venerable \ VEN-er-uh-buhl \ , adjective;
- commanding respect because of great age or impressive dignity; worthy of veneration or reverence, as because of high office or noble character: a venerable member of Congress
- a title for someone proclaimed by the Roman Catholic Church to have attained the first degree of sanctity or of an Anglican archdeacon.
- (of places, buildings, etc.) hallowed by religious, historic, or other lofty associations: the venerable halls of the abbey.
- impressive or interesting because of age, antique appearance, etc.: a venerable oak tree.
- extremely old or obsolete; ancient: a venerable automobile.
noun:
- a venerable person.
Origin: Venerable first appeared in English in the 1400s from the Latin venerari meaning "to worship or revere."
resting douche face
resting douche face
- similar to the resting bitch face. when a guy just looks like an asshole but hes actually a nice guy with a face of a complete doucher.
History
- Florida: Juan Ponce de León discovered this state's flowery coast, naming it for Pascua florida ("flowery Easter"); he was searching for the Fountain of Youth; the event is commemorated as Pascua Florida Day (1513)
- Turin: the first Italian Parliament convened in the first capital of the new Kingdom of Italy (1860)
- "The world must be made safe for democracy": with these words, US President Woodrow Wilson urged Congress to enter WWI (1917)
- Falkland Islands War: Argentina invaded British-occupied Falkland Islands; Argentina's defeat within a few months discredited its military government, and civilian rule was restored the following year (1982)
Birthdays
- Giovanni Casanova 1725 - Writer, philanderer
- Frederic Bartholdi 1834
- Emile Zola 1840 - Novelist
- Walter Chrysler 1875 - Auto manufacturer (Chrysler Corporation)
- Max Ernst 1891 - Sculptor and painter
- Buddy Ebsen 1908 - Actor ("The Beverly Hillbillies", "Barnaby Jones")
- Herbert Mills 1912 - Singer (The Mills Brothers)
- Sir Alec Guinness (Alec Guinness de Cuffe) 1914 - Actor ("Bridge Over River Kwai", "A Passage to India", "The Empire Strikes Back", "Star Wars")
- Lou Monte 1917 - Singer
- Charles White 1918 - Artist
- Jack Webb (John Randolf) 1920 - Director, actor
- Sir Jack Brabham - Auto racer
- Bobby (Roberto Francisco Gonzales) Avila 1924 - Baseball player
- Carmen Basilio 1927 - Boxer
- Rita Gam 1928 - Actress ("The Thief", "Midnight")
- Sharon Acker 1935
- Warner Mack 1938 - Country singer
- Marvin Gaye, Jr. 1939 - Singer ("I Heard It Through The Grapevine")
- Leon Russel 1942 - Singer, songwriter
- Glen Dale 1943 - Musician (The Fortunes)
- Marlene Floyd 1944 - Golfer, golf commentator
- Linda Hunt 1945 - Actress ("Kindergarten Cop")
- Reggie (Carl Reginald) Smith 1945 - Baseball player
- Don Sutton 1945 - Baseball pitcher
- Emmylou Harris 1947 - Singer
- Leon Wilkerson 1952 - Musician (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
- Pamela Reed 1953 - Actress
- Debralee Scott 1953 - Actress ("Police Academy")
- Ron "Horshack" Palillo 1954
- Christopher Meloni 1961 - Actor ("Law and Order: Special Victims Unit")
- Clark Gregg 1962 - Actor
- Billy Dean 1962
- Bill Romanowski 1966 - Football player
- Roselyn Sanchez 1973 - Actress ("Without a Trace")Pedro Pascal 1975 - Actor ("The Mandalorian")
- Jeremy Garrett 1976
- Michael Fassbender 1977
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