erudite \AIR-yuh-dyt; -uh-dyt\, adjective:
- Characterized by extensive reading or knowledge; learned.
erudite comes from Latin eruditus, from e-, "out of, from" + rudis, "rough, untaught," which is also the source of English rude. Hence one who is erudite has been brought out of a rough, untaught, rude state.
- Time of day (usually late afternoon to early evening) at which drinking a beer becomes necessary.
Holiday
- Daylight Savings Time (begins in the US)
History
- Andrew Johnson: the 17th POTUS's impeachment trial began in the US Senate (1868)
- Czar Alexander II: was assassinated in St. Petersburg (Gregorian date) (1881)
- Pluto: the discovery of the dwarf planet was announced by Clyde W. Tombaugh (1930)
- Kitty Genovese: was murdered in Queens, New York, while neighbors ignored her screams; this prompted investigation into the bystander effect (1964)
- Phoenix lights: unusual lights of various sorts were seen over Arizona, Nevada and Sonora; among the eyewitnesses was Arizona Governor Fife Symington (1997)
Birthdays
- Joseph Priestley 1733
- Charles Earl Grey 1764
- Lorenzo Delmonico 1813
- Percival Lowell 1855
- Helen Sinclair Glatz 1908
- Sammy Kaye 1910
- L. Ron Hubbard 1911 sci-fi writer who invented Scientology
- William Casey 1913
- Bobby Haggart 1914
- Ina Ray Hutton 1916
- Tessie O'Shea 1918
- Roy Haynes 1926 - Jazz drummer
- Jan Howard 1930 - Country singer
- Peter Breck 1930
- Liz Anderson 1930
- Rosalind Elias 1931 - Opera singer
- Mike Stoller 1933 - Songwriter
- Dick Katz 1934
- Neil Sedaka 1939 - Singer, songwriter
- Robin Duke 1944 - Comedian
- Donald York 1949 - Musician (Sha Na Na)
- William H. Macy 1950 - Actor
- Fred Berry 1951
- Deborah Raffin 1953
- Dana Delany 1956 - Actress ("China Beach")
- Glenne Headly 1957
- Adam Clayton 1960 - Musician (U2)
- Christopher Collet 1968 - Actor
- Tracey Wells 1971 - Actress
- Annabeth Gish 1971 - Actress: X-Files
- Common 1972 - Rapper
- Trent Dilfer 1972 - Football player
- Khujo 1972 - Rapper (Goodie Mob)
- Glenn Lewis 1975 - Singer
- Danny Masterson 1976 - Actor ("That 70's Show")
- Johan Santana 1979 - Baseball player
- Emile Hirsch 1985 - Actor
- Natalie Albino 1986 Singer (Nina Sky)
- Nicole Albino 1986 Singer (Nina Sky
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