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There’s Nothing New Under the Wig: A Letter to the Editor from 1790
January 8, 1790 was
Be patient. Your future will come to you and lie down at your feet like a dog who knows and loves you no matter what you are.
- Kurt Vonnegut
10 Doppelgängers Today
Why are public figures always born within a few days of another public figure who looks just like them? Why does our storyline require two of each?
Born within 4 days in 1902
Born on January 04, 1902 (1902 - 1991) John A. McConeAmerican businessman and government official who served as Director of Central Intelligence from 1961 to 1965, during the height of the Cold War. |
Born on January 08, 1902 (1902 - 1988) Georgy MalenkovSoviet politician who succeeded Joseph Stalin as Premier and the overall leader of the Soviet Union in March 1953 |
Born within 3 days in 1942
Born on January 05, 1942 Jan LeemingEnglish television presenter and newsreader |
Born on January 08, 1942 (1942 - 2022) Yvette MimieuxAmerican film and television actress who was a major star of the 1960s and 1970s |
Born within 7 days in 1923
Born on January 01, 1923 (1923 - 1979) Itzhak BentovSlovakian scientist, inventor, mystic and author |
Born on January 08, 1923 (1923 - 2004) Bryce DeWittAmerican theoretical physicist noted for his work in gravitation and quantum field theory |
Born within 2 days in 1908
Born on January 10, 1908 Bernard LeeEnglish actor, best known for his role as M in the first eleven Eon-produced James Bond films |
Born on January 08, 1908 (1908 - 1975) William HartnellEnglish actor known as the first incarnation of The Doctor on Dr. Who |
Born within 2 days in 1836
Born on January 10, 1836 (1836 - 1902) Charles IngallsAmerican pioneer, farmer, government official, musician, and carpenter who father of Laura Ingalls Wilder, known for her Little House series of books |
Born on January 08, 1836 (1836 - 1912) Lawrence Alma-TademaDutch painter who later settled in the United Kingdom, becoming the last officially recognised denizen in 1873 |
Born within 6 days in 1949
Born on January 14, 1949 Lawrence KasdanAmerican filmmaker |
Born on January 08, 1949 John PodestaAmerican political consultant who served as Chief of Staff of President Clinton and Senior Advisor to President Obama |
Born within 4 days in 1979
Born on January 04, 1979 Samantha SloyanAmerican actress |
Born on January 08, 1979 Sarah PolleyWriter, director, producer and political activist |
Born within 7 days in 1912
Born on January 15, 1912 (1912 - 1996) Michel DebréFirst Prime Minister of the French Fifth Republic. He is considered the "father" of the current Constitution of France. |
Born on January 08, 1912 (1912 - 1992) José FerrerPuerto Rican actor and director of stage, film and television |
Born within 1 day in 1830
Born on January 09, 1830 (1830 - 1897) Mayer LehmanAmerican businessman, banker, and philanthropist |
Born on January 08, 1830 (1830 - 1894) Hans von BülowGerman conductor, virtuoso pianist, and composer of the Romantic era |
Born within 2 days in 1942
Born on January 10, 1942 Aleksandr Yakovlevich PetrushenkoSoviet cosmonaut |
Born on January 08, 1942 Vyacheslav Dmitriyevich ZudovSoviet cosmonaut |
6 Birthdays Today
Stephen Hawking (1942 — 2018)
Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge, widely viewed as one of the most prestigious academic posts in the world.
Storm Jameson (1891 — 1986)
English journalist and author, known for her novels and reviews and for her work as President of English PEN between 1938 and 1944.
William Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1686 — 1723)
Margrave of the Principality of Brandenburg-Ansbach from 1703 until his death in 1723
James Longstreet (1821 — 1904)
One of the foremost Confederate generals of the American Civil War and the principal subordinate to General Robert E
1 FIRSTS
On This Day
They did it first!
George Washington delivers the first State of the Union address in New York City
It happened on January 8, 1790
Featuring: George Washington.
3 Events
On This Day
François Grimaldi, disguised as a monk, leads his men to capture the fortress protecting the Rock of Monaco, establishing his family as the rulers of Monaco
It happened on January 8, 1297
Oldest surviving commercial newspaper begins (Haarlem, Netherlands)
It happened on January 8, 1656
Umberto I becomes King of Italy.
It happened on January 8, 1878
Featuring: Umberto I of Italy.
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3 People Who
Passed On This Day
Simon Bolivar Buckner (1823 — 1914)
American soldier, Confederate combatant, and politician.
Galileo Galilei (1564 — 1642)
Italian astronomer, physicist and engineer, sometimes described as a polymath,
Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell (1857 — 1941)
British Army officer, writer, founder and first Chief Scout of the world-wide Scout Movement, and founder, with his sister Agnes, of the world-wide Girl Guide / Girl Scout Movement
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