For some, at the moment, the Sex Party has more credibility.
=== from 2015 ===
The story of the day that the media are ignoring is NSW ALP Leader admitting he has twice been done for drink driving. Last time in 2007. He recently ran for the leaders position and never flagged the issue where superior candidates might have exploited it. But he denied them that opportunity and then shafted a sitting member to take their place in one of the most corrupt and compromised electorates, a safe ALP seat. Luke Foley claims it is his only skeleton. Former Attorney General Jeff Shaw was permanently pickled, also of the same left faction, and often referred to as having a fine legal mind. Does Luke Foley have a similarly fine legal mind? Clearly it isn't as good as Shaw's, as Shaw wasn't convicted of drink driving when he crashed his car into a parked car, and staggered out of hospital with his blood samples. Only after the Liberal Party put pressure on the PIC did it eventuate that Shaw resigned from the judiciary. Brilliant way to illustrate the ALP continuation of corrupt service.
Meanwhile the press is enamoured with a decision by the Government of Australia to hold off on some of their medical reforms. No one following the press would know it, but the $5 co payment is still set to proceed in June.
On this day in history, 69, Otho seized the throne of the emperor of Rome, but he suicided only three months later. Three months is a long time to keep a child interested in a toy. In 1541, King Francis I of France tasked Jean-François Roberval to make Canada Roman Catholic which will cloud the understanding of Atheists as to why it happened. In 1559, Elizabeth I was crowned in London. Her rule defined the world. In 1844, University of Notre Dame was commissioned in Indiana. In 1870, a political cartoon defined the Democrats with an ass kicking a dead lion. In 1947, someone brutally killed the Black Dahlia. In 1951, the witch of Buchenwald was sentenced to life in jail. Ilse Koch appealed the sentence, was denied, and made it correct by committing suicide years too late for her victims. The first Super Bowl in 1967. In 1981, Pope John Paul II received a Polish Labor delegation led by Lech Walesa. In 1991, Saddam forgot to withdraw troops from Kuwait, and so the UN approved Desert Storm. In 2007, Saddam's half brother was executed for crimes against humanity.
Meanwhile the press is enamoured with a decision by the Government of Australia to hold off on some of their medical reforms. No one following the press would know it, but the $5 co payment is still set to proceed in June.
On this day in history, 69, Otho seized the throne of the emperor of Rome, but he suicided only three months later. Three months is a long time to keep a child interested in a toy. In 1541, King Francis I of France tasked Jean-François Roberval to make Canada Roman Catholic which will cloud the understanding of Atheists as to why it happened. In 1559, Elizabeth I was crowned in London. Her rule defined the world. In 1844, University of Notre Dame was commissioned in Indiana. In 1870, a political cartoon defined the Democrats with an ass kicking a dead lion. In 1947, someone brutally killed the Black Dahlia. In 1951, the witch of Buchenwald was sentenced to life in jail. Ilse Koch appealed the sentence, was denied, and made it correct by committing suicide years too late for her victims. The first Super Bowl in 1967. In 1981, Pope John Paul II received a Polish Labor delegation led by Lech Walesa. In 1991, Saddam forgot to withdraw troops from Kuwait, and so the UN approved Desert Storm. In 2007, Saddam's half brother was executed for crimes against humanity.
From 2014
Should is a powerful word. Teachers should be competent. Politicians should be honest. Police should be fair. On the whole, I find should matches those I respect. The Liberal Party does what it should in Australia. Many teachers I know do the work they should. Police do the work they should. When an exception occurs, you'd think that people would note the exception. They should. But, there are excuses instead. And diversions. One tradesman I met recently is a lifelong ALP supporter. He still supports them. But he doesn't think politicians do what they should. Policemen apprehending a dangerous high thief shot him multiple times with a non lethal weapon which killed him. They should not have done that. A teacher defended himself against a student, but not in the way he should.
It isn't balanced to have a double standard. It should not happen. Don't expect the media to behave as they should. Demand it. Make them. You might not think it matters, but you should.
It isn't balanced to have a double standard. It should not happen. Don't expect the media to behave as they should. Demand it. Make them. You might not think it matters, but you should.
Historical perspective on this day
In 69, Otho seized power in Rome, proclaiming himself Emperor of Rome, but ruled for only three months before committing suicide. 1541, King Francis I of France gave Jean-François Roberval a commission to settle the province of New France (Canada) and provide for the spread of the "Holy Catholic faith". 1559, Elizabeth I was crowned Queen of England in Westminster Abbey, London, England. 1582, Russia ceded Livonia and Estonia to the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. 1759, the British Museum opened. 1777, American Revolutionary War: New Connecticut (present day Vermont) declared its independence.
In 1782, Superintendent of Finance Robert Morris went before the U.S. Congress to recommend establishment of a national mint and decimal coinage. 1815, War of 1812: American frigate USS President, commanded by Commodore Stephen Decatur, was capturedby a squadron of four British frigates. 1822, Greek War of Independence: Demetrios Ypsilantis was elected president of the legislative assembly. 1844, University of Notre Damereceived its charter from the state of Indiana. 1865, American Civil War: Fort Fisher in North Carolina fell to the Union, thus cutting off the last major seaport of the Confederacy. 1870, a political cartoon for the first time symbolized the Democratic Party with a donkey ("A Live Jackass Kicking a Dead Lion" by Thomas Nast for Harper's Weekly). 1876, the first newspaper in Afrikaans, Die Afrikaanse Patriot, was published in Paarl. 1889, the Coca-Cola Company, then known as the Pemberton Medicine Company, was incorporated in Atlanta, Georgia. 1892, James Naismith published the rules of basketball.
In 1908, the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority became the first Greek-letter organization founded and established by African American college women. 1910, construction ends on the Buffalo Bill Dam in Wyoming, United States, which was the highest dam in the world at the time, at 325 ft (99 m). 1919, Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht, two of the most prominent socialists in Germany, were tortured and murdered by the Freikorps at the end of the Spartacist uprising. Also 1919, Boston Molasses Disaster: A large molasses tank in Boston, Massachusetts, burst and a wave of molasses rushed through the streets, killing 21 people and injuring 150 others. 1933, a twelve-year-old girl experienced the first Marian apparition of Our Lady of Banneux in Banneux, Belgium. 1936, the first building to be completely covered in glass, built for the Owens-Illinois Glass Company, was completed in Toledo, Ohio. 1937, Spanish Civil War: Nationalists and Republican both withdrew after suffering heavy losses, ending the Second Battle of the Corunna Road. 1943, World War II: The Soviet counter-offensive at Voronezh began. Also 1943, the world's largest office building, The Pentagon, was dedicated in Arlington, Virginia. 1947, the brutalized corpse of Elizabeth Short (The "Black Dahlia") was found in Los Angeles' Leimert Park. 1949, Chinese Civil War: The Communist forces take over Tianjin from the Nationalist Government.
In 1951, Ilse Koch, "The Witch of Buchenwald", wife of the commandant of the Buchenwald concentration camp, was sentenced to life imprisonment by a court in West Germany. 1962, the Derveni papyrus, Europe's oldest surviving manuscript dating to 340 BC, was found in northern Greece. 1966, the Nigerian First Republic, led by Abubakar Tafawa Balewa was overthrown in a military coup d'état. 1967, the first Super Bowl was played in Los Angeles, California. The Green Bay Packers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 35–10. 1969, the Soviet Union launched Soyuz 5. 1970, Nigerian Civil War: After a 32-month fight for independence from Nigeria, Biafra surrendered. Also 1970, Moammar Gadhafi was proclaimed premier of Libya. 1973, Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, President Richard Nixonannounced the suspension of offensive action in North Vietnam. 1974, Dennis Rader aka the BTK Killer killed his first victims by binding, torturing and murdering Joseph, Joseph II, Josephine and Julie Otero in their house. 1975, the Alvor Agreement was signed, ending the Angolan War of Independence and giving Angola independence from Portugal. 1976, Gerald Ford's would-be assassin, Sara Jane Moore, was sentenced to life in prison.
In 1981, John Paul II received a delegation from Solidarity (Polish trade union) at the Vaticanled by Lech Walesa. 1991, the United Nations deadline for the withdrawal of Iraqi forces from occupied Kuwait expired, preparing the way for the start of Operation Desert Storm. Also 1991, Elizabeth II, in her capacity as Queen of Australia, signed letters patent allowing Australia to become the first Commonwealth realm to institute its own Victoria Cross in its honours system. In 1992, the international community recognized the independence of Slovenia and Croatia from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. 1993, Salvatore Riina, the Mafia boss known as "The Beast", was arrested in Sicily, Italy after three decades as a fugitive. 2001, Wikipedia, a free Wiki content encyclopedia, went online. 2005, ESA's SMART-1 lunar orbiter discovered elements such as calcium, aluminum, silicon, iron, and other surface elements on the moon. 2007, Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti, former Iraqi intelligence chief and half-brother of Saddam Hussein, and Awad Hamed al-Bandar, former chief judge of the Revolutionary Court, were executed by hanging in Iraq. 2009, US Airways Flight 1549 made an emergency landing in the Hudson River shortly after takeoff from LaGuardia Airport in New York, New York. All passengers and crew members survive. 2013, a train carrying Egyptian Army recruits derailed near Giza, Greater Cairo, killing 19 and injuring 120 others.
