But the disturbing question has to be asked, what is not reported in Australia?A mother and daughter die in Bali and the family demand a Queensland coroner examine the bodies. A school child dies in NSW at a school outing in 2002, and a public servant with relevant information gets silenced. The difference is ALP. The press will not criticise an ALP government if it can avoid it. And they are willing to lie to do it.
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Happy birthday and many happy returns Thinh Quan, Andrew Thatcher, Casey Ye and Sue Stibilj. Born on the someday, across the years, along with
- 347 – Theodosius I, Roman emperor (d. 395)
- 1503 – Parmigianino, Italian painter (d. 1540)
- 1755 – Alexander Hamilton, Nevisian-American economist, politician, and philosopher, 1st United States Secretary of the Treasury (d. 1804)
- 1757 – Samuel Bentham, English engineer (d. 1831)
- 1786 – Joseph Jackson Lister, English opticist and physicist (d. 1869)
- 1814 – James Paget, English surgeon and pathologist (d. 1899)
- 1873 – John Callan O'Laughlin, American soldier and journalist (d. 1949)
- 1886 – Chester Conklin, American comedian and actor (d. 1971)
- 1895 – Laurens Hammond, American engineer and businessman, founded the Hammond Clock Company (d. 1973)
- 1907 – Abraham Joshua Heschel, Polish-American rabbi, theologian, and philosopher (d. 1972)
- 1923 – Ernst Nolte, German historian and philosopher
- 1924 – Slim Harpo, American singer and harmonica player (d. 1970)
- 1925 – Grant Tinker, American television producer, co-founded MTM Enterprises
- 1930 – Rod Taylor, Australian-American actor
- 1946 – Tony Kaye, English keyboard player (Yes, Badger, Detective, Badfinger, Circa, and Yoso)
- 1948 – Terry Williams, Welsh drummer (Love Sculpture, Man, Rockpile, and Dire Straits)
- 1949 – Daryl Braithwaite, Australian singer-songwriter (Sherbet)
- 1958 – Vicki Peterson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (The Bangles and Continental Drifters)
- 1972 – Amanda Peet, American actress
- 1997 – Cody Simpson, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
Matches
- 1055 – Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire.
- 1569 – First recorded lottery in England.
- 1693 – Mount Etna erupts in Sicily, Italy. A powerful earthquake destroys parts of Sicily and Malta.
- 1759 – In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the first American life insurance company is incorporated.
- 1782 – American Revolutionary War: French troops begin a siege of a British garrison on Brimstone Hill in Saint Kitts.
- 1787 – William Herschel discovers Titania and Oberon, two moons of Uranus.
- 1861 – Alabama secedes from the United States.
- 1863 – American Civil War: Battle of Arkansas Post – General John McClernand and Admiral David Dixon Porter capture the Arkansas River for the Union.
- 1863 – American Civil War: CSS Alabama encounters and sinks the USS Hatteras off Galveston Lighthouse in Texas.
- 1912 – Immigrant textile works in Lawrence, Massachusetts, go on strike when wages are reduced in response to a mandated shortening of the work week.
- 1917 – The Kingsland munitions factory explosion occurs as a result of sabotage.
- 1919 – Romania reincorporates Transylvania.
- 1922 – First use of insulin to treat diabetes in a human patient.
- 1923 – Occupation of the Ruhr: Troops from France and Belgium occupy the Ruhr area to force Germany to make its World War I reparation payments.
- 1927 – Louis B. Mayer, head of film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), announces the creation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, at a banquet in Los Angeles, California.
- 1935 – Amelia Earhart becomes the first person to fly solo from Hawaii to California.
- 1943 – World War II: The United States and United Kingdom give up territorial rights in China.
- 1943 – Italian-American anarchist Carlo Tresca is assassinated in New York.
- 1949 – The first "networked" television broadcasts take place as KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania goes on the air connecting the east coast and mid-west programming.
- 1949 – First recorded case of snowfall in Los Angeles, California.
- 1960 – Henry Lee Lucas, once listed as America's most prolific serial killer, commits his first known murder.
- 1964 – Surgeon General of the United States Dr. Luther Terry, M.D., publishes the landmark report Smoking and Health: Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the United States saying that smoking may be hazardous to health, sparking national and worldwide anti-smoking efforts.
- 2002 – The first twenty captives arrive at Camp X-Ray.
Despatches
- 314 – Pope Miltiades
- 1763 – Caspar Abel, German theologian, historian, and poet (b. 1676)
- 1843 – Francis Scott Key, American lawyer, author, and songwriter (b. 1779)
- 1914 – Carl Jacobsen, Danish brewer and philanthropist (b. 1842)
- 1928 – Thomas Hardy, English author and poet (b. 1840)
WIG NOT FOOLING ANYBODY
Tim Blair – Saturday, January 11, 2014 (6:10pm)
James Delingpole is now writing for the Guardian under the name Zoe Holman.
FURTHER CHARGES PENDING
Tim Blair – Saturday, January 11, 2014 (5:37pm)
Alleged NYE attacker Shaun McNeil is presently charged with three counts of common assault, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and assault occasioning grievous bodily harm. Time to add at least one more.
LEADERSHIP POSITION
Tim Blair – Saturday, January 11, 2014 (3:57pm)
Less than one year ago, Tim Flannery told a typically docile ABC interviewer about China’s great coal rejection:
China was building a coal fire power plant every week or two. That’s now stopped. What we’re now seeing is a coal cap in place, so China has capped the amount of coal that they’re going to be burning, pretty close to current levels and instead are expanding renewables very quickly … they really are taking a leadership position.
Australians used to pay Flannery $180,000 per year for these brilliant insights. As it turns out, China is showing leadership, but not in the direction Flannery claimed:
China approved the construction of more than 100 million tonnes of new coal production capacity in 2013 – six times more than a year earlier and equal to 10 percent of U.S. annual usage – flying in the face of plans to tackle choking air pollution.The scale of the increase, which only includes major mines, reflects Beijing’s aim to put 860 million tonnes of new coal production capacity into operation over the five years to 2015, more than the entire annual output of India …Chinese coal production of 3.66 billion tonnes at the end of 2012 already accounts for nearly half the global total, according to official data. The figure dwarves production rates of just over 1 billion tonnes each in Europe and the United States.
And what happened to those darling renewables? Senior commodities analyst Helen Lau explains:
“The replacement of coal hasn’t been as fast as expected, and other sources of energy are not only expensive but also face a lot of technical and environmental problems,” said UOB’s Lau.
As Brad Pitt recently discovered, everything green is invariably worse. It’s a quality of life issue. Meanwhile, check recent trends in Germany.
(Via the GWPF)
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Then there's this from people fed up not only with global warming weather hype, but polar bear propaganda as well. Polar bears are thriving, contrary to efforts to frighten the children, and their numbers have increased to 25,000 plus.
Bad news for the seals.
