empyrean \em-py-REE-uhn; -PEER-ee-\, noun:
1. The highest heaven, in ancient belief usually thought to be a realm of pure fire or light.adjective:
2. Heaven; paradise.
3. The heavens; the sky.
1. Of or pertaining to the empyrean of ancient belief
Empyrean comes from Medieval Latin empyreum, ultimately from Greek empurios, from en-, "in" + pyr, "fire."
- The process of leaking a prototype device to generate buzz about a product you don't quite yet have ready for market to a friendly tech website who will promote the gizmo well before it's ready to go.
History
- The Red Baron: German ace aviator Baron Manfred von Richthofen was shot down for the second time — this time, fatally (1918)
- Brasilia: became the capital of Brazil, instead of Rio de Janeiro (1960)
- Tiananmen Square: anti-communist protest grew to 100,000 in Beijing; troops suppressed it six weeks later, killing thousands (1989).
Birthdays
- Charlotte Bronte 1816 - Author ("Jane Eyre", "The Professor")
- John Muir 1838 - Conservationist, influential in the creation of the U.S. National Parks System and U.S. foreset conservation, the Muir Woods National Monument in California is named after him
- Oskar Herwig 1849
- Joe McCarthy 1887 - Baseball manager
- Anthony Quinn 1915 - Actor ("Viva Zapata! [1952]", "The Guns of Navarone")
- Don Cornell (Louis Varlaro) 1924 - Singer
- Clara Ward 1924 - Singer (Clara Ward Gospel Troupe)
- Elizabeth II (Elisabeth Mary) 1926 - Queen of the United Kingdom
- Silvana Mangano 1930
- Carl Belew 1931 - Country singer
- Elaine May 1932 - Actress, comedienne
- Charles Grodin 1935 - Actor ("Clifford", "Beethoven I", "Beethoven II")
- Reg Fleming 1935 - Hockey player
- John Weider 1947 - Musician (Family)
- Al Bumbry (Alonza Benjamin Bumbrey) 1947 - Baseball player
- Paul Davis 1948
- Patti LuPone 1949 - Actress ("Evita", "Driving Miss Daisy")
- Tony Danza 1951 - Actor ("Who’s the Boss", "Taxi", "Angels in the Outfield")
- Paul Carrack 1951 - Musician (Mike and the Mechanics, Noise to Go, Ace)
- Andie MacDowell (Rosalie Anderson) 1958 - Actress ("Groundhog Day", "St. Elmo’s Fire", "Four Weddings and a Funeral")
- Robert Smith 1959 - Musician (The Cure)
- Michael Timmins 1959 - Musician (Cowboy Junkies)
- Michael Franti 1968 - Musician (Spearhead)
- Nicole Sullivan 1969 - Actress, comedian ("MadTV", "King of Queens")
- James McAvoy 1979 - Actor
- Tony Romo 1980 - Football player
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