In 1782, Superintendent of Finance Robert Morris went before the U.S. Congress to recommend establishment of a national mint and decimal coinage. 1815, War of 1812: American frigate USS President, commanded by Commodore Stephen Decatur, was capturedby a squadron of four British frigates. 1822, Greek War of Independence: Demetrios Ypsilantis was elected president of the legislative assembly. 1844, University of Notre Damereceived its charter from the state of Indiana. 1865, American Civil War: Fort Fisher in North Carolina fell to the Union, thus cutting off the last major seaport of the Confederacy. 1870, a political cartoon for the first time symbolized the Democratic Party with a donkey ("A Live Jackass Kicking a Dead Lion" by Thomas Nast for Harper's Weekly). 1876, the first newspaper in Afrikaans, Die Afrikaanse Patriot, was published in Paarl. 1889, the Coca-Cola Company, then known as the Pemberton Medicine Company, was incorporated in Atlanta, Georgia. 1892, James Naismith published the rules of basketball.
In 1908, the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority became the first Greek-letter organization founded and established by African American college women. 1910, construction ends on the Buffalo Bill Dam in Wyoming, United States, which was the highest dam in the world at the time, at 325 ft (99 m). 1919, Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht, two of the most prominent socialists in Germany, were tortured and murdered by the Freikorps at the end of the Spartacist uprising. Also 1919, Boston Molasses Disaster: A large molasses tank in Boston, Massachusetts, burst and a wave of molasses rushed through the streets, killing 21 people and injuring 150 others. 1933, a twelve-year-old girl experienced the first Marian apparition of Our Lady of Banneux in Banneux, Belgium. 1936, the first building to be completely covered in glass, built for the Owens-Illinois Glass Company, was completed in Toledo, Ohio. 1937, Spanish Civil War: Nationalists and Republican both withdrew after suffering heavy losses, ending the Second Battle of the Corunna Road. 1943, World War II: The Soviet counter-offensive at Voronezh began. Also 1943, the world's largest office building, The Pentagon, was dedicated in Arlington, Virginia. 1947, the brutalized corpse of Elizabeth Short (The "Black Dahlia") was found in Los Angeles' Leimert Park. 1949, Chinese Civil War: The Communist forces take over Tianjin from the Nationalist Government.
In 1951, Ilse Koch, "The Witch of Buchenwald", wife of the commandant of the Buchenwald concentration camp, was sentenced to life imprisonment by a court in West Germany. 1962, the Derveni papyrus, Europe's oldest surviving manuscript dating to 340 BC, was found in northern Greece. 1966, the Nigerian First Republic, led by Abubakar Tafawa Balewa was overthrown in a military coup d'état. 1967, the first Super Bowl was played in Los Angeles, California. The Green Bay Packers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 35–10. 1969, the Soviet Union launched Soyuz 5. 1970, Nigerian Civil War: After a 32-month fight for independence from Nigeria, Biafra surrendered. Also 1970, Moammar Gadhafi was proclaimed premier of Libya. 1973, Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, President Richard Nixonannounced the suspension of offensive action in North Vietnam. 1974, Dennis Rader aka the BTK Killer killed his first victims by binding, torturing and murdering Joseph, Joseph II, Josephine and Julie Otero in their house. 1975, the Alvor Agreement was signed, ending the Angolan War of Independence and giving Angola independence from Portugal. 1976, Gerald Ford's would-be assassin, Sara Jane Moore, was sentenced to life in prison.
In 1981, John Paul II received a delegation from Solidarity (Polish trade union) at the Vaticanled by Lech Walesa. 1991, the United Nations deadline for the withdrawal of Iraqi forces from occupied Kuwait expired, preparing the way for the start of Operation Desert Storm. Also 1991, Elizabeth II, in her capacity as Queen of Australia, signed letters patent allowing Australia to become the first Commonwealth realm to institute its own Victoria Cross in its honours system. In 1992, the international community recognized the independence of Slovenia and Croatia from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. 1993, Salvatore Riina, the Mafia boss known as "The Beast", was arrested in Sicily, Italy after three decades as a fugitive. 2001, Wikipedia, a free Wiki content encyclopedia, went online. 2005, ESA's SMART-1 lunar orbiter discovered elements such as calcium, aluminum, silicon, iron, and other surface elements on the moon. 2007, Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti, former Iraqi intelligence chief and half-brother of Saddam Hussein, and Awad Hamed al-Bandar, former chief judge of the Revolutionary Court, were executed by hanging in Iraq. 2009, US Airways Flight 1549 made an emergency landing in the Hudson River shortly after takeoff from LaGuardia Airport in New York, New York. All passengers and crew members survive. 2013, a train carrying Egyptian Army recruits derailed near Giza, Greater Cairo, killing 19 and injuring 120 others.
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For twenty two years I have been responsibly addressing an issue, and I cannot carry on. I am petitioning the Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott to remedy my distress. I leave it up to him if he chooses to address the issue. Regardless of your opinion of conservative government, the issue is pressing. Please sign my petition at https://www.change.org/en-AU/petitions/tony-abbott-remedy-the-persecution-of-dd-ball
Or the US President at
https://www.change.org/p/barack-obama-change-this-injustice#
or
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/change-injustice-faced-david-daniel-ball-after-he-reported-bungled-pedophile-investigation-and/b8mxPWtJ or http://wh.gov/ilXYR
Mr Ball, I will not sign your petition as it will do no good, but I will share your message and ask as many of friends who read it, to share it also. Let us see if we cannot use the power of the internet to spread the word of these infamous killings. As a father and a former soldier, I cannot, could not, justify ignoring this appalling action by the perpetrators, whoever they may; I thank you Douglas. You are wrong about the petition. Signing it is as worthless and meaningless an act as voting. A stand up guy would know that. - ed
Lorraine Allen Hider I signed the petition ages ago David, with pleasure, nobody knows what it's like until they've been there. Keep heart David take care.
I have begun a bulletin board (http://theconservativevoice.freeforums.net) which will allow greater latitude for members to post and interact. It is not subject to FB policy and so greater range is allowed in posts. Also there are private members rooms in which nothing is censored, except abuse. All welcome, registration is free.
For twenty two years I have been responsibly addressing an issue, and I cannot carry on. I am petitioning the Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott to remedy my distress. I leave it up to him if he chooses to address the issue. Regardless of your opinion of conservative government, the issue is pressing. Please sign my petition at https://www.change.org/en-AU/petitions/tony-abbott-remedy-the-persecution-of-dd-ball
Or the US President at
https://www.change.org/p/barack-obama-change-this-injustice#
or
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/change-injustice-faced-david-daniel-ball-after-he-reported-bungled-pedophile-investigation-and/b8mxPWtJ or http://wh.gov/ilXYR
Mr Ball, I will not sign your petition as it will do no good, but I will share your message and ask as many of friends who read it, to share it also. Let us see if we cannot use the power of the internet to spread the word of these infamous killings. As a father and a former soldier, I cannot, could not, justify ignoring this appalling action by the perpetrators, whoever they may; I thank you Douglas. You are wrong about the petition. Signing it is as worthless and meaningless an act as voting. A stand up guy would know that. - ed
Lorraine Allen Hider I signed the petition ages ago David, with pleasure, nobody knows what it's like until they've been there. Keep heart David take care.
Happy birthday and many happy returns Magda Kowalska and Hang Nguyen. Born on the same day, across the years, along with
- 1432 – Afonso V of Portugal (d. 1481)
- 1622 – Molière, French playwright and actor (d. 1673)
- 1671 – Abraham de la Pryme, English antiquarian (d. 1704)
- 1674 – Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, French poet (d. 1762)
- 1747 – John Aikin, English doctor (d. 1822)
- 1754 – Richard Martin, Irish politician, co-founded the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (d. 1834)
- 1824 – Marie Duplessis, French courtier (d. 1847)
- 1842 – Mary MacKillop, Australian saint, co-founded the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart (d. 1909)
- 1870 – Pierre S. du Pont, American businessman (d. 1954)
- 1878 – Johanna Müller-Hermann, Austrian composer (d. 1941)
- 1929 – Martin Luther King, Jr., American minster and activist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1968)
- 1925 – Robert Silverberg, American science fiction author
- 1996 – Dove Cameron, American actress
- 1815 – War of 1812: American frigate USS President (pictured), commanded by Commodore Stephen Decatur, was captured by a squadron of four British frigates.