Share the facts at CFACT.org:http://www.cfact.org/
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US Campaign for Burma
“The international community must stop being seduced by the Burmese government’s empty promises. Almost three years after Thein Sein became President, dozens of political prisoners remain behind bars. Those who are released face the constant risk of being re-arrested under Burma’s oppressive laws ,” said ALTSEAN-Burma Coordinator and FIDH Secretary-General Debbie Stothard.>
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On a Northwest Airways flight from Atlanta, a well attired middle-aged woman found herself sitting next to a man wearing a kippa ('yarmulka' in Yiddish).
She called the attendant over to complain about her seating.
'What seems to be the problem, Madam?' asked the attendant.
'You've sat me next to a Jew!! I can't possibly sit next to this strange man. Please find me another seat!'
'Madam, I will see what I can do to accommodate,' the attendant replied, 'but the flight is virtually full today and I don't know if there is another seat available.'
The woman shoots a snooty look at the snubbed Jewish man beside her (not to mention the surrounding passengers).
A few minutes later the attendant returned and said, 'Madam, the economy and club sections are full, however, we do have one seat in First Class.'
Before the lady had a chance to respond, the attendant continued, 'It is only on exceptions that we make this kind of upgrade, and I had to ask permission from the captain. But, given the circumstances, the captain felt that no one should be forced to sit next to an unpleasant person...'
The flight attendant turned to the Jewish man sitting next to her, and said: 'So if you'd like to get your things, sir, I have a comfortable seat for you in First Class...'
At this point, the surrounding passengers stood up and gave a standing ovation while the Jewish man walked up to the front of the plane.
The lady then said indignantly, 'The Captain must have made a mistake..'
To which the attendant replied, 'No Ma'am. Captain Lipschitz never makes a mistake.'
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Sarah Palin
Shooting promo shots for my new show “Amazing America” on the Sportsman Channel. Here’s a behind the scenes look. Can't wait for April 3 premiere!
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A Dog saved all her puppies from a house fire, and put them to safety in one of firetrucks.. You have to "like and share" this one with friends that love dogs....
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We tend to set-up this conference to train the pastors, evangelists and other Christian leaders from different areas so that they can equip and strengthen average Christians. This is the necessity of this considering the current religious situation in Pakistan. We need to train the leadership in order to generate missionaries who can spread the message of God in all over pakistan, so that we could spread the Gospel with a greater effectiveness.
We CCP Ministries need your prayers as well as your financial support,we will send you budget of this two days conference if you will interested to support and want to see the growth of God's work in Pakistan.for email you can use our email,lovetoothers@hotmail.com/parvaiz82@ccpak.org
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The Jerusalem light rail went live in August 2011. The first 8.6 mile line runs from NE Jerusalem to the West. It is fully integrated with all races, genders and religions riding together as it services the northern neighborhoods of Jerusalem on both sides of the old Green Line, with signage in Hebrew, Arabic and English. Further, the train makes stops in the UNRWA "Refugee" Camp of Shu'afat.
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“Kultur kostet Geld. Sie kostet Geld vor allem auch deshalb, weil der Zugang zu ihr nicht in erster Linie durch einen privat gefüllten Geldbeutel bestimmt sein darf. Vor ein paar Jahren, eben hier in Berlin, habe ich bei einer Ansprache vor dem Deutschen Bühnenverein ausgeführt, dass Kultur nicht etwas sein darf, was die öffentlichen Hände nach Belieben betreiben oder auch lassen dürfen. Substanziell hat die Förderung von Kulturellem nicht weniger eine Pflichtaufgabe der öffentlichen Haushalte zu sein als zum Beispiel der Straßenbau, die öffentliche Sicherheit oder die Finanzierung der Gehälter im öffentlichen Dienst. Es ist grotesk, dass wir Ausgaben im kulturellen Bereich zumeist “Subventionen” nennen, während kein Mensch auf die Idee käme, die Ausgaben für ein Bahnhofsgebäude oder einen Spielplatz als Subventionen zu bezeichnen. Der Ausdruck lenkt uns in die falsche Richtung. Denn Kultur ist kein Luxus, den wir uns leisten oder auch streichen können, sondern der geistige Boden, der unsere eigentliche innere Überlebensfähigkeit sichert.
Und Kultur hängt auch von Personen ab, die sie ins Werk setzen sollen. Es ist ein zentrales öffentliches Interesse, dass Leute, die das können und die schon in Berlin leben, die notwendigen Entfaltungsmöglichkeiten behalten oder bekommen. Und darüber hinaus auch, dass in möglichst großer Dichte und Qualität solche Menschen für Berlin gewonnen werden, wenn sie bereit sind, sich zu engagieren, damit sie hier ihre Kreativität und ihre Kenntnisse wie ihre Weltläufigkeit in den Dienst der Kultur der Stadt und des ganzen Landes stellen.” (Richard von Weizsäcker 1991)
Und Kultur hängt auch von Personen ab, die sie ins Werk setzen sollen. Es ist ein zentrales öffentliches Interesse, dass Leute, die das können und die schon in Berlin leben, die notwendigen Entfaltungsmöglichkeiten behalten oder bekommen. Und darüber hinaus auch, dass in möglichst großer Dichte und Qualität solche Menschen für Berlin gewonnen werden, wenn sie bereit sind, sich zu engagieren, damit sie hier ihre Kreativität und ihre Kenntnisse wie ihre Weltläufigkeit in den Dienst der Kultur der Stadt und des ganzen Landes stellen.” (Richard von Weizsäcker 1991)
The belt tightening hurts the poorest artists most. Those who have to work at other jobs to get the money to keep the skills of their trade. And the cost when these artists miss out is not felt immediately, but for decades after the arts community will miss leaders and shining lights. - ed
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Visited Franklin and Greeveston — at Franklin, Tasmania.
David Daniel Ball Franklyn is on the right? Or is that Greeveston?
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Joseph Campbell
“The hero journey is one of the universal patterns through which that radiance shows brightly. What I think is that a good life is one hero journey after another. Over and over again, you are called to the realm of adventure, you are called to new horizons. Each time, there is the same problem: do I dare? And then if you do dare, the dangers are there, and the help also, and the fulfillment or the fiasco. There’s always the possibility of a fiasco.
But there’s also the possibility of bliss.”
Or you can just be an ordinary, compassionate person and do the right thing. - ed
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Made more so when you consider the state of human rights in Israel’s neighborhood. As we speak, Syria’s government is dropping “barrel bombs” filled with nails, shrapnel and other instruments of terror on its own cities. Where is the ASA boycott of Syria?
And of Iran, which hangs political, religious and even sexual dissidents and has no academic freedom at all? Or Egypt, where Christians are being openly persecuted? Or Turkey, Saudi Arabia or, for that matter, massively repressive China and Russia?
Which makes obvious that the ASA boycott has nothing to do with human rights. It’s an exercise in radical chic, giving marginalized academics a frisson of pretend anti-colonialism, seasoned with a dose of edgy anti-Semitism.
