs when they think of St Bernard, and these were named after St Bernard of Montjoux (996-1081); his feast day is on 28 May and he is - predictably enough - patron saint of skiers and mountaineers. He was known for his pastoral care of the people of the Alpine valleys of Aosta, Italy, and he set up two hospices for travellers on the passes which now bear his name. The more ecclesiastically distinguished St Bernard of Clairvaux was born about 10 years afterwards, and became a founder of 68 Cistercian monasteries, as well as playing a part in politics and Church councils. He wrote so beautifully that he became known as 'Doctor Mellifluous' or 'the honeysweet Doctor'. There have been many other canonized Bernards and Barnardinos, but the best loved of their namesakes must be Bernardette Soubirous, the young shepherd girl who saw visions of Mary at Lourdes. Despite all the fuss which ensued, Bernadette never sought publicity for herself and lived out her short life in a convent at Nevers. |