- 1865 – American Civil War: The Union Army captured Fort Fisher, the last seaport of the Confederacy.
- 1937 – Spanish Civil War: Nationalists and Republican forces both withdrew after suffering heavy losses, ending the Second Battle of the Corunna Road.
- 1975 – Portugal signed the Alvor Agreement with UNITA, the MPLA, and the FNLA, ending the Angolan War of Independence.
- 1991 – Elizabeth II, as Queen of Australia, signed letters patent allowing Australia to become the first Commonwealth realm to institute its own separate Victoria Cross award in its own honours system.
Deaths
- 69 – Galba, Roman emperor (b. 3 BC)
- 570 – Íte of Killeedy, Irish nun and saint (b. 475)
- 849 – Theophylact, Byzantine emperor (b. 793)
- 936 – Rudolph of France (b. 880)
- 1568 – Nicolaus Olahus, Romanian archbishop (b. 1493)
- 1595 – Murat III, Ottoman sultan (b. 1546)
- 1623 – Paolo Sarpi, Italian lawyer, historian, and scholar (b. 1552)
- 1672 – John Cosin, English bishop and academic (b. 1594)
- 1683 – Philip Warwick, English politician (b. 1609)
- 1775 – Giovanni Battista Sammartini, Italian organist and composer (b. 1700)
- 1781 – Mariana Victoria of Spain (b. 1718)
- 1790 – John Landen, English mathematician (b. 1719)
- 1804 – Dru Drury, English entomologist (b. 1725)
- 1813 – Anton Bernolák, Slovak linguist and priest (b. 1762)
- 1815 – Emma, Lady Hamilton, English mistress of Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson (b. 1761)
- 1855 – Henri Braconnot, French chemist and pharmacist (b. 1780)
- 1864 – Isaac Nathan, English-Australian composer and journalist (b. 1792)
- 1885 – Leopold Damrosch, German-American conductor (b. 1832)
- 1893 – Fanny Kemble, English-American actress and author (b. 1809)
- 1896 – Mathew Brady, American photographer (b. 1822)
- 1909 – Arnold Janssen, German priest and missionary (b. 1837)
- 1916 – Modest Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian playwright (b. 1850)
- 1944 – Robert J. Kirby, American police officer (b. 1890)
- 1945 – Wilhelm Wirtinger, Austrian mathematician (b. 1865)
- 1946 – Karl Nabersberg, German youth leader (b. 1908)
- 1947 – Black Dahlia, American murder victim (b. 1924)
- 1973 – Ivan Petrovsky, Russian mathematician (b. 1901)
- 1992 – Dee Murray, English bass player (The Mirage, Procol Harum, The Spencer Davis Group and Elton John) (b. 1946)
- 2007 – Awad Hamed al-Bandar, Iraqi judge (b. 1945)
- 2007 – Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti, Iraqi intelligence officer (b. 1951)
- 2007 – James Hillier, Canadian-American scientist, inventor of electron microscope (b. 1915)
- 2011 – Susannah York, English actress (b. 1939)
- 2014 – John Dobson, Chinese-American astronomer (b. 1915)
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Tim Blair – Friday, January 15, 2016 (1:04pm)
They don’t mess around in Jakarta. This was filed during yesterday’s terrorist attack:
Indonesian police shot dead four suspected militants who were part of a bomb and gun attack in the capital, Jakarta, on Thursday and the area is being secured, a police spokesman said.
“We are sterilising the building from basement to top,” Iqbal Kabid told reporters …
Islamic State has since claimed responsibility for the attacks.
INK FOR GAIA
Tim Blair – Friday, January 15, 2016 (12:51pm)
===Inside the corrupt heart of pure hatred
Piers Akerman – Thursday, January 15, 2015 (6:01pm)
THANKS to the hashtag sentimentalists and the Je Suis Charlie faddists, social media addicts are now aware that a number of French satirical cartoonists were among the 12 people gunned down in and around Charlie Hebdo’s Paris office last week.
Continue reading 'Inside the corrupt heart of pure hatred'PEAK QUANTOCK
Tim Blair – Thursday, January 15, 2015 (1:32pm)
Skip forward to 3.40 for climate comedian Rod Quantock’s prediction that petrol will soon be too expensive for audiences to attend his shows:
As Tony Thomas notes, Quantock – now an associate at Melbourne University’s Sustainable Society Institute – was sadly out of whack when making that prophecy. By the way, even at current fantastically-low prices, petrol is stilltoo expensive to waste on a Quantock show.
As Tony Thomas notes, Quantock – now an associate at Melbourne University’s Sustainable Society Institute – was sadly out of whack when making that prophecy. By the way, even at current fantastically-low prices, petrol is stilltoo expensive to waste on a Quantock show.
AAH-OOOOOO! LONE WOLVES OF ISLAM
Tim Blair – Thursday, January 15, 2015 (11:52am)
Another apparent representative from the Amalgamated Union of Lone Wolves is apprehended in the US:
Christopher Lee Cornell, 20, of Green Township, was arrested on charges of attempting to kill a U.S. government official, authorities said.According to government documents, he allegedly planned to detonate pipe bombs at the national landmark and open fire on any employees and officials fleeing after the explosions.The FBI first noticed Cornell several months ago after an informant notified the agency that Cornell was allegedly voicing support for violent “jihad” on Twitter accounts under the alias “Raheel Mahrus Ubaydah,” according to charging documents. In addition, Cornell allegedly posted statements, videos and other content expressing support for ISIS - the brutal terrorist group also known as ISIL - that is wreaking havoc in Iraq and Syria …Earlier today, while also taking “final steps” to travel to Washington for the attack, Cornell allegedly bought two semi-automatic rifles and 600 rounds of ammunition from a store in Ohio, authorities said.
Warren Zevon saw this coming.
Post by Diamond Imports.
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How we walk with the broken speaks louder than how we sit with the great. HSN
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Religious food certification. Who should shoulder the cost? Customers or the religious entity?
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When you’re good to people, when you meet a need, when you become a miracle, God will make sure that you get paid back. Your gifts, your generosity, your kindness will all come back to you.
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New Zealand is simply beautiful
Andrew Bolt January 15 2014 (12:20am)
Even its weeds by the road sides are beautiful - lupins, vipers bugloss, briar rose, tobacco plant, broom, poppies and more. I’ve even see hollyhocks. In the north, of course, the lushness is a knockout.
Why did I never before consider visiting the place? Now I even lazily dream of buying a cottage just north of Queenstown, lake below, mountains above. In fact, had I millions I would knock on the door of Paradise itself.
Sigh. Back home today
UPDATE
Reader Doc is right about the loveliest ferry ride I’ve ever had - outside perhaps Piraeus to Corfu:
===Why did I never before consider visiting the place? Now I even lazily dream of buying a cottage just north of Queenstown, lake below, mountains above. In fact, had I millions I would knock on the door of Paradise itself.
Sigh. Back home today
UPDATE
Reader Doc is right about the loveliest ferry ride I’ve ever had - outside perhaps Piraeus to Corfu:
Try beating Picton where ‘the boats come in’!You would be mad as a tourist to fly from Wellington to the South Island when you can cruise through the Marlborough Sounds.
www.theaustralian.com.au
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- 69 – Otho seizes power in Rome, proclaiming himself Emperor of Rome, but rules for only three months before committing suicide.
- 1541 – King Francis I of France gives Jean-François Roberval a commission to settle the province of New France (Canada) and provide for the spread of the "Holy Catholic faith".
- 1559 – Elizabeth I is crowned Queen of England in Westminster Abbey, London, England.
- 1582 – Russia cedes Livonia and Estonia to the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
- 1759 – The British Museum opens.
- 1777 – American Revolutionary War: New Connecticut (present day Vermont) declares its independence.
- 1782 – Superintendent of Finance Robert Morris goes before the U.S. Congress to recommend establishment of a national mint and decimal coinage.
- 1815 – War of 1812: American frigate USS President, commanded by Commodore Stephen Decatur, is captured by a squadron of four British frigates.
- 1822 – Greek War of Independence: Demetrios Ypsilantis is elected president of the legislative assembly.
- 1844 – University of Notre Dame receives its charter from the state of Indiana.
- 1865 – American Civil War: Fort Fisher in North Carolina falls to the Union, thus cutting off the last major seaport of the Confederacy.
- 1870 – A political cartoon for the first time symbolizes the Democratic Party with a donkey ("A Live Jackass Kicking a Dead Lion" by Thomas Nast for Harper's Weekly).
- 1876 – The first newspaper in Afrikaans, Die Afrikaanse Patriot, is published in Paarl.
- 1889 – The Coca-Cola Company, then known as the Pemberton Medicine Company, is incorporated in Atlanta.
- 1892 – James Naismith publishes the rules of basketball.