And don’t tell me this is merely about Zionism. The ruse is transparent. Israel is the world’s only Jewish state. To apply to the state of the Jews a double standard that you apply to none other, to judge one people in a way you judge no other, to single out that one people for condemnation and isolation — is to engage in a gross act of discrimination.
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Pastor Rick Warren
"Anyone who loves to quarrel loves sin. And anyone who speaks boastfully invites disaster." Prov.17:19 (NLT)
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Doing small thing well is the path to getting great things done. It isn't a large leap but many small steps. See David's advice to his son Solomon in building the temple: 1 Chron. 28:20
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Madu Odiokwu Pastorvin
God Gives What You Need
The Scripture says,“And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.”(Philippians 4;19)
In Second Samuel Chapter 12,The prophet Nathan was correcting David. In doing so, he reminded David of what God had brought him through. David had seen God’s goodness, favor, protection, finances and healing down through the years. And in verse 8, Nathan made an interesting statement. He said, “David, if it had not been enough, God would have given you much, much more.” In other words, “David, looking back over your life, if you were ever lacking, if you ever needed more wisdom, more favor, more protection, more finances, God would have given it to you." Today, be encouraged that you have what you need, and what you need tomorrow is on its way! God is faithful and gives you what you need to fulfill His purposes.God bless you.
The Scripture says,“And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.”(Philippians 4;19)
In Second Samuel Chapter 12,The prophet Nathan was correcting David. In doing so, he reminded David of what God had brought him through. David had seen God’s goodness, favor, protection, finances and healing down through the years. And in verse 8, Nathan made an interesting statement. He said, “David, if it had not been enough, God would have given you much, much more.” In other words, “David, looking back over your life, if you were ever lacking, if you ever needed more wisdom, more favor, more protection, more finances, God would have given it to you." Today, be encouraged that you have what you need, and what you need tomorrow is on its way! God is faithful and gives you what you need to fulfill His purposes.God bless you.
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Lord help me to know You as I should.To obey You each time You speak,Lord give me joy, Your Love to see,teach me always to trust in Thee.I have not obeyed Thee as I ought Or been thankful for Your Love,Help me Lord to know You're near,Cause' one day soon I'll meet You there in Jesus Name,Amen.
Lord help me to know You as I should.To obey You each time You speak,Lord give me joy, Your Love to see,teach me always to trust in Thee.I have not obeyed Thee as I ought Or been thankful for Your Love,Help me Lord to know You're near,Cause' one day soon I'll meet You there in Jesus Name,Amen.
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I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD. The LORD hath chastened me sore: but he hath not given me over unto death.NO matter what life may deal out to us we can stand tall knowing that God has purposed our lives and because He has spoken into our spirits, we can keep faith that His word will not return back void.God bless you.
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No body can determine your destiny,only God. People can’t stop God’s plan for your life. People may not approve you. Don’t worry about it. God approves you. God called you, people didn’t call you. People don’t equip you; God equips you. People don’t anoint you; God anoints you. When you come to the end of your life, you don’t have to answer to people, you’ll answer to Almighty God.
What you have in your hand is what you need. When you dedicate it to God and do what He tells you, He’ll bless and multiply what you have and use it to take you further than you ever dreamed.God bless you.
No body can determine your destiny,only God. People can’t stop God’s plan for your life. People may not approve you. Don’t worry about it. God approves you. God called you, people didn’t call you. People don’t equip you; God equips you. People don’t anoint you; God anoints you. When you come to the end of your life, you don’t have to answer to people, you’ll answer to Almighty God.
What you have in your hand is what you need. When you dedicate it to God and do what He tells you, He’ll bless and multiply what you have and use it to take you further than you ever dreamed.God bless you.
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For I am persuaded, that neither death,nor life, nor angels, nor principalities,nor powers, nor things present,nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God,which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.Romans 8:38-39 (KJV)
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January 11: Eugenio María de Hostos Day in Puerto Rico (1839);Proclamation of Independence in Morocco (1944)
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- 1055 – Theodora (pictured on coin), the daughter of Constantine VIII and Helena, daughter of Alypius, became Byzantine Empress.
- 1693 – An intensity XI earthquake, the most powerful in Italian history, struck the island ofSicily.
- 1879 – British forces under Lord Chelmsford invaded Zululand without authorisation from the British Government, beginning the Anglo-Zulu War.
- 1964 – In a landmark report, U.S. Surgeon General Luther Terryissued the warning that smoking may be hazardous for one's health, concluding that it has a causative role in lung cancer, chronic bronchitis, emphysema, and other illnesses.
- 1986 – The Gateway Bridge in Brisbane, Australia, at the time the longest prestressed concrete free-cantilever bridge in the world, opened.
Events[edit]
- 1055 – Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire.
- 1158 – Vladislav II becomes King of Bohemia.
- 1569 – First recorded lottery in England.
- 1571 – Austrian nobility is granted freedom of religion.
- 1693 – A powerful earthquake destroys parts of Sicily and Malta.
- 1759 – In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the first American life insurance company is incorporated.
- 1779 – Ching-Thang Khomba is crowned King of Manipur.
- 1782 – American Revolutionary War: French troops begin a siege of a British garrison on Brimstone Hill in Saint Kitts.
- 1787 – William Herschel discovers Titania and Oberon, two moons of Uranus.
- 1805 – The Michigan Territory is created.
- 1861 – Alabama secedes from the United States.
- 1863 – American Civil War: Battle of Arkansas Post – General John McClernand and Admiral David Dixon Porter capture the Arkansas River for the Union.
- 1863 – American Civil War: CSS Alabama encounters and sinks the USS Hatteras off Galveston Lighthouse in Texas.
- 1879 – The Anglo-Zulu War begins.
- 1908 – Grand Canyon National Monument is created.
- 1912 – Immigrant textile works in Lawrence, Massachusetts, go on strike when wages are reduced in response to a mandated shortening of the work week.
- 1917 – The Kingsland munitions factory explosion occurs as a result of sabotage.
- 1919 – Romania reincorporates Transylvania.
- 1922 – First use of insulin to treat diabetes in a human patient.
- 1923 – Occupation of the Ruhr: Troops from France and Belgium occupy the Ruhr area to force Germany to make its World War I reparation payments.
- 1927 – Louis B. Mayer, head of film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), announces the creation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, at a banquet in Los Angeles, California.
- 1935 – Amelia Earhart becomes the first person to fly solo from Hawaii to California.
- 1942 – World War II: The Japanese capture Kuala Lumpur.
- 1943 – World War II: The United States and United Kingdom give up territorial rights in China.
- 1943 – Italian-American anarchist Carlo Tresca is assassinated in New York.
- 1946 – Enver Hoxha, Secretary General of the Communist Party of Albania, declares the People's Republic of Albania with himself as head of state.
- 1949 – The first "networked" television broadcasts take place as KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania goes on the air connecting the east coast and mid-west programming.
