ailurophilia \ahy-loor-uh-FIL-ee-uh, ey-loor-\, noun:
- a liking for cats, as by cat fanciers.
Ailurophilia combines the Greek aílouro meaning "cat" with -philia meaning "affection, affinity." In modern usage, -philia is most often used in the formation of compound words that have a general sense "unnatural attraction" or "tendency."
History
- Buckeye State: Ohio became the 17th US state; in prehistoric times it was inhabited by Mound Builders (1803)
- Cornhusker State: Nebraska, purchased from France in 1803, became the 37th US state (1867)
- Yellowstone: the world's oldest national park was established; it is noted for its geysers, hot springs, mud pots and fumaroles (1872)
- Lindbergh kidnapping: Lucky Lindy's child was abducted, leading to the Lindbergh Act (1932)
- Peace Corps: JFK established an agency to "promote world peace and friendship"; since then, nearly 200,000 Americans have served in 139 countries (1961)
Birthdays
- Augustus Saint-Gaudens 1848
- Glenn Miller 1904 - Bandleader
- David Niven 1910 - Actor ("The Guns of the Navarone")
- Ralph Waldo Ellison 1914 - Author, essayist
- Robert Lowell 1917 - Poet
- Yitzhak Rabin 1922
- William Gaines 1922 - Publisher ("MAD Magazine")
- Michael Flanders 1922 - Songwriter, comedian (Flanders and Swann)
- Deke (Donald) Slayton 1924 - Astronaut
- Robert Clary 1926 - Actor ("Hogan's Heroes")
- Pete Rozelle 1926 - Football player
- Harry Belafonte 1927 - Singer, actor
- Benny Powell 1930 - Musician
- Robert Conrad 1935 - Actor
- Judith Rossner 1935
- Joan Hackett 1942
- Jerry Fisher 1942 - Musician (Blood Sweat & Tears)
- Roger Daltry 1944 - Musician (The Who)
- Mike D'Abo 1944 - Musician (Manfred Mann)
- Dirk Benedict 1945 - Actor ("The A-Team", "Battlestar Galactica")
- Tony Ashton 1946 - Musician (Ashton Gardner & Dyke)
- Alan Thicke 1947 - Actor ("Growing Pains"), songwriter (theme songs for TV's "Diff'rent Strokes" and "The Facts of Life")
- Brian Winters 1952 - Basketball player
- Ron Howard 1954 - Producer, actor ("The Andy Griffith Show", "Happy Days")
- Catherine Bach 1954 - Actress (TV's "The Dukes of Hazzard")
- Janis Gill 1954 - Musician (Sweethearts of the Rodeo)
- Timothy Daly 1956 - Actor ("Diner", "Wings", "The Fugitive")
- Jon Carroll 1957
- Nik Kershaw 1958
- Bill Leen 1962 - Musician (Gin Blossoms)
- Ron Francis 1963 - Hockey player
- Thomas Anders 1963 - Musician (Modern Talking)
- John David Collum 1966
- George Eads 1967 - Actor ("CSI")
- Javier Bardem 1969 - Actor ("No Country for Old Men", "Skyfall")
- Ryan Anthony Peake 1973 - Guitarist (Nickelback)
- Mark-Paul Gosselaar 1974
- Jensen Ackles 1978 - Actor ("Supernatural")
- Ke$ha - 1987
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