- 1908 – The Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority becomes the first Greek-letter organization founded and established by African Americancollege women.
- 1910 – Construction ends on the Buffalo Bill Dam in Wyoming, United States, which was the highest dam in the world at the time, at 325 ft (99 m).
- 1919 – Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht, two of the most prominent socialists in Germany, are tortured and murdered by the Freikorps at the end of the Spartacist uprising.
- 1919 – Great Molasses Flood: A large molasses tank in Boston, Massachusetts, bursts and a wave of molasses rushes through the streets, killing 21 people and injuring 150 others.
- 1933 – A twelve-year-old girl experiences the first Marian apparition of Our Lady of Banneux in Banneux, Belgium.
- 1936 – The first building to be completely covered in glass, built for the Owens-Illinois Glass Company, is completed in Toledo, Ohio.
- 1937 – Spanish Civil War: Nationalists and Republican both withdraw after suffering heavy losses, ending the Second Battle of the Corunna Road.
- 1943 – World War II: The Soviet counter-offensive at Voronezh begins.
- 1943 – The world's largest office building, The Pentagon, is dedicated in Arlington, Virginia.
- 1947 – The brutalized corpse of Elizabeth Short (The "Black Dahlia") is found in Los Angeles' Leimert Park.
- 1949 – Chinese Civil War: The Communist forces take over Tianjin from the Nationalist Government.
- 1951 – Ilse Koch, "The Witch of Buchenwald", wife of the commandant of the Buchenwald concentration camp, is sentenced to life imprisonment by a court in West Germany.
- 1962 – The Derveni papyrus, Europe's oldest surviving manuscript dating to 340 BC, is found in northern Greece.
- 1962 – Netherlands New Guinea Conflict: Indonesian Navy fast patrol boat RI Macan Tutul commanded by Commodore Yos Sudarso sunk in Arafura Sea by the Dutch Navy.
- 1966 – The First Nigerian Republic, led by Abubakar Tafawa Balewa is overthrown in a military coup d'état.
- 1967 – The first Super Bowl is played in Los Angeles. The Green Bay Packers defeat the Kansas City Chiefs 35–10.
- 1969 – The Soviet Union launches Soyuz 5.
- 1970 – Nigerian Civil War: After a 32-month fight for independence from Nigeria, Biafra surrenders.
- 1970 – Muammar Gaddafi is proclaimed premier of Libya.
- 1973 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, President Richard Nixon announces the suspension of offensive action in North Vietnam.
- 1974 – Dennis Rader a.k.a. the BTK Killer kills his first victims by binding, torturing and murdering Joseph, Joseph II, Josephine and Julie Otero in their house.
- 1974 – Malari incident: massive student demonstration welcomes the Japanese Prime Minister, Kakuei Tanaka, official visits to Jakarta, Indonesia.
- 1975 – The Alvor Agreement is signed, ending the Angolan War of Independence and giving Angola independence from Portugal.
- 1976 – Gerald Ford's would-be assassin, Sara Jane Moore, is sentenced to life in prison.
- 1981 – Pope John Paul II receives a delegation from Solidarity (Polish trade union) at the Vatican led by Lech Wałęsa.
- 1991 – The United Nations deadline for the withdrawal of Iraqi forces from occupied Kuwait expires, preparing the way for the start of Operation Desert Storm.
- 1991 – Elizabeth II, in her capacity as Queen of Australia, signs letters patent allowing Australia to become the first Commonwealth realm to institute its own Victoria Cross in its honours system.
- 1992 – The international community recognizes the independence of Slovenia and Croatia from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
- 1993 – Salvatore Riina, the Mafia boss known as "The Beast", is arrested in Sicily, Italy after three decades as a fugitive.
- 2001 – Wikipedia, a free Wiki content encyclopedia, goes online.
- 2005 – ESA's SMART-1 lunar orbiter discovers elements such as calcium, aluminum, silicon, iron, and other surface elements on the Moon.
- 2007 – Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti, former Iraqi intelligence chief and half-brother of Saddam Hussein, and Awad Hamed al-Bandar, former chief judge of the Revolutionary Court, are executed by hanging in Iraq.
- 2009 – US Airways Flight 1549 makes an emergency landing in the Hudson River shortly after takeoff from LaGuardia Airport in New York, New York. All passengers and crew members survive.
- 2013 – A train carrying Egyptian Army recruits derails near Giza, Greater Cairo, killing 19 and injuring 120 others.
- 1432 – Afonso V of Portugal (d. 1481)
- 1481 – Ashikaga Yoshizumi, Japanese shogun (d. 1511)
- 1538 – Maeda Toshiie, Japanese general (d. 1599)
- 1622 – Molière, French actor and playwright (d. 1673)
- 1671 – Abraham de la Pryme, English archaeologist and historian (d. 1704)
- 1674 – Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, French poet and playwright (d. 1762)
- 1716 – Philip Livingston, American merchant and politician (d. 1778)
- 1747 – John Aikin, English surgeon and author (d. 1822)
- 1754 – Richard Martin, Irish activist and politician, co-founded the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (d. 1834)
- 1791 – Franz Grillparzer, Austrian author, poet, and playwright (d. 1872)
- 1795 – Alexander Griboyedov, Russian playwright, composer, and poet (d. 1829)
- 1803 – Marjorie Fleming, Scottish poet and author (d. 1811)
- 1809 – Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, French economist and politician (d. 1865)
- 1812 – Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Norwegian author and scholar (d. 1885)
- 1815 – William Bickerton, English-American religious leader, 3rd President of the Church of Jesus Christ (d. 1905)
- 1816 – Marie Lafarge, French murderer (d. 1852)
- 1824 – Marie Duplessis, French courtier (d. 1847)
- 1834 – Samuel Arza Davenport, American lawyer and politician (d. 1911)
- 1841 – Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby, English captain and politician, 6th Governor General of Canada (d. 1908)
- 1842 – Josef Breuer, Austrian physician and psychiatrist (d. 1925)
- 1842 – Mary MacKillop, Australian nun and saint, co-founded the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart (d. 1909)
- 1850 – Leonard Darwin, English soldier, eugenicist, and politician (d. 1943)
- 1850 – Mihai Eminescu, Romanian journalist, author, and poet (d. 1889)
- 1850 – Sofia Kovalevskaya, Russian-Swedish mathematician and physicist (d. 1891)
- 1855 – Jacques Damala, Greek-French soldier and actor (d. 1889)
- 1859 – Archibald Peake, English-Australian politician, 25th Premier of South Australia (d. 1920)
- 1863 – Wilhelm Marx, German lawyer and politician, 17th Chancellor of Germany (d. 1946)
- 1866 – Nathan Söderblom, Swedish archbishop, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1931)
- 1869 – Ruby Laffoon, American lawyer and politician, 43rd Governor of Kentucky (d. 1941)
- 1869 – Stanisław Wyspiański, Polish poet, playwright, and painter (d. 1907)
- 1870 – Pierre S. du Pont, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1954)
- 1872 – Arsen Kotsoyev, Russian author and translator (d. 1944)
- 1875 – Thomas Burke, American sprinter, coach, and journalist (d. 1929)
- 1877 – Lewis Terman, American psychologist, eugenicist, and academic (d. 1956)
- 1878 – Johanna Müller-Hermann, Austrian composer (d. 1941)
- 1879 – Mazo de la Roche, Canadian author and playwright (d. 1961)
- 1882 – Princess Margaret of Connaught (d. 1920)
- 1883 – John Henry Starling, Australian public servant (d. 1966)
- 1885 – Lorenz Böhler, Austrian physician and author (d. 1973)
- 1885 – Miles Burke, American boxer (d. 1928)
- 1885 – Grover Lowdermilk, American baseball player (d. 1968)
- 1885 – Huang Yuanyong, Chinese journalist and author (d. 1915)
- 1890 – Tommy Fleming, Scottish-American soccer player and manager (d. 1965)
- 1890 – Michiaki Kamada, Japanese admiral (d. 1947)
- 1891 – Ray Chapman, American baseball player (d. 1920)
- 1891 – Osip Mandelstam, Russian poet and translator (d. 1938)
- 1892 – Rex Ingram, Irish actor, director, and producer (d. 1950)
- 1893 – Ivor Novello, Welsh singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1951)
- 1893 – Urho Peltonen, Finnish javelin thrower (d. 1951)
