Brobdingnagian \brob-ding-NAG-ee-uhn\, adjective:
- Of extraordinary size; gigantic; enormous.
Cerebral Bulimia
- Binging and purging of the brain.
Holiday
- Autumnal Equinox
History
- Nathan Hale: the American Revolutionary War hero was hung by the British as a spy, saying "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country" (1776)
- Shaka: Zulu kingdom founder was assassinated by his half-brothers (1828)
- long-count fight: Gene Tunney successfully defended his heavyweight boxing title against Jack Dempsey (1927)
- Fiddler on the Roof: musical set in the shtetl opened on Broadway; it ran for 3,242 shows (1964)
- Iran-Iraq War: eight-year Persian Gulf conflict began (1980)
- Michael Faraday 1791
- Paul Muni 1895
- Allan 'Rocky' Lane 1901
- John Houseman 1902
- Martha Scott 1914
- Tommy Lasorda 1927
- Eugene Roche 1928
- Joni James (Joan Carmello Babbo) 1930
- Harriet King 1935
- Ray Norton 1937
- Paul LeMat 1945
- King Sunny Ade 1946
- Mark Phillips 1948
- Harold Carmichael 1949
- David Coverdale (Deep Purple, Whitesnake) 1951
- Shari Belafonte-Harper 1954
- Debby Boone 1956
- June Forester (The Forester Sisters) 1956
- Johnette Napolitano (Concrete Blond) 1957
- Lynn Herring 1958
- Joan Jett 1960
- Rob Stone 1962
- Scott Baio 1961
- Bonnie Hunt 1964
- Big Rube (Society of Soul) 1971
- Emily "Autumn" Liddell 1979
- Laura Vandervoort 1984
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