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stark \stahrk\, adjective:
1. extremely simple or severe: a stark interior.2. sheer, utter, downright, or complete: stark madness.3. harsh, grim, or desolate, as a view, place, etc.: a stark landscape.4. bluntly or sternly plain; not softened or glamorized: the stark reality of the schedule's deadline.5. stiff or rigid in substance, muscles, etc.6. rigid in death.7. Archaic. strong; powerful; massive or robust.
adverb:
1. utterly, absolutely, or quite: stark mad.2. Chiefly Scot. and North England. in a stark manner; stoutly or vigorously.
From the Proto-Indo-European root ster- meaning "stiff" or "rigid," stark entered English around the year 1000. It shares its root with the word stare.
Requiem
- A mass for a deceased person.
It is the first word of the Mass for the Dead in the Latin liturgy: "Requiem æternam dona eis, Domine ...."
Trivia
Which small Caribbean resort island, known for its dazzling white sands, is named for its long, eel-like shape?
- Anguilla. Eel in Italian and Latin is anguilla; in Spanish, it’s anguila; and in French, it’s anguille. In English, anguilliform means “resembling or shaped like an eel.”
History
- "vast wasteland" speech: FCC chairman Newton Minow referred to television as a "vast wasteland" and called for programming in the "public interest" (1961)
- The Beatles: hired George Martin as their producer and signed their first recording contract (1962)
- Aldo Moro: the bullet-riddled body of the five-term Italian prime minister was found; he had been kidnapped by violently left-wing Red Brigade terrorists (1978)
- White Sox: beat the Brewers in 25 innings (eight hours and six minutes), the longest game in MLB history (1984)
Birthdays
- Belle Boyd 1843
- Sir James Barrie 1860
- Howard Carter 1873
- Henry J. Kaiser 1882
- Hank Snow 1914
- Mike Wallace 1918 - Broadcast journalist ("60 Minutes")
- Lloyd Price 1933
- Alan Bennett 1934
- Albert Finney 1936 - Actor
- Dave Prater 1937 - Musician (Sam & Dave)
- Sonny Curtis 1937 - Musician (Buddy Holly and the Crickets)
- Ralph Boston 1939
- Nokie Edwards 1939 - Musician (The Ventures)
- James L. Brooks 1940 - Director
- Pete Birrell 1941 - Musician (Freddie and the Dreamers)
- Tommy Roe 1942
- Richie Furay 1944 - Musician (Buffalo Springfield, Poco)
- Steve Katz 1945 - Musician (Blood, Sweat and Tears)
- Clint Holmes 1946
- Anthony Higgins 1947
- Clavin Murphy 1948 - Basketball player
- Billy Joel 1949 - Musician
- Tom Peterson 1950 - Musician (Cheap Trick)
- Alley Mills 1951 - Actress ("The Wonder Years")
- Tony Gwynn 1960 - Baseball player
- Dave Gahan 1962 - Musician (Depeche Mode)
- Paul Heaton 1962 - Musician (The Housemartins)
- Ghostface Killah 1970 - Rapper (Wu-Tang Clan)
- Tamia 1975
- Dan Regan 1977 - Musician (Reel Big Fish)
- Rosario Dawson 1979 - Actress
- Brandon Webb 1979 - Baseball player
- Rachel Boston 1982 - Actress ("American Dreams")
- Prince Fielder 1984 - Baseball player
- Audrina Patridge 1985 - Actress ("The Hills")



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