- 1894 – Ecaterina Teodoroiu, Romanian soldier (d. 1917)
- 1895 – Artturi Ilmari Virtanen, Finnish chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1973)
- 1896 – Marjorie Bennett, Australian-American actress and singer (d. 1982)
- 1897 – Xu Zhimo, Chinese poet and translator (d. 1931)
- 1898 – Erik Byléhn, Swedish runner (d. 1986)
- 1899 – Goodman Ace, American actor and screenwriter (d. 1982)
- 1900 – William Heinesen, Faroese poet and author (d. 1991)
- 1902 – Saud of Saudi Arabia (d. 1969)
- 1903 – Paul A. Dever, American lieutenant and politician, 58th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1958)
- 1905 – Kamatari Fujiwara, Japanese actor (d. 1985)
- 1905 – Torin Thatcher, Indian-American actor (d. 1981)
- 1907 – Janusz Kusociński, Polish runner (d. 1940)
- 1908 – Edward Teller, Hungarian-American physicist and academic (d. 2003)
- 1909 – Jean Bugatti, German-French engineer (d. 1939)
- 1909 – Gene Krupa, American drummer, composer, and actor (d. 1973)
- 1912 – Michel Debré, French lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of France (d. 1996)
- 1913 – Eugène Brands, Dutch painter (d. 2002)
- 1913 – Lloyd Bridges, American actor, singer, and director (d. 1998)
- 1913 – Miriam Hyde, Australian pianist and composer (d. 2005)
- 1913 – Alexander Marinesko, Ukrainian-Russian lieutenant (d. 1963)
- 1914 – Stefan Bałuk, Polish general (d. 2014)
- 1914 – Hugh Trevor-Roper, English historian and academic (d. 2003)
- 1917 – Anton Raadik, Estonian-American boxer (d. 1999)
- 1918 – João Figueiredo, Brazilian general and politician, 30th President of Brazil (d. 1999)
- 1918 – Édouard Gagnon, Canadian cardinal (d. 2007)
- 1918 – Gamal Abdel Nasser, Egyptian colonel and politician, 2nd President of Egypt (d. 1970)
- 1919 – Maurice Herzog, French mountaineer and politician, French Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports (d. 2012)
- 1920 – Pamela Cundell, English actress (d. 2015)
- 1920 – Steve Gromek, American baseball player (d. 2002)
- 1920 – John Joseph O'Connor, American cardinal (d. 2000)
- 1921 – Babasaheb Bhosale, Indian lawyer and politician, 8th Chief Minister of Maharashtra (d. 2007)
- 1921 – Frank Thornton, English actor and singer (d. 2013)
- 1922 – Eric Willis, Australian sergeant and politician, 34th Premier of New South Wales (d. 1999)
- 1923 – Ivor Cutler, Scottish pianist, songwriter, and poet (d. 2006)
- 1923 – Rukmani Devi, Sri Lankan singer and actress (d. 1978)
- 1923 – Lee Teng-hui, Taiwanese-Chinese economist and politician, 4th President of the Republic of China
- 1923 – Arthur Quinlan, Irish journalist and raconteur (d. 2012)
- 1924 – George Lowe, New Zealand-English mountaineer and explorer (d. 2013)
- 1925 – Ruth Slenczynska, American pianist and composer
- 1926 – Maria Schell, Austrian-Swiss actress and producer (d. 2005)
- 1927 – Phyllis Coates, American actress
- 1928 – M. V. Devan, Indian painter, sculptor, and critic (d. 2014)
- 1928 – W. R. Mitchell, English journalist and author (d. 2015)
- 1929 – Earl Hooker, American guitarist (d. 1970)
- 1929 – Queen Ida, American accordion player and producer
- 1929 – Martin Luther King, Jr., American minister and activist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1968)
- 1930 – Michel Chapuis, French organist
- 1930 – Eddie Graham, American wrestler (d. 1985)
- 1931 – Lee Bontecou, American painter and sculptor
- 1932 – Lou Jones, American sprinter (d. 2006)
- 1932 – Cleven "Goodie" Goudeau, art director and cartoonist (d. 2015)
- 1932 – Dean Smith, American sprinter and stuntman
- 1933 – Patricia Blair, American actress (d. 2013)
- 1933 – Frank Bough, English journalist and radio host
- 1933 – Ernest J. Gaines, American author and academic
- 1933 – Peter Maitlis, English chemist and academic
- 1934 – V. S. Ramadevi, Indian politician, 13th Governor of Karnataka (d. 2013)
- 1935 – Malcolm Frager, American pianist (d. 1991)
- 1935 – Robert Silverberg, American author
- 1936 – Obo Addy, Ghanaian drummer and dancer (d. 2012)
- 1937 – Margaret O'Brien, American actress and singer
- 1938 – Ashraf Aman, Pakistani engineer and mountaineer
- 1938 – Estrella Blanca, Mexican wrestler
- 1938 – Chuni Goswami, Indian footballer and cricketer
- 1939 – Per Ahlmark, Swedish journalist and politician, 1st Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden
- 1939 – Neil Cossons, English curator and academic
- 1941 – Captain Beefheart, American singer-songwriter (d. 2010)
- 1942 – Frank Joseph Polozola, American academic and judge (d. 2013)
- 1942 – Barbara Tarbuck, American actress
- 1943 – Margaret Beckett, English metallurgist and politician; Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
- 1943 – Stuart E. Eizenstat, American lawyer and diplomat, United States Ambassador to the European Union
- 1943 – Kirin Kiki, Japanese actress
- 1943 – Mike Marshall, American baseball player
- 1944 – Jenny Nimmo, English author
- 1945 – Ko Chun-hsiung, Taiwanese actor, director, and politician (d. 2015)
- 1945 – Vince Foster, American lawyer and politician (d. 1993)
- 1945 – William R. Higgins, American colonel (d. 1990)
- 1945 – Princess Michael of Kent
- 1945 – David Pleat, English footballer, manager, and sportscaster
- 1946 – Charles Brown, American actor (d. 2004)
- 1947 – Mary Hogg, English lawyer and judge
- 1947 – Andrea Martin, American-Canadian actress, singer, and screenwriter
- 1947 – Pete Waterman, English songwriter and producer
- 1948 – Ronnie Van Zant, American singer-songwriter (Lynyrd Skynyrd) (d. 1977)
- 1949 – Luis Alvarado, Puerto Rican baseball player (d. 2001)
- 1949 – Alasdair Liddell, English businessman (d. 2012)
- 1949 – Panos Mihalopoulos, Greek actor
- 1949 – Ian Stewart, Scottish runner
- 1950 – Marius Trésor, French footballer
- 1951 – Charo, Spanish singer, guitarist, and actress
- 1952 – Boris Blank, Swiss artist and musician (Yello)
- 1952 – Chris D., American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (The Flesh Eaters)
- 1952 – Andrzej Fischer, Polish footballer
- 1953 – Ta-Tanisha, American actress
- 1953 – Kent Hovind, American evangelist and theorist
- 1953 – Randy White, American football player
- 1954 – Jose Dalisay, Jr., Filipino poet, author, and screenwriter
- 1955 – Nigel Benson, English author and illustrator
- 1955 – Khalid Islambouli, Egyptian army officer and assassin of Egypt's president Anwar Sadat (d. 1982)
- 1955 – Mayumi Tanaka, Japanese voice actress
- 1956 – Mayawati, Indian educator and politician, 23rd Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
- 1956 – Miki Fujimura, Japanese singer (Candies)
- 1956 – Vitaly Kaloyev, Russian architect
- 1956 – Marc Trestman, American football player and coach
- 1957 – Marty Lyons, American football player and sportscaster
- 1957 – Andrew Tyrie, English journalist and politician
- 1957 – Mario Van Peebles, American actor and director
- 1958 – Boris Tadić, Serbian psychologist and politician, 16th President of Serbia
- 1959 – Sister Carol, Jamaican-American singer-songwriter
- 1959 – Greg Dowling, Australian rugby league player
- 1959 – Pavle Kozjek, Slovenian mountaineer and photographer (d. 2008)
- 1959 – Pete Trewavas, English bass player (Kino, Marillion, Transatlantic, and Edison's Children)
- 1960 – Kelly Asbury, American actor and director
- 1960 – Aaron Jay Kernis, American composer and academic
- 1961 – Serhiy N. Morozov, Ukrainian footballer and coach
- 1961 – Yves Pelletier, Canadian actor and director
- 1963 – Bruce Schneier, American cryptographer and author
- 1964 – Osmo Tapio Räihälä, Finnish composer
- 1965 – Maurizio Fondriest, Italian cyclist
- 1965 – Bernard Hopkins, American boxer and coach
- 1965 – James Nesbitt, Irish actor
- 1966 – Lisa Lisa, American singer and actress (Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam)
- 1968 – Barry Buchanan, American wrestler
- 1968 – Chad Lowe, American actor, director, and producer
- 1968 – Iñaki Urdangarin, Duke of Palma de Mallorca
- 1969 – Meret Becker, German actress and singer
- 1969 – Delino DeShields, American baseball player and manager
- 1969 – Huck Seed, American poker player
- 1970 – Shane McMahon, American wrestler and businessman
- 1971 – Regina King, American actress, director, and producer
- 1972 – Shelia Burrell, American heptathlete