- 1949 – First recorded case of snowfall in Los Angeles, California.
- 1957 – The African Convention is founded in Dakar, Senegal.
- 1960 – Henry Lee Lucas, once listed as America's most prolific serial killer, commits his first known murder.
- 1962 – Cold War: While tied to its pier in Polyarny, the Soviet submarine B-37 is destroyed when fire breaks out in its torpedo compartment.
- 1962 – An avalanche on Huascarán in Peru causes 4,000 deaths.
- 1964 – Surgeon General of the United States Dr. Luther Terry, M.D., publishes the landmark report Smoking and Health: Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the United States saying that smoking may be hazardous to health, sparking national and worldwide anti-smoking efforts.
- 1972 – East Pakistan renames itself Bangladesh.
- 1973 – Major League Baseball owners vote in approval of the American League adopting the designated hitter position.
- 1986 – The Gateway Bridge, Brisbane in Queensland, Australia is officially opened.
- 1994 – The Irish Government announces the end of a 15-year broadcasting ban on the IRA and its political arm Sinn Féin.
- 1996 – Space Shuttle program: STS-72 launches from the Kennedy Space Center marking the start of the 74th Space Shuttle mission and the 10th flight ofEndeavour.
- 1998 – Over 100 people are killed in the Sidi-Hamed massacre in Algeria.
- 2002 – The first twenty captives arrive at Camp X-Ray.
- 2003 – Illinois Governor George Ryan commutes the death sentences of 167 prisoners on Illinois' death row based on the Jon Burge scandal.
- 2013 – One French soldier and 17 militants are killed in a failed attempt to free a French hostage in Bulo Marer, Somalia.
Births[edit]
- 347 – Theodosius I, Roman emperor (d. 395)
- 889 – Abd-ar-Rahman III, Spanish Emir of Córdoba (d. 961)
- 1322 – Emperor Kōmyō of Japan (d. 1380)
- 1359 – Emperor Go-En'yū of Japan (d. 1393)
- 1395 – Michelle of Valois, Duchess of Burgundy (d. 1422)
- 1503 – Parmigianino, Italian painter (d. 1540)
- 1591 – Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, English general and politician (d. 1646)
- 1630 – John Rogers, English-American academic (d. 1684)
- 1638 – Nicolas Steno, Danish bishop and scientist (d. 1686)
- 1642 – Johann Friedrich Alberti, German composer and organist (d. 1710)
- 1671 – François-Marie, 1st duc de Broglie, French general and diplomat (d. 1745)
- 1755 – Alexander Hamilton, Nevisian-American economist, politician, and philosopher, 1st United States Secretary of the Treasury (d. 1804)
- 1757 – Samuel Bentham, English engineer (d. 1831)
- 1786 – Joseph Jackson Lister, English opticist and physicist (d. 1869)
- 1788 – William Thomas Brande, English chemist (d. 1866)
- 1800 – Ányos Jedlik, Hungarian physicist (d. 1895)
- 1807 – Ezra Cornell, American businessman and philanthropist, founded Western Union and Cornell University (d. 1874)
- 1814 – James Paget, English surgeon and pathologist (d. 1899)
- 1815 – John A. Macdonald, Canadian politician, 1st Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1891)
- 1825 – Bayard Taylor, American poet (d. 1878)
- 1839 – Eugenio María de Hostos, Puerto Rican educator, philosopher, lawyer, and sociologist (d. 1903)
- 1842 – William James, American psychologist and philosopher (d. 1910)
- 1843 – C. Y. O'Connor, Irish-Australian engineer (d. 1902)
- 1845 – Albert Victor Bäcklund, Swedish physicist (d. 1912)
- 1850 – Joseph Charles Arthur, American botanist (d. 1942)
- 1852 – Constantin Fehrenbach, German politician, 4th Chancellor of Weimar Germany (d. 1926)
- 1853 – Georgios Jakobides, Greek painter (d. 1926)
- 1856 – Christian Sinding, Norwegian composer (d. 1932)
- 1857 – Fred Archer, English jockey (d. 1886)
- 1858 – Harry Gordon Selfridge, American-English businessman, founded Selfridges(d. 1947)
- 1859 – George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, English politician, 35th Governor-General of India (d. 1925)
- 1864 – Thomas Dixon, Jr., American minister, playwright, lawyer, and politician (d. 1946)
- 1867 – Edward B. Titchener, English psychologist (d. 1927)
- 1868 – Cai Yuanpei, Chinese educator (d. 1940)
- 1870 – Alexander Stirling Calder, American sculptor (d. 1945)
- 1872 – G. W. Pierce, American physicist (d. 1956)
- 1873 – John Callan O'Laughlin, American soldier and journalist (d. 1949)
- 1875 – Reinhold Glière, Russian composer (d. 1956)
- 1875 – Fritz Manteuffel, German gymnast (d. 1941)
- 1876 – Elmer Flick, American baseball player (d. 1971)
- 1878 – Theodoros Pangalos, Greek general (d. 1952)
- 1879 – John Symes, English cricketer (d. 1942)
- 1885 – Jack Hoxie, American actor and rodeo performer (d. 1965)
- 1885 – Alice Paul, American activist (d. 1977)
- 1886 – Chester Conklin, American comedian and actor (d. 1971)
- 1887 – Aldo Leopold, American ecologist and author (d. 1948)
- 1888 – Joseph B. Keenan, American politician (d. 1954)
- 1889 – Calvin Bridges, American geneticist (d. 1938)
- 1890 – Harold Bride, English wireless officer on the RMS Titanic (d. 1956)
- 1890 – Max Carey, American baseball player (d. 1976)
- 1890 – Oswald de Andrade, Brazilian poet (d. 1954)
- 1895 – Laurens Hammond, American engineer and businessman, founded the Hammond Clock Company (d. 1973)
- 1897 – Bernard DeVoto, American historian and author (d. 1955)
- 1897 – August Heissmeyer, German SS officer (d. 1979)
- 1899 – Eva Le Gallienne, English-American actress (d. 1991)
- 1901 – Kwon Ki-ok, North Korean pilot (d. 1988)
- 1902 – Maurice Duruflé, French organist and composer (d. 1986)
- 1903 – Alan Paton, South African author and activist (d. 1988)
- 1905 – Clyde Kluckhohn, American anthropologist (d. 1960)
- 1905 – Manfred Bennington Lee, American author, co-creator of Ellery Queen (d. 1971)
- 1906 – Albert Hofmann, Swiss chemist, discoverer of LSD (d. 2008)
- 1907 – Pierre Mendès France, French politician, Prime Minister of France (d. 1982)
- 1907 – Abraham Joshua Heschel, Polish-American rabbi, theologian, and philosopher (d. 1972)
- 1908 – Lionel Stander, American actor (d. 1994)
- 1910 – Nikos Kavvadias, Greek poet and author (d. 1975)
- 1910 – Shane Paltridge, Australian soldier and politician (d. 1966)
- 1910 – Izler Solomon, American conductor (d. 1987)
- 1911 – Nora Heysen, Australian painter (d. 2003)
- 1911 – Zenkō Suzuki, Japanese politician, 70th Prime Minister of Japan (d. 2004)
- 1912 – Don "Red" Barry, American actor (d. 1980)
