Wednesday, December 28, 2016

gambrinus \gam-BRAHY-nuhs\, noun:

• A mythical Flemish king, the reputed inventor of beer.

Gambrinus is a folkoric name that has uncertain grounding in history.

 

mechanic

• A paid assassin who "fixes" a problem, i.e., offs someone who has been causing trouble for the person paying the assassin.

You wantsta rub him out? You hires yourself a mechanic. Easy.

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)

Birthdays

• 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