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surreptitious \suhr-uhp-TISH-uhs; suh-rep-\, adjective:
- Done, made, or gotten by stealth.
- Acting with or marked by stealth.
Surreptitious comes from Latin surrepticius, "stolen, secret, surreptitious," from surripere, "to take away secretly; to steal," from sub-, "under" + rapere, "to seize, to snatch."
- The incredible letdown some folks experience when they realize Christmas is over (typical Monday after Christmas office discussion)
It's not just you, she's got a bad case of postsantum depression.
History
- Westminster Abbey: London church where kings have been crowned since 1066 was consecrated (1065)
- Iowa: the Hawkeye State became America's 29th state (1846)
- chewing gum: patent was issued to William Finley Semple of Ohio (1869)
- Cyrano de Bergerac: Edmond Rostand's heroic comedy premiered in Paris (1897)
- The Pledge of Allegiance: US oath of loyalty was officially recognized by Congress (1945)
- Elizabeth Jordan Carr: the first American in vitro fertilization baby was born in Norfolk, Virginia (1981)
- Woodrow Wilson 1856 - 28th U.S. President
- Arthur Stanley Eddington 1882
- John Molson 1763 - Beer brewer, founder of Molson Beer
- Cliff Arquette (Charley Weaver) 1905 - Actor (The RCA Victor Show, Hollywood Squares), grandfather of actress Roseanna Arquette
- Earl "Fatha" Hines 1905 - Musician, songwriter, bandleader
- Lew Ayres 1908 - Actor (Of Mice and Men, Advice and Consent)
- Billy Williams 1910
- Sam Levinson 1911 - Humorist
- Lou Jacobi 1913 - Actor (Arthur, The Diary of Anne Frank)
- Roebuck "Pop" Staples (Staples Singers) 1915
- Stan Lee 1922 - Artist, writer, creator of Marvel Comics (Spider-Man, The Incredible Hulk)
- Johnny Otis 1924
- Hildegarde Kneff 1925 - Actress (The Snows of Kilimanjaro, Svengali)
- Martin Milner 1927 - Actor (Route 66, Adam 12, Columbo)
- Dorsey Burnette 1932 - Singer
- Maggie Smith 1934 - Actress (Lettice & Lovage)
- Bruce Yarnell 1935 - Actor (The Outlaws)
- Charles Neville 1938 - Musician (The Neville Brothers)
- Bobby Comstock 1943 - Singer
- Hubert "Hubie" Green 1946 - Golfer
- Edgar Winter 1946 - Musician (Edgar Winter’s White Trash)
- Dick Diamonde (Dingeman Van Der Sluys) 1947 - Musician (The Easybeats)
- Aurelio (Ituarte) Rodriguez 1947 - Baseball player
- Alex Chilton 1950 - Musician (Big Star, Box Tops)
- Denzel Washington 1954 - Actor (Glory, Malcolm X, The Hurricane)
- Nigel Kennedy 1956
- Joe Diffie 1958 - Musician
- Mike McGuire 1958 - Musician (Shenandoah)
- Chad McQueen 1960
- Marty Roe 1960 - Musician (Diamond Rio)
- Anita Doth 1971 - Singer (2 unlimited)
Noomi Rapace 1979 - Sienna Miller 1981
- Mackenzie Rosman 1989
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