- 1913 – Karl Stegger, Danish actor (d. 1980)
- 1915 – Paddy Mayne, Irish soldier (d. 1955)
- 1916 – Bernard Blier, French actor (d. 1989)
- 1917 – John Robarts, Canadian lawyer and politician, 17th Premier of Ontario (d. 1982)
- 1918 – Robert C. O'Brien, American author and journalist (d. 1973)
- 1920 – Mick McManus, English wrestler (d. 2013)
- 1921 – Gory Guerrero, American wrestler (d. 1990)
- 1921 – Juanita M. Kreps, American economist, educator, and civil servant, 24th United States Secretary of Commerce (d. 2010)
- 1921 – Benedict Zilliacus, Finnish journalist, author, and screenwriter (d. 2013)
- 1922 – Ernle Bradford, English historian and author (d. 1986)
- 1923 – Jerome Bixby, American author and scriptwriter (d. 1998)
- 1923 – Ernst Nolte, German historian and philosopher
- 1923 – Carroll Shelby, American race car driver, designer, and businessman, founded Carroll Shelby International (d. 2012)
- 1924 – Don Cherry, American singer and golfer
- 1924 – Roger Guillemin, French neuroendocrinologist, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1924 – Sam B. Hall, American politician and judge (d. 1994)
- 1924 – Slim Harpo, American singer and harmonica player (d. 1970)
- 1925 – Grant Tinker, American television producer, co-founded MTM Enterprises
- 1926 – Lev Dyomin, Soviet cosmonaut (d. 1998)
- 1928 – Alan Bowness, British art historian
- 1928 – Mitchell Ryan, American actor
- 1928 – David L. Wolper, American television and film producer (d. 2010)
- 1929 – Dmitri Bruns, Estonian architect
- 1930 – Ron Mulock, Australian politician, 10th Deputy Premier of New South Wales
- 1930 – Seamus O'Connell, English footballer (d. 2013)
- 1930 – Rod Taylor, Australian-American actor
- 1931 – Betty Churcher, Australian painter
- 1932 – Alfonso Aráu, Mexican actor and director
- 1934 – Jean Chrétien, Canadian politician, 20th Prime Minister of Canada
- 1934 – Tony Hoare, Sri Lankan-English computer scientist
- 1935 – Melvyn Hayes, English actor
- 1935 – Ghita Nørby, Danish actress
- 1936 – Jody Payne, American singer and guitarist (Family) (d. 2013)
- 1937 – Felix Silla, Italian-American actor and stuntman
- 1938 – Fischer Black, American economist (d. 1995)
- 1938 – Fred Jones, Welsh footballer (d. 2013)
- 1938 – Vladimir Krpan, Croatian pianist
- 1938 – Gavin Millar, Scottish film director
- 1938 – Arthur Scargill, English politician
- 1938 – John August Swanson, American painter
- 1939 – Anne Heggtveit, Canadian skier
- 1940 – Andres Tarand, Estonian politician and geographer
- 1941 – Abdullah the Butcher, Canadian wrestler
- 1941 – Gérson, Brazilian footballer
- 1942 – Bud Acton, American basketball player
- 1942 – Clarence Clemons, American saxophonist and actor (E Street Band) (d. 2011)
- 1942 – Leo Cullum, American cartoonist (d. 2010)
- 1942 – George Mira, American football player
- 1943 – Henry Cecil, British horse trainer (d. 2013)
- 1943 – Jill Churchill, American author
- 1943 – Jim Hightower, American politician, author, and activist
- 1944 – Mohammed Abed Elhai, Sudanese poet and academic (d. 1989)
- 1944 – Shibu Soren, Indian politician, 3rd Chief Minister of Jharkhand
- 1945 – Christine Kaufmann, German-Austrian actress
- 1946 – Naomi Judd, American singer-songwriter (The Judds)
- 1946 – Tony Kaye, English keyboard player (Yes, Badger, Detective, Badfinger, Circa, and Yoso)
- 1946 – John Piper, American theologian and author
- 1947 – Anna Calder-Marshall, English actress
- 1948 – Fritz Bohla, German footballer and manager
- 1948 – Brian Cantor, British scientific academic
- 1948 – Joe Harper, Scottish footballer
- 1948 – Wajima Hiroshi, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 54th Yokozuna
- 1948 – Terry Williams, Welsh drummer (Love Sculpture, Man, Rockpile, and Dire Straits)
- 1949 – Daryl Braithwaite, Australian singer-songwriter (Sherbet)
- 1949 – Chris Ford, American basketball player and coach
- 1951 – Willie Maddren, English footballer (d. 2000)
- 1951 – Philip Tartaglia, Scottish Roman Catholic Bishop of Glasgow
- 1952 – Bille Brown, Australian actor and playwright (d. 2013)
- 1952 – Ben Crenshaw, American golfer
- 1952 – Michael Forshaw, Australian politician
- 1952 – Diana Gabaldon, American author
- 1952 – Lee Ritenour, American guitarist, composer, and producer
- 1953 – Graham Allen, English politician
- 1953 – John Sessions, Scottish actor
- 1953 – Kostas Skandalidis, Greek politician
- 1954 – Jaak Aaviksoo, Estonian politician and physicist
- 1956 – Robert Earl Keen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1956 – Kuniaki Kobayashi, Japanese wrestler
- 1956 – Phyllis Logan, Scottish actress
- 1956 – Paul McKeever, German-English police officer (d. 2013)
- 1957 – Darryl Dawkins, American basketball player
- 1957 – Bryan Robson, English footballer and manager
- 1958 – Diego León Montoya Sánchez, Colombian crime boss
- 1958 – Vicki Peterson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (The Bangles and Continental Drifters)
- 1959 – Rob Ramage, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1961 – Jasper Fforde, English author
- 1961 – Karl von Habsburg, Archduke of Austria, German-Austrian politician
- 1961 – Eva O, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Christian Death, Shadow Project and Super Heroines)
- 1961 – Lars-Erik Torph, Swedish rally driver (d. 1989)
- 1962 – Chris Bryant, British politician
- 1962 – Kim Coles, American actress
- 1962 – Susan Lindauer, American journalist and activist
- 1963 – Tracy Caulkins, American swimmer
- 1963 – Jason Connery, English actor
- 1963 – Dean Reynolds, English snooker player
- 1965 – Mascarita Sagrada, Mexican wrestler
- 1965 – Roland Scholten, Dutch darts Player
- 1965 – Aleksey Zhukov, Russian football player and coach
- 1966 – Marc Acito, American author
- 1966 – Kelley Law, Canadian curler
- 1966 – Tao Wei, Chinese footballer and sportscaster (d. 2012)
- 1967 – Derek Riddell, Scottish actor
- 1968 – Anders Borg, Swedish economist and politician
- 1968 – Saša Ćirić, Macedonian footballer
- 1968 – Tom Dumont, American guitarist and producer (No Doubt and Invincible Overlord)
- 1969 – Manny Acta, Dominican baseball player
- 1969 – Chris Beardshaw, English horticulturist
- 1969 – James Merendino, American film writer and director
- 1969 – Kyle Richards, American actress
- 1970 – Manfredi Beninati, Italian painter and sculptor