- 1972 – Christos Kostis, Greek footballer
- 1972 – Ernie Reyes, Jr. American actor, stuntman, and martial artist
- 1972 – Claudia Winkleman, English journalist and critic
- 1973 – Essam El-Hadary, Egyptian footballer
- 1974 – Edith Bowman, Scottish radio and television host
- 1975 – Mary Pierce, French-American tennis player
- 1975 – 9th Wonder, American rapper and producer (Little Brother)
- 1976 – Doug Gottlieb, American basketball player and sportscaster
- 1976 – Iryna Lishchynska, Ukrainian runner
- 1976 – Scott Murray, Scottish rugby player
- 1976 – Florentin Petre, Romanian footballer
- 1978 – Eddie Cahill, American actor
- 1978 – Franco Pellizotti, Italian cyclist
- 1978 – Ryan Sidebottom, English cricketer
- 1979 – Drew Brees, American football player
- 1979 – Ken Chu, Taiwanese singer-songwriter and actor (F4)
- 1979 – Young Dro, American rapper and producer
- 1979 – Michalis Morfis, Cypriot footballer
- 1979 – Martin Petrov, Bulgarian footballer
- 1980 – Matt Holliday, American baseball player
- 1981 – Pitbull, American rapper, producer, and actor
- 1981 – Dylan Armstrong, Canadian shot putter and hammer thrower
- 1981 – Howie Day, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1981 – El Hadji Diouf, Senegalese footballer
- 1981 – Vanessa Henke, German tennis player
- 1981 – Sean Lamont, Scottish rugby player
- 1982 – Benjamin Agosto, American skater
- 1982 – Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia
- 1982 – Armando Galarraga, Venezuelan baseball player
- 1982 – Emina Jahović, Serbian-Turkish singer-songwriter and actress
- 1982 – Brett Lebda, American ice hockey player
- 1982 – Neil Nitin Mukesh, Indian actor and singer
- 1982 – Prince Philip of Yugoslavia
- 1982 – Ari Pulkkinen, Finnish pianist and composer
- 1982 – Francis Zé, Cameroonian footballer
- 1983 – Matic Kralj, Slovenian ice hockey player
- 1983 – Jermaine Pennant, English footballer
- 1983 – Hugo Viana, Portuguese footballer
- 1984 – Megan Jendrick, American swimmer
- 1984 – Victor Rasuk, American actor
- 1985 – René Adler, German footballer
- 1985 – Enrico Patrizio, Italian rugby player
- 1985 – Kenneth Emil Petersen, Danish footballer
- 1986 – Clara Lee, Swiss-Korean model and actress
- 1986 – Mariya Abakumova, Russian javelin thrower
- 1986 – Fred Davis, American football player
- 1986 – Jessy Schram, American actress
- 1987 – Greg Inglis, Australian rugby league player
- 1987 – Tsegaye Kebede, Ethiopian runner
- 1987 – Kelly Kelly, American wrestler and model
- 1987 – Nicole Matthews, Canadian wrestler
- 1987 – Michael Seater, Canadian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1988 – Skrillex, American singer-songwriter, DJ, and producer
- 1988 – Daniel Caligiuri, German footballer
- 1988 – Jun. K, South Korean singer-songwriter and actor (2PM)
- 1988 – Aija Putniņa, Latvian basketball player
- 1989 – Alexei Cherepanov, Russian ice hockey player (d. 2008)
- 1989 – Keiffer Hubbell, American ice dancer
- 1989 – Tasha Reign, American porn actress, director, and producer
- 1989 – Ronny Vencatachellum, Mauritian swimmer
- 1990 – Paul Blake, English sprinter
- 1990 – Fernando Forestieri, Italian footballer
- 1990 – Konstantinos Sloukas, Greek basketball player
- 1990 – Sophie Sumner, English model and actress
- 1990 – Robert Trznadel, Polish footballer
- 1991 – Marc Bartra, Spanish footballer
- 1991 – Nicolai Jørgensen, Danish footballer
- 1991 – Darya Klishina, Russian long jumper
- 1991 – Jahangir Wasim, Pakistani businessman; founded Origin NGO
- 1992 – Joshua King, Norwegian footballer
- 1994 – Jordy Croux, Belgian footballer
- 1994 – Eric Dier, English footballer
- 1996 – Dove Cameron, American actress and singer
Births[edit]
- 69 – Galba, Roman emperor (b. 3 BC)
- 570 – Íte of Killeedy, Irish nun and saint (b. 475)
- 849 – Theophylact, Byzantine emperor (b. 793)
- 936 – Rudolph of France (b. 880)
- 1568 – Nicolaus Olahus, Romanian archbishop (b. 1493)
- 1623 – Paolo Sarpi, Italian lawyer, historian, and scholar (b. 1552)
- 1672 – John Cosin, English bishop and academic (b. 1594)
- 1683 – Philip Warwick, English politician (b. 1609)
- 1775 – Giovanni Battista Sammartini, Italian organist and composer (b. 1700)
- 1781 – Mariana Victoria of Spain (b. 1718)
- 1790 – John Landen, English mathematician and theorist (b. 1719)
- 1804 – Dru Drury, English entomologist and author (b. 1725)
- 1813 – Anton Bernolák, Slovak linguist and priest (b. 1762)
- 1815 – Emma, Lady Hamilton, English-French mistress of Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson (b. 1761)
- 1855 – Henri Braconnot, French chemist and pharmacist (b. 1780)
- 1864 – Isaac Nathan, English-Australian composer and journalist (b. 1792)
- 1876 – Eliza McCardle Johnson, American wife of Andrew Johnson, 18th First Lady of the United States (b. 1810)
- 1885 – Leopold Damrosch, German-American composer and conductor (b. 1832)
- 1893 – Fanny Kemble, English-American actress and author (b. 1809)
- 1896 – Mathew Brady, American photographer and journalist (b. 1822)
- 1909 – Arnold Janssen, German priest and missionary (b. 1837)
- 1916 – Modest Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian playwright and translator (b. 1850)
- 1919 – Karl Liebknecht, German politician (b. 1871)
- 1919 – Rosa Luxemburg, German economist, theorist, and philosopher (b. 1871)
- 1926 – Enrico Toselli, Italian pianist and composer (b. 1883)
- 1929 – George Cope, American painter (b. 1855)
- 1936 – Henry Forster, 1st Baron Forster, English cricketer and politician, 7th Governor-General of Australia (b. 1866)
- 1937 – Anton Holban, Romanian author, theoretician, and educator (b. 1902)
- 1944 – Robert J. Kirby, American police officer (b. 1890)
- 1945 – Wilhelm Wirtinger, Austrian-German mathematician and theorist (b. 1865)
- 1946 – Karl Nabersberg, German youth leader (b. 1908)
- 1948 – Josephus Daniels, American publisher and diplomat, 41st United States Secretary of the Navy (b. 1862)
- 1950 – Henry H. Arnold, American general (b. 1886)
- 1951 – Nikolai Vekšin, Estonian-Russian captain and sailor (b. 1887)
- 1952 – Ned Hanlon, Australian sergeant and politician, 26th Premier of Queensland (b. 1887)
- 1955 – Yves Tanguy, French-American painter (b. 1900)
- 1964 – Jack Teagarden, American singer-songwriter and trombonist (b. 1905)
- 1967 – David Burliuk, Ukrainian author and illustrator (b. 1882)
- 1968 – Bill Masterton, Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1938)
- 1970 – Frank Clement, British racing driver (b. 1886)
- 1970 – William T. Piper, American businessman, founded Piper Aircraft (b. 1881)
- 1972 – Daisy Ashford, English author (b. 1881)
- 1973 – Coleman Francis, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1919)
- 1973 – Ivan Petrovsky, Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1901)
- 1974 – Harold D. Cooley, American lawyer and politician (b. 1897)
- 1981 – Graham Whitehead, English racing driver (b. 1922)
- 1983 – Meyer Lansky, Polish-American gangster (b. 1902)
- 1983 – Armin Öpik, Estonian-Australian paleontologist and geologist (b. 1898)
- 1983 – Shepperd Strudwick, American actor (b. 1907)
- 1987 – Ray Bolger, American actor, singer, and dancer (b. 1904)
- 1988 – Seán MacBride, French-Irish politician, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1904)
- 1990 – Gordon Jackson, Scottish actor (b. 1923)
- 1990 – Peggy van Praagh, English ballerina, choreographer, and director (b. 1910)
- 1992 – Dee Murray, English bass player (The Mirage, Procol Harum, The Spencer Davis Group and Elton John) (b. 1946)
- 1993 – Sammy Cahn, American songwriter (b. 1913)
- 1994 – Georges Cziffra, Hungarian-French pianist and composer (b. 1921)
- 1994 – Harry Nilsson, American singer-songwriter (b. 1941)
- 1994 – Harilal Upadhyay, Indian author, poet, and astrologist (b. 1916)
- 1995 – Vera Maxwell, American-Puerto Rican fashion designer (b. 1901)
- 1996 – Les Baxter, American pianist and composer (b. 1922)
- 1996 – Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho (b. 1938)
- 1996 – Rudolf Wanderone, American billiards player (b. 1913)
- 1998 – Gulzarilal Nanda, Indian economist and politician, Prime Minister of India (b. 1898)
- 1998 – Junior Wells, American singer-songwriter and harmonica player (The Aces) (b. 1934)
