Sunday, July 05, 2015

Sunday, July 5, 2015

affray \uh-FRAY\, noun:
  • A tumultuous assault or quarrel; a brawl.
Affray comes from Old French esfrei, from esfreer, "to disquiet, to frighten."

transoccupational
  • When you relate more to an occupation not your own.
Batman isn't a vigilante, he's just transoccupational.

History
  • Principia Mathematica: Isaac Newton published the three-volume work containing his laws of motion and law of universal gravitation (1687)
  • Venezuela, Algeria, Cape Verde: declared independence (1811, 1962, 1975)
  • Salvation Army: Christian charitable organization was founded by William Booth to feed the poor of London (1865); it received its name 13 years later
  • bikini: the itsy-bitsy, teeny-weeny swimsuit made its debut at a Paris fashion show (1946)
  • Dolly the sheep: the first mammal successfully cloned from an adult cell was born in Scotland (1996) 
Birthdays
  • Étienne de Silhouette 1709 - French Controller-General of Finances under Louis XV
  • Sarah Siddons 1755 - Actress
  • Sir Stamford Raffles 1781 = British statesman, know for founding of the city of Singapore
  • David G. Farragut 1801 - Officer in U.S. Navy during the U.S. Civil War, known for the paraphrased quote: "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!"
  • P.T. Barnum (Phineas Taylor Barnum) 1810 - American showman, businessman, entertainer
  • Jean Cocteau (Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau) 1889 - Poet, novelist, dramatist, boxing manager, playwright
  • Henry Cabot Lodge 1902 - American statesman, historian
  • Milburn Stone 1904 - Actor
  • Georges Pompidou (Georges Jean Raymond Pompidou) 1911 - French politician
  • Janos Starker 1924 - Musician (cellist)
  • Warren Oates 1928 - Actor
  • Katherine Helmond 1934 - Actress ("Soap," "Who's the Boss")
  • Shirley Knight 1936 - Actress
  • Chuck Close 1940 - Artist
  • Robbie Robertston 1944 - Musician (The Band)
  • Michael Monarch 1950 - Musician (Steppenwolf)
  • Huey Lewis 1951 - Musician (Huey Lewis and the News)
  • Richard "The Goose" Gossage 1951 - Baseball player
  • Charles Ventre 1952 - Musician (River Road)
  • James Lofton 1956 - Football player
  • Bill Watterson 1958 - cartoonist (Calvin & Hobbes)
  • Marc Cohn 1959 - Singer, songwriter
  • Edie Falco 1963 - Actress ("The Sapranos")
  • Kathryn Erbe 1965 - Actress ("Law & Order: Criminal Intent")
  • RZA (Robert Fitzgerald Diggs) 1969 - Music producer, author, rapper
  • Joe (the R&B singer) 1973
  • Bengt Lagerberg 1973 - Musician (The Cardigans)
  • Dale Godboldo 1975 - Actor
  • Bizarre 1978 - Musician (D12)
  • Amelie Mauresmo 1979 - Tennis player
  • Jason Wade 1980 - Musician (Lifehouse)
  • Dave Haywood 1982 - Musician (Lady Antebellum)

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