- 1970 – Chris Jent, American basketball player and coach
- 1970 – Malcolm D. Lee, American actor, director, and screenwriter
- 1970 – Joy Nilo, Filipino composer
- 1971 – Mary J. Blige, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
- 1971 – Tom Ward, British actor
- 1971 – Chris Willsher, English singer-songwriter, drummer, and actor (Bus Station Loonies, Oi Polloi, and Disorder)
- 1972 – Marc Blucas, American actor
- 1972 – Christian Jacobs, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (The Aquabats)
- 1972 – Amanda Peet, American actress
- 1973 – Joanna Brodzik, Polish actress
- 1973 – Rahul Dravid, Indian cricketer
- 1973 – Rockmond Dunbar, American actor
- 1974 – Roman Görtz, German footballer
- 1974 – Cody McKay, Canadian baseball player
- 1974 – Jens Nowotny, German footballer
- 1975 – Rory Fitzpatrick, American ice hockey player
- 1975 – Kevin Koe, Canadian curler
- 1975 – Dan Luger, English rugby player
- 1976 – Efthimios Rentzias, Greek basketball player
- 1976 – Kaire Vilgats, Estonian singer
- 1977 – Shomari Buchanan, American football player
- 1977 – Anni Friesinger-Postma, German speed skater
- 1977 – Devin Ratray, American actor and singer
- 1977 – Nadia Turner, American singer-songwriter and actress
- 1978 – Vallo Allingu, Estonian basketball player
- 1978 – Holly Brisley, Australian actress
- 1978 – Michael Duff, Irish footballer
- 1978 – Emile Heskey, English footballer
- 1978 – Stijn Schaars, Dutch footballer
- 1979 – Darren Lynn Bousman, American director and screenwriter
- 1979 – Michael Lorenz, German footballer
- 1979 – Siti Nurhaliza, Malaysian singer-songwriter and producer
- 1979 – Henry Shefflin, Irish hurler
- 1980 – Lovieanne Jung, American softball player
- 1980 – Mike Williams, American football player
- 1980 – Deanna Wright, American actress and model
- 1981 – Bafo Biyela, South African footballer
- 1981 – Jamelia, English singer-songwriter and actress
- 1981 – Tom Meighan, English singer-songwriter (Kasabian)
- 1981 – Jaime Valdés, Chilean footballer
- 1981 – Ali Zitouni, Tunisian footballer
- 1982 – Tony Allen, American basketball player
- 1982 – Ashley Taylor Dawson, English actor and singer (allSTARS*)
- 1982 – Son Ye-jin, South Korean actress
- 1983 – Turner Battle, American basketball player
- 1983 – Matthew Palleschi, Canadian soccer player
- 1983 – Ted Richards, Australian footballer
- 1983 – Adrian Sutil, German race car driver
- 1984 – Kevin Boss, American football player
- 1984 – Dario Krešić, Croatian footballer
- 1985 – Newton Faulkner, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1985 – Rie fu, Japanese singer-songwriter
- 1985 – Lucy Knisley, American illustrator
- 1985 – Kazuki Nakajima, Japanese race car driver
- 1985 – Aaron Porter, English union leader
- 1986 – Rachel Riley, English television host
- 1987 – Scotty Cranmer, American motocross cyclist
- 1987 – Daniel Semenzato, Italian footballer
- 1988 – Daniel Dzufer, Australian footballer
- 1988 – Rodrigo José Pereira, Brazilian footballer
- 1988 – Epiphanny Prince, American-Russian basketball player
- 1989 – Darko Bodul, Croatian footballer
- 1989 – Sammy Carlson, American skier
- 1990 – Ryan Griffin, American football player
- 1991 – Hyolyn, South Korean singer and actress (Sistar)
- 1993 – Flora Cross, French-American actress
- 1993 – Michael Keane, English footballer
- 1993 – Will Keane, English footballer
- 1997 – Cody Simpson, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
Deaths[edit]
- 314 – Pope Miltiades
- 705 – Pope John VI (b. 655)
- 802 – Paulinus II of Aquileia, Italian priest, theologian, and saint (b. 726)
- 812 – Staurakios, Byzantine emperor
- 844 – Michael I Rangabe, Byzantine emperor (b. 770)
- 1055 – Constantine IX Monomachos, Byzantine emperor (b. 1000)
- 1083 – Otto of Nordheim (b. 1020)
- 1494 – Domenico Ghirlandaio, Italian painter (b. 1449)
- 1495 – Pedro González de Mendoza, Spanish cardinal (b. 1428)
- 1547 – Pietro Bembo, Italian cardinal scholar, and theorist (b. 1470)
- 1641 – Juan Martínez de Jáuregui y Aguilar, Spanish poet and painter (b. 1583)
- 1696 – Charles Albanel, French priest, missionary, and explorer (b. 1616)
- 1703 – Johann Georg Graevius, German scholar and critic (b. 1632)
- 1713 – Pierre Jurieu, French priest (b. 1637)
- 1735 – Metropolitan Danilo I Petrović-Njegoš, Serbian metropolitan (b. 1670)
- 1753 – Hans Sloane, Irish physician (b. 1660)
- 1762 – Louis-François Roubiliac, French-English sculptor (b. 1695)
- 1763 – Caspar Abel, German theologian, historian, and poet (b. 1676)
- 1771 – Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens, French philosopher (b. 1704)
- 1788 – François Joseph Paul de Grasse, French admiral (b. 1722)
- 1791 – William Williams Pantycelyn, Welsh composer (b. 1717)
- 1798 – Erekle II of Kartli (b. 1720)
- 1801 – Domenico Cimarosa, Italian composer (b. 1749)
- 1836 – John Molson, Canadian businessman, founded the Molson Brewing Company (b. 1763)
- 1843 – Francis Scott Key, American lawyer, author, and songwriter (b. 1779)
- 1867 – Stuart Donaldson, English-Australian politician, 1st Premier of New South Wales (b. 1812)
- 1882 – Theodor Schwann, German physiologist (b. 1810)
- 1891 – Georges-Eugène Haussmann, French civic planner (b. 1809)
- 1901 – Vasily Kalinnikov, Russian composer (b. 1866)
- 1902 – Johnny Briggs, English cricketer (b. 1862)
- 1904 – William Sawyer, Canadian politician (b. 1815)
- 1905 – Yehudah Aryeh Leib Alter, Polish rabbi (b. 1847)
- 1914 – Carl Jacobsen, Danish brewer and philanthropist (b. 1842)
- 1920 – Steinar Schjøtt, Norwegian educator, philologist, and lexicographer (b. 1844)
- 1923 – Constantine I of Greece (b. 1868)
- 1928 – Thomas Hardy, English author and poet (b. 1840)
- 1931 – James Milton Carroll, American pastor, historian, and author (b. 1852)
- 1938 – Johan Salonen, Finnish wrestler (b. 1884)
- 1941 – Emanuel Lasker, German chess player (b. 1868)
- 1944 – Galeazzo Ciano, Italian politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Italy (b. 1903)
- 1947 – Eva Tanguay, Canadian-American singer (b. 1879)
- 1952 – Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, French general (b. 1889)
- 1952 – Aureliano Pertile, Italian tenor (b. 1885)
- 1953 – Noe Zhordania, Georgian journalist and politician, Prime Minister of Georgia (b. 1868)
- 1954 – Oscar Straus, Austrian composer (b. 1870)