- 1999 – Betty Box, English composer and producer (b. 1915)
- 2000 – Georges-Henri Lévesque, Canadian-Dominican priest and sociologist (b. 1903)
- 2000 – Željko Ražnatović, Serbian commander (b. 1952)
- 2000 – Fran Ryan, American actress (b. 1916)
- 2001 – Ted Mann, American businessman (b. 1916)
- 2001 – Leo Marks, English cryptographer, playwright, and screenwriter (b. 1920)
- 2002 – Michael Anthony Bilandic, American soldier and politician, 49th Mayor of Chicago (b. 1923)
- 2002 – Eugène Brands, Dutch painter (b. 1913)
- 2002 – Steve Gromek, American baseball player (b. 1920)
- 2003 – Doris Fisher, American singer-songwriter (b. 1915)
- 2004 – Terje Bakken, Norwegian singer-songwriter (Windir) (b. 1978)
- 2004 – Olivia Goldsmith, American author (b. 1949)
- 2005 – Victoria de los Ángeles, Spanish soprano and actress (b. 1923)
- 2005 – Walter Ernsting, German author (b. 1920)
- 2005 – Elizabeth Janeway, American author and critic (b. 1913)
- 2005 – Dan Lee, Canadian animator (b. 1969)
- 2005 – Ruth Warrick, American actress and singer (b. 1916)
- 2006 – Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Kuwaiti ruler (b. 1926)
- 2006 – El Texano, Mexican wrestler (b. 1958)
- 2007 – Awad Hamed al-Bandar, Iraqi judge (b. 1945)
- 2007 – Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti, Iraqi intelligence officer (b. 1951)
- 2007 – James Hillier, Canadian-American computer scientist and academic, co-invented the electron microscope (b. 1915)
- 2007 – Pura Santillan-Castrence, Filipino educator and diplomat (b. 1905)
- 2007 – David Vanole, American soccer player and manager (b. 1963)
- 2007 – Bo Yibo, Chinese commander and politician, Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China (b. 1908)
- 2008 – Robert V. Bruce, American historian, author, and academic (b. 1923)
- 2008 – Mark Haigh-Hutchinson, English video game designer (b. 1964)
- 2008 – Brad Renfro, American actor (b. 1982)
- 2009 – Lincoln Verduga Loor, Ecuadorian journalist and politician (b. 1917)
- 2011 – Nat Lofthouse, English footballer and manager (b. 1925)
- 2011 – Pierre Louis-Dreyfus, French soldier, businessman and racing driver (b. 1908)
- 2011 – Susannah York, English actress and singer (b. 1939)
- 2012 – Mika Ahola, Finnish motorcycle racer (b. 1974)
- 2012 – Ed Derwinski, American soldier and politician, 1st United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs (b. 1926)
- 2012 – Manuel Fraga Iribarne, Spanish lawyer and politician, 3rd President of the Xunta of Galicia (b. 1922)
- 2012 – Carlo Fruttero, Italian journalist and author (b. 1926)
- 2012 – Samuel Jaskilka, American general (b. 1919)
- 2012 – Ib Spang Olsen, Danish author and illustrator (b. 1921)
- 2012 – Hulett C. Smith, American lieutenant and politician, 27th Governor of West Virginia (b. 1918)
- 2013 – Generous, Irish horse (b. 1988)
- 2013 – Chucho Castillo, Mexican boxer (b. 1944)
- 2013 – Daniel Edelman, American publicist, founded Edelman (b. 1920)
- 2013 – Princess Margarita of Baden (b. 1932)
- 2013 – Nagisa Oshima, Japanese director and screenwriter (b. 1932)
- 2013 – John Thomas, American high jumper (b. 1941)
- 2013 – Yuli Turovsky, Russian-Canadian cellist, conductor, and educator (b. 1939)
- 2014 – Curtis Bray, American football player and coach (b. 1970)
- 2014 – Namdeo Dhasal, Indian poet and activist (b. 1949)
- 2014 – John Dobson, Chinese-American astronomer and author (b. 1915)
- 2014 – Roger Lloyd-Pack, English actor (b. 1944)
- 2014 – Maya Romanoff, American interior designer (b. 1941)
- 2015 – Ervin Drake, American songwriter and composer (b. 1919)
- 2015 – Kim Fowley, American singer-songwriter, producer, and manager (b. 1939)
- 2015 – Ethel Lang, English super-centenarian (b. 1900)
- 2015 – Ray Nagel, American football player and coach (b. 1927)
- 2015 – Chikao Ōtsuka, Japanese voice actor (b. 1929)
Deaths[edit]
- Christian feast day:
- Earliest day on which International Fetish Day can fall, while January 21 is the latest; celebrated on the third Friday in January.
- Earliest day on which Martin Luther King, Jr. Day can fall, while January 21 is the latest; celebrated on the third Monday in January. (United States)
- Earliest day on which Feast of the Santo Niño/Sinulog can fall, while January 21 is the latest; celebrated on the third Sunday in January. (Philippines
- The second day of the sidereal winter solstice festivals in India (see January 14):
- Thai Pongal, harvest festival of South India (Tamil)
Holidays and observances[edit]
- Arbor Day (Egypt)
- Armed Forces Day (Nigeria)
- Indian Army Day (India)
- John Chilembwe Day (Malawi)
- Korean Alphabet Day (North Korea)
- Sagichō at Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū. (Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan)
- Teacher's Day (Venezuela)
“Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen. And he has given us this command: Anyone who loves God must also love their brother and sister.” - 1 John 4:20-21
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Morning and Evening by Charles Spurgeon
January 14: Morning
"Mighty to save." - Isaiah 63:1
By the words "to save" we understand the whole of the great work of salvation, from the first holy desire onward to complete sanctification. The words are multum in parro: indeed, here is all mercy in one word. Christ is not only "mighty to save" those who repent, but he is able to make men repent. He will carry those to heaven who believe; but he is, moreover, mighty to give men new hearts and to work faith in them. He is mighty to make the man who hates holiness love it, and to constrain the despiser of his name to bend the knee before him. Nay, this is not all the meaning, for the divine power is equally seen in the after-work. The life of a believer is a series of miracles wrought by "the Mighty God." The bush burns, but is not consumed. He is mighty to keep his people holy after he has made them so, and to preserve them in his fear and love until he consummates their spiritual existence in heaven. Christ's might doth not lie in making a believer and then leaving him to shift for himself; but he who begins the good work carries it on; he who imparts the first germ of life in the dead soul, prolongs the divine existence, and strengthens it until it bursts asunder every bond of sin, and the soul leaps from earth, perfected in glory. Believer, here is encouragement. Art thou praying for some beloved one? Oh, give not up thy prayers, for Christ is "mighty to save." You are powerless to reclaim the rebel, but your Lord is Almighty. Lay hold on that mighty arm, and rouse it to put forth its strength. Does your own case trouble you? Fear not, for his strength is sufficient for you. Whether to begin with others, or to carry on the work in you, Jesus is "mighty to save;" the best proof of which lies in the fact that he has saved you. What a thousand mercies that you have not found him mighty to destroy!
Evening
"Beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me." - Matthew 14:30
Sinking times are praying times with the Lord's servants. Peter neglected prayer at starting upon his venturous journey, but when he began to sink his danger made him a suppliant, and his cry though late was not too late. In our hours of bodily pain and mental anguish, we find ourselves as naturally driven to prayer as the wreck is driven upon the shore by the waves. The fox hies to its hole for protection; the bird flies to the wood for shelter; and even so the tried believer hastens to the mercy seat for safety. Heaven's great harbour of refuge is All-prayer; thousands of weather-beaten vessels have found a haven there, and the moment a storm comes on, it is wise for us to make for it with all sail.
Short prayers are long enough. There were but three words in the petition which Peter gasped out, but they were sufficient for his purpose. Not length but strength is desirable. A sense of need is a mighty teacher of brevity. If our prayers had less of the tail feathers of pride and more wing they would be all the better. Verbiage is to devotion as chaff to the wheat. Precious things lie in small compass, and all that is real prayer in many a long address might have been uttered in a petition as short as that of Peter.