- 1957 – Robert Garran, Australian lawyer (b. 1867)
- 1957 – Rose Sutro, American pianist (b. 1870)
- 1958 – Alec Rowley, English composer (b. 1892)
- 1958 – Edna Purviance, American actress (b. 1895)
- 1961 – Elena Gerhardt, German soprano (b. 1883)
- 1965 – Wally Pipp, American baseball player (b. 1893)
- 1966 – Alberto Giacometti, Swiss sculptor (b. 1901)
- 1966 – Hannes Kolehmainen, Finnish runner (b. 1889)
- 1966 – Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indian politician, 2nd Prime Minister of India (b. 1904)
- 1968 – Moshe Zvi Segal, Israeli linguist and scholar (b. 1876)
- 1969 – Richmal Crompton, English author (b. 1890)
- 1972 – Padraic Colum, Irish poet, author, and playwright (b. 1881)
- 1975 – Max Lorenz, German tenor (b. 1901)
- 1978 – Ibn-e-Insha, Pakistani poet (b. 1927)
- 1979 – Jack Soo, American actor (b. 1917)
- 1980 – Barbara Pym, English author (b. 1913)
- 1981 – Beulah Bondi, American actress (b. 1888)
- 1985 – William McKell, Australian politician, 12th Governor-General of Australia (b. 1891)
- 1986 – Sid Chaplin, English author and screenwriter (b. 1916)
- 1986 – Andrzej Czok, Polish mountaineer (b. 1948)
- 1987 – Albert Ferber, Swiss-English pianist (b. 1911)
- 1988 – Pappy Boyington, American pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1912)
- 1988 – Isidor Isaac Rabi, Polish- American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1898)
- 1989 – August Koern, Estonian diplomat and politician (b. 1900)
- 1989 – Ray Moore, English radio host (b. 1942)
- 1990 – Carolyn Haywood, American author (b. 1898)
- 1991 – Carl David Anderson, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1905)
- 1994 – Helmut Poppendick, German physician (b. 1902)
- 1995 – Josef Gingold, Russian-American violinist (b. 1909)
- 1995 – Lewis Nixon, American army officer (b. 1918)
- 1995 – Theodor Wisch, German general (b. 1907)
- 1996 – Roger Crozier, Canadian hockey player (b. 1942)
- 1998 – Klaus Tennstedt, German conductor (b. 1926)
- 1999 – Fabrizio De André, Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1940)
- 1999 – Naomi Mitchison, Scottish author and poet (b. 1897)
- 1999 – Brian Moore, Irish-American author and screenwriter (b. 1921)
- 2000 – Betty Archdale, English-Australian cricketer (b. 1907)
- 2000 – Ivan Combe, American inventor and businessman, invented Clearasil (b. 1911)
- 2000 – Bob Lemon, American baseball player (b. 1920)
- 2001 – Denys Lasdun, English architect, co-designed the Royal National Theatre (b. 1914)
- 2001 – Michael Williams, English actor (b. 1935)
- 2002 – Struan Sutherland, Australian medical researcher (b. 1936)
- 2002 – Henri Verneuil, Turkish-French playwright and director (b. 1920)
- 2003 – Mickey Finn, English drummer (T. Rex and Mickey Finn's T-Rex) (b. 1947)
- 2003 – Maurice Pialat, French actor and director (b. 1925)
- 2003 – Richard Simmons, American actor (b. 1913)
- 2005 – Spencer Dryden, American drummer (Jefferson Airplane, The Peanut Butter Conspiracy, New Riders of the Purple Sage, and The Dinosaurs) (b. 1938)
- 2005 – Jimmy Griffin, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Bread and The Remingtons) (b. 1943)
- 2005 – Miriam Hyde, Australian pianist and composer (b. 1913)
- 2005 – Fabrizio Meoni, Italian motorcycle racer (b. 1957)
- 2006 – Nixzmary Brown, American child abuse victim (b. 1998)
- 2006 – Markus Löffel, German DJ and producer (b. 1966)
- 2007 – Puchi Balseiro, Puerto Rican singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1926)
- 2007 – Solveig Dommartin, French-German actress (b. 1961)
- 2007 – Robert Anton Wilson, American author (b. 1932)
- 2008 – Edmund Hillary, New Zealand mountaineer and explorer (b. 1919)
- 2008 – Carl Karcher, American businessman, co-founded Carl's Jr. (b. 1917)
- 2009 – David Vine, English sportscaster (b. 1935)
- 2010 – Miep Gies, Austrian-Dutch humanitarian, helped hide Anne Frank and her family (b. 1909)
- 2010 – Mick Green, English guitarist (Johnny Kidd & The Pirates) (b. 1944)
- 2010 – Harry Männil, Estonian businessman (b. 1920)
- 2010 – Joe Rollino, American strongman and weightlifter (b. 1905)
- 2012 – Chuck Metcalf, American bassist (b. 1931)
- 2013 – Thomas Bourgin, French motorcycle racer (b. 1987)
- 2013 – Gordon Chavunduka, Zimbabwean sociologist (b. 1930)
- 2013 – David Chisnall, English rugby player (b. 1948)
- 2013 – Guido Forti, Italian racing manager, founded the Forti Racing Team (b. 1940)
- 2013 – Robert Kee, Indian-Irish journalist and author (b. 1919)
- 2013 – Nguyen Khanh, Vietnamese general and politician, 3rd President of South Vietnam (b. 1927)
- 2013 – James Charles Macnab of Macnab, Scottish bodyguard (b. 1926)
- 2013 – Ba Mamadou Mbaré, Mauritanian politician, President of Mauritania (b. 1946)
- 2013 – Mariangela Melato, Italian actress (b. 1941)
- 2013 – Jimmy O'Neill, American radio and television host (b. 1940)
- 2013 – Tom Parry Jones, Welsh scientist, invented the breathalyzer (b. 1935)
- 2013 – Murray Merle Schwartz, American judge (b. 1931)
- 2013 – Alemayehu Shumye, Ethiopian runner (b. 1988)
- 2013 – W. Reece Smith, Jr., American lawyer and academic (b. 1925)
- 2013 – Aaron Swartz, American computer programmer and activist (b. 1986)
- 2013 – Fred Talbot, American baseball player (b. 1941)
- 2013 – Billy Varga, American wrestler and actor (b. 1919)
- 2013 – Lars Werner, Swedish politician (b. 1935)
Holidays and observances[edit]
- Christian Feast Day:
- Earliest day on which Triodion can fall, while February 14 is the latest; celebrated 70 days before Easter. (Eastern Orthodox)
- Eugenio Maria de Hostos Day (Puerto Rico)
- First day of Carmentalia, in honor of Carmenta. (Roman Empire)
- Independence Resistance Day (Morocco)
- Kagami Biraki (Japan)
- Republic Day (Albania)
“But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”” - 1 Peter 1:15-16
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Morning and Evening by Charles Spurgeon
January 10: Morning
"There is laid up for me a crown of righteousness." - 2 Timothy 4:8
Doubting one! thou hast often said, "I fear I shall never enter heaven." Fear not! all the people of God shall enter there. I love the quaint saying of a dying man, who exclaimed, "I have no fear of going home; I have sent all before me; God's finger is on the latch of my door, and I am ready for him to enter." "But," said one, "are you not afraid lest you should miss your inheritance?" "Nay," said he, "nay; there is one crown in heaven which the angel Gabriel could not wear, it will fit no head but mine. There is one throne in heaven which Paul the apostle could not fill; it was made for me, and I shall have it." O Christian, what a joyous thought! thy portion is secure; "there remaineth a rest." "But cannot I forfeit it?" No, it is entailed. If I be a child of God I shall not lose it. It is mine as securely as if I were there. Come with me, believer, and let us sit upon the top of Nebo, and view the goodly land, even Canaan. Seest thou that little river of death glistening in the sunlight, and across it dost thou see the pinnacles of the eternal city? Dost thou mark the pleasant country, and all its joyous inhabitants? Know, then, that if thou couldst fly across thou wouldst see written upon one of its many mansions, "This remaineth for such a one; preserved for him only. He shall be caught up to dwell forever with God." Poor doubting one, see the fair inheritance; it is thine. If thou believest in the Lord Jesus, if thou hast repented of sin, if thou hast been renewed in heart, thou art one of the Lord's people, and there is a place reserved for thee, a crown laid up for thee, a harp specially provided for thee. No one else shall have thy portion, it is reserved in heaven for thee, and thou shalt have it ere long, for there shall be no vacant thrones in glory when all the chosen are gathered in.
Evening
"In my flesh shall I see God." - Job 19:26
Mark the subject of Job's devout anticipation "I shall see God." He does not say, "I shall see the saints"--though doubtless that will be untold felicity--but, "I shall see God." It is not--"I shall see the pearly gates, I shall behold the walls of jasper, I shall gaze upon the crowns of gold," but "I shall see God." This is the sum and substance of heaven, this is the joyful hope of all believers. It is their delight to see him now in the ordinances by faith. They love to behold him in communion and in prayer; but there in heaven they shall have an open and unclouded vision, and thus seeing "him as he is," shall be made completely like him. Likeness to God--what can we wish for more? And a sight of God--what can we desire better? Some read the passage, "Yet, I shall see God in my flesh," and find here an allusion to Christ, as the "Word made flesh," and that glorious beholding of him which shall be the splendour of the latter days. Whether so or not it is certain that Christ shall be the object of our eternal vision; nor shall we ever want any joy beyond that of seeing him. Think not that this will be a narrow sphere for the mind to dwell in. It is but one source of delight, but that source is infinite. All his attributes shall be subjects for contemplation, and as he is infinite under each aspect, there is no fear of exhaustion. His works, his gifts, his love to us, and his glory in all his purposes, and in all his actions, these shall make a theme which will be ever new. The patriarch looked forward to this sight of God as a personal enjoyment. "Whom mine eye shall behold, and not another." Take realizing views of heaven's bliss; think what it will be to you. "Thine eyes shall see the King in his beauty." All earthly brightness fades and darkens as we gaze upon it, but here is a brightness which can never dim, a glory which can never fade--"I shall see God."
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Candace
Scripture Reference: Acts 8:27
Name Meaning: Queen or Ruler of Children
The exact name of this Ethiopian queen is not given by Luke. It was the name of a dynasty, not of an individual, and was used for many years by the queens of Ethiopia, just as Pharaoh was the hereditary title given to ancient Egyptian kings and Caesar to Roman emperors. The fascinating context Luke gives us is taken up with the eunuch, a man of great authority, a potentate in his way, returning through the desert to Meroe, Ethiopia, interested in Old Testament Scripture. Philip the Evangelist found him sitting in his chariot reading Isaiah 53, and from this chapter so full of the truth of the cross, preached unto him Jesus. The eunuch was converted to God, and baptized there in the desert, and returned to his country rejoicing. Tradition has it that he witnessed to the Candace of his newly-found Saviour and that she, too, embraced the Christian faith. Such was the influence of this converted eunuch, that many souls were saved and ultimately he became bishop of the first Christian Church in Ethiopia...
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Shechaniah
[Shĕcha nī'ah] - jehovah is a neighbour or jehovah hath dwelt.
1. Head of a family of David's house, but not in succession to the throne (1 Chron. 3:21, 22).
2. A descendant of a family that returned with Ezra from exile (Ezra 8:3).
3. Another whose descendants returned from exile (Ezra 8:5).
4. A son of Jehiel who first confessed the trespass of taking strange, or non-Jewish wives (Ezra 10:2).
5. Father of Shemaiah who helped to repair the wall (Neh. 3:29).
6. Father-in-law of Tobiah, the Ammonite who opposed Nehemiah (Neh. 6:18).
7. A priest who returned with Zerubbabel (Neh. 12:3).
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Today's reading: Genesis 25-26, Matthew 8:1-17 (NIV)
View today's reading on Bible GatewayToday's Old Testament reading: Genesis 25-26
The Death of Abraham
1 Abraham took another wife, whose name was Keturah. 2She bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak and Shuah. 3Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan; the descendants of Dedan were the Asshurites, the Letushites and the Leummites. 4The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida and Eldaah. All these were descendants of Keturah.
Today's New Testament reading: Matthew 8:1-17
The Man With Leprosy
1 When he came down from the mountainside, large crowds followed him. 2 A man with leprosy came and knelt before him and said, "Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean."
3 Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. "I am willing," he said. "Be clean!" Immediately he was cured of his leprosy. 4Then Jesus said to him, "See that you don't tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift Moses commanded, as a testimony to them."
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