Our extremities are the Lord's opportunities. Immediately a keen sense of danger forces an anxious cry from us the ear of Jesus hears, and with him ear and heart go together, and the hand does not long linger. At the last moment we appeal to our Master, but his swift hand makes up for our delays by instant and effectual action. Are we nearly engulfed by the boisterous waters of affliction? Let us then lift up our souls unto our Saviour, and we may rest assured that he will not suffer us to perish. When we can do nothing Jesus can do all things; let us enlist his powerful aid upon our side, and all will be well.
Short prayers are long enough. There were but three words in the petition which Peter gasped out, but they were sufficient for his purpose. Not length but strength is desirable. A sense of need is a mighty teacher of brevity. If our prayers had less of the tail feathers of pride and more wing they would be all the better. Verbiage is to devotion as chaff to the wheat. Precious things lie in small compass, and all that is real prayer in many a long address might have been uttered in a petition as short as that of Peter.
Our extremities are the Lord's opportunities. Immediately a keen sense of danger forces an anxious cry from us the ear of Jesus hears, and with him ear and heart go together, and the hand does not long linger. At the last moment we appeal to our Master, but his swift hand makes up for our delays by instant and effectual action. Are we nearly engulfed by the boisterous waters of affliction? Let us then lift up our souls unto our Saviour, and we may rest assured that he will not suffer us to perish. When we can do nothing Jesus can do all things; let us enlist his powerful aid upon our side, and all will be well.
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Asher
[Ăsh'ûr] - happy.
The eighth son of Jacob and second of Zilpah, Leah's maid and progenitor of a tribe (Gen. 30:13, 35:26; 49:20;Deut. 33:24, 25). The New Testament form is Aser (Luke 2:36; Rev. 7:6). Asher was the founder of the Asherites (Num. 1:13; Judg. 1:32). Also the name of a town east of Shechem ( Josh. 17:7).
The Man with Shoes of Iron and Brass
In the blessings of Jacob and Moses, Asher is described as being not only acceptable to his brethren, but as one blessed of God with royal dainties or bountiful supplies. Of all the tribes of Israel the tribe of Asher has the least eventful history. It never produced a great warrior, judge, king or counselor. The land of Asher was as uneventful as the tribe itself. No great battles were fought there in Israel's time.
I. Asher and his bounties. Asher was the tribe of rich pastures. Asher dwelt in the midst of plenty and being willing to share what he had, was most acceptable to his brethren. Dipping the foot in oil may refer to the olive-trees, so plentiful in that thickly wooded part of Palestine. Acre, the port and town given to Asher, has been regarded as the key of Palestine, and as oil has been recently discovered near by, perhaps the fatness of the prophecies of Jacob and Moses is about to be realized to the full.
II. Asher and his female representative. No other tribe of Israel is represented in Scripture by a woman. One member of the tribe, a widow, represents the individual history of the tribe. "One Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher" (Luke 2:36-38). It was Anna who confessed Christ, at His birth, on the part of Israel.
III. Asher and his love of ease. The chief defect in the character of Asher was his unwillingness to drive out the Canaanites. He was content to dwell among them. The command was to utterly drive them out and make no terms with them. "Live and let live," seems to have been Asher's policy. Asher's rich bounties had an enervating effect upon the tribe. The people were conspicuous by their absence during the war with Sisera (Judg. 5:17). Apart from Anna, none of the tribe appear to have been eminent for prowess or piety. Prosperity resulted in ease and declension.
IV. Asher and the promise of endurance. Completing the blessing of Moses was a wonderful promise of endurance for the days of pilgrimage. "Thy shoes shall be iron and brass, and as thy days so shall thy strength be." The words for shoes and strength are peculiar to this verse, and are found nowhere else in the Bible. Many guesses have been made as to the true meaning of these words. Such a promise was well understood by those who, as they journeyed through the great and terrible wilderness had raiment that waxed not old upon them and feet that did not swell. Anna is a fitting illustration of the promised endurance, seeing that she was long past eighty years of age when she saw the Saviour.
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Today's reading: Genesis 33-35, Matthew 10:1-20 (NIV)
View today's reading on Bible GatewayToday's Old Testament reading: Genesis 33-35
Jacob Meets Esau
1 Jacob looked up and there was Esau, coming with his four hundred men; so he divided the children among Leah, Rachel and the two female servants. 2 He put the female servants and their children in front, Leah and her children next, and Rachel and Joseph in the rear. 3 He himself went on ahead and bowed down to the ground seven times as he approached his brother.
4 But Esau ran to meet Jacob and embraced him; he threw his arms around his neck and kissed him. And they wept. 5Then Esau looked up and saw the women and children. "Who are these with you?" he asked.
Jacob answered, "They are the children God has graciously given your servant...."
Today's New Testament reading: Matthew 10:1-20
Jesus Sends Out the Twelve
1 Jesus called his twelve disciples to him and gave them authority to drive out impure spirits and to heal every disease and sickness.
2 These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (who is called Peter) and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John; 3 Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; 4Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.
5 These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: "Do not go among the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans. 6Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel. 7 As you go, proclaim this message: 'The kingdom of heaven has come near.' 8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give....
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Bible Gateway's 2010 in Review
The New Year is well underway now, and all of us at Bible Gateway hope it's off to a great start for you and yours! Looking back, we are happy to say that 2010 was a good year for us at Bible Gateway. We are blessed to be part of an extraordinary community of people-people who visit Bible Gateway to undergo the life-changing experience of reading God's Word.
You might be interested to know that, in 2010:
- More than 70 million people visited Bible Gateway.
- We spent more than 23 million hours (over 1.4 billion minutes!) reading Scripture on Bible Gateway.
- More than 18 million people visited Bible Gateway from outside the United States.
- We had visitors from more than 236 countries or territories.
- Three of our top ten most popular Bible translations were Spanish language versions.
- People visiting Bible Gateway on mobile devices increased by 83% over last year, and by 51% for mobile device visits from outside the United States.
It is clear that Bible Gateway continues to be a favorite online destination for people who want to read God's Word, and more people than ever are finding Bible Gateway on their mobile devices or from countries around the globe, some of which offer only restricted access to the Bible, if any at all. Praise the Lord!
What's in Store for 2011
We are immensely blessed by this opportunity to share the Bible with people in as many languages and translations as we are allowed. With this opportunity comes great responsibility, and we take it very seriously. In 2011, we are in a position to continue growing and become an even more powerful force for God in the world, and we aim to be worthy stewards of such a responsibility.
Here are some of the things we are working on to continue making Bible Gateway a home for all those who wish to engage with the Holy Scriptures:
- The new BibleGateway.com design. You can see our work in progress at http://beta.biblegateway.com. This new design focuses on keeping Bible search and reading as easy to use as ever, while offering some enhanced features like improved parallel viewing, integrated Bible audio. Eventually, we'll add features that allow you to personalize your Bible Gateway experience.
- New translations. We are constantly working on adding new translations and enhancing existing ones. We recently added the Common English Bible and the Chinese Contemporary Bible. The Nuevo Traduccion Viviente is nearly ready to go live, as are the SBL Greek New Testament and the Phillips New Testament. We are so very grateful to our many publishing partners who allow us to license these translations and share them with you online.
- More newsletters. In 2010, we introduced email newsletters to Bible Gateway for the first time. In 2011, we plan to bring you more newsletter options to choose from, including devotionals, verses-of-the-day in other languages and translations, and even an exclusive apologetics newsletter we will talk more about in the coming months.
- A mobile app. That's right! We're working on it. Stay tuned in the coming months for news on this.
I want to take a moment to thank you, our dear visitors and readers. We are here for you by God's blessing because you have supported us over the years-by praying for us, by visiting the site, and by holding us accountable when we've gone astray. We humbly ask you to continue upholding us in these ways in the coming days, months, and years.
As we endeavor to make Bible Gateway an ever better place to read and study Scripture, we remain committed to the core of what makes us tick: the transforming Word of God. Scripture tells us to
"Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Share with the Lord's people who are in need." (Romans 12:11-12, NIV)
By God's grace, may we be blessed to continue zealously sharing with the Lord's people around the world-both online and off-the living, breathing Word of God, every day, for as long as we are able.
Richest blessings for a Word-filled 2011!
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Get a free copy of Tortured for Christ
It was the book that shocked the nation. After surviving 14 years in communist prisons, Pastor Richard Wurmbrand came to America to proclaim the trials and testimonies of our persecuted brothers and sisters.
In Tortured for Christ, Wurmbrand tells of his imprisonment for his work with the underground church and introduces the work of The Voice of the Martyrs. Forty years later, The Voice of the Martyrs remains true to its calling to be a voice for persecuted Christians, to serve with them in their time of need and to assist them in their efforts to proclaim the gospel.
In Tortured for Christ, Wurmbrand tells of his imprisonment for his work with the underground church and introduces the work of The Voice of the Martyrs. Forty years later, The Voice of the Martyrs remains true to its calling to be a voice for persecuted Christians, to serve with them in their time of need and to assist them in their efforts to proclaim the gospel.
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