#not lanni*c*st

[brookstonalmanac]

Birthdays 8.29

Beer Birthdays

Hathor (Egyptian Goddess of Drunkenness)

Charles H. Wacker (1856)

Rudolph J. Schaefer III (1930)

Brittany Evans; St. Pauli Girl 2006 (1975)

Jim Woods (1980)

Five Favorite Birthdays

Temple Grandin; animal welfare advocate (1947)

Lenny Henry; British comedian (1958)

Jean Auguste Ingres; artist (1780)

John Locke; English philosopher (1632)

Charlie Parker; jazz saxophonist (1920)

Famous Birthdays

Arthur Anderson; actor (1922)

Richard Attenborough; film director, actor (1923)

Lanny Barbie; porn actor (1981)

Bob Beamon; long jumper (1946)

Henry Bergh; ASPCA founder (1811)

Ingrid Bergman; actor (1915)

Richard "Mr." Blackwell; fashion critic (1922)

Aimé Bonpland; French botanist and explorer (1773)

Edward Carpenter; English anthologist and poet (1844)

Chris Copping; English singer-songwriter and guitarist (1945)

Rebecca DeMornay; actor (1959)

Todd English; chef (1960)

Werner Forssmann; German physician (1904)

William Friedkin; film director (1935)

James Glennon; cinematographer (1942)

Neil Gorsuch; judge (1967)

Elliot Gould; actor (1938)

Alex Griffin; English bass player (1971)

Carla Gugino; actor (1971)

Thom Gunn; English-American poet (1929)

Chris Hadfield; Canadian astronaut (1959)

Karen Hesse; author and poet (1952)

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.; writer, scientist (1809)

Michael Jackson; pop singer (1958)

Charles Kettering; inventor (1876)

Hiroki Kikuta; Japanese game designer (1962)

Robin Leach; television host (1941)

Betty Lynn; actress (1926)

Dave Malone; singer-songwriter and guitarist (1952)

John McCain; politician (1936)

Arthur B. McDonald; Canadian astrophysicist (1943)

Herbert Meier; Swiss author (1928)

Lea Michele, American actress and singer (1986)

Anton Newcombe; singer-songwriter and guitarist (1967)

Jimmy C. Newman; singer-songwriter and guitarist (1927)

Isabel Sanford; actress (1917)

Joel Schumacher; film director (1939)

Preston Sturges; film director (1898)

Barry Sullivan; actor (1912)

Wolfgang Suschitzky; Austrian-English cinematographer (1912)

Noah Syndergaard; baseball player (1992)

Dinah Washington; singer (1924)

Geoff Whitehorn; English singer-songwriter and guitarist (1951)

Stephen Wolfram; English-American physicist and mathematician (1959)

Steve Yarbrough; novelist (1956)

[kneesofpoultry]

Cersei: Quit standing up for yourself, Jaime. When we get back to King’s Landing we are going to have a long, boring talk about our relationship!

Jaime: Oh, yeah? Well, listen to this: (whispering) I'm leaving you

[riilsports]

RIIL announces Hall of Fame Class of 2017

July 1, 2017

     The following distinguished athletes, coaches, official, and administrator will be inducted into the Rhode Island Interscholastic League High School Athletic Hall of Fame-Class of 2017 on Wednesday, October 25 at 7 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza in Warwick. Ticket availability to be announced. DENISE ARMSTRONG-FLORIO A three-sport star at Cranston West in the late 1970s, Armstrong-Florio remains one of the best female athletes ever to play for her school, earning All-State honors in basketball, volleyball and tennis. BRIAN BOUCHER Before playing 13 seasons in the NHL and then becoming a television analyst, Boucher established himself as one of the best goaltenders ever to play for Mount St. Charles, backstopping the Mounties to their 29th state championship in 1994. MEGHANN CARNEY A three-sport star at North Kingstown in the mid-1990s, Carney was an All-Stater in both field hockey and volleyball, as well as being named Gatorade R.I. Volleyball Player of the Year in 1996, while also earning All-Division honors in basketball. SHELLEY ZANFAGNA CAVANAUGH A three-time All-Stater, Cavanaugh dominated the diamond when the RIIL added fast-pitch softball in the mid-1980s, hurling North Providence to three of its first four state titles and finishing with 381 career strikeouts. JIM DOYLE One of Rhode Island’s most successful high school coaches in any sport, Doyle’s coaching career spans more than three decades, first at St. Raphael and now at Bishop Hendricken. During that time he has coached his teams to a total of 52 state championships – 18 in cross country, 22 in indoor track-and-field and 12 in outdoor track-and-field. VIRGINIA “GINI” DUARTE (posthumous) A longtime elementary teacher in East Providence, Duarte worked closely with Alice Sullivan beginning in the late 1960s to develop girls’ high school sports in Rhode Island. In addition to being an original member of the RIIL’s Sub-Committee for Girls High School Sports, she coached at East Providence High School and was a girls’ basketball and volleyball official. KATHERINE (JOHNSTON) ITACY A three-time All-State selection outdoors, twice indoors, as well as a three-time Gatorade R.I. Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year, Itacy set state records in both the 4K hammer throw and 20-pound weight throw en route to winning many titles while competing for Warwick Vets in the late 1990s and early 2000s. CATHERINE LANNI An All-Stater and 1983 McDonald’s High School All-American honorable mention, Lanni was one of the greatest girls basketball players ever to play at North Providence High School. After serving as an assistant coach at CCRI, she went on to coach for seven years at Shea High School, leading the Raiders to their program’s first divisional and state titles. JULIE MAGUIRE A graduate of North Kingstown where she was a member of the Skippers’ 1983 state championship field hockey team and also played basketball, track and field, volleyball and softball, Maguire has been coaching at her alma mater ever since graduating from the University of Rhode Island. Over the last 27 years, she has guided the North Kingstown field hockey team to 10 Division I titles and 22 Final Four appearances. PAT MONTI The 1963-64 Rhode Island Schoolboy Athlete of the Year, Monti starred in football, basketball and baseball at Barrington High School, leading the baseball team to the 1964 state title and the basketball team to three Class C Championships. He also coached the swim team at his alma mater and was an RIIL baseball umpire for 10 years. MICHAEL REEDER A boys and girls basketball official for more than 40 years, Reeder has served as president of both boards, as well as a rules interpreter, and has been honored numerous times for his service and dedication to the profession. TONY TORREGROSSA A member of a state championship wrestling team and two state championship football teams at Mount Pleasant High School, Torregrossa has spent the past 51 years at Smithfield High School, working as a math teacher and athletic director, while also coaching football, wrestling and softball and amassing an impressive collection of league, divisional and state championships.

[golfsport-news]

Golf Geschichte - die 1980er

Heute geht es mit den 80er Jahren in Sachen Golf Geschichte weiter.

1980

Tom Watson ist der erste Golfer auf $ 500.000 Preisgeld in einer Saison zu verdienen. Die Senior PGA-Tour ist geboren, mit vier offiziellen Veranstaltungen. Roberto Devicenzo ist der erste Gewinner. Jack Nicklaus setzt einen Rekord von 272 bei den US- Open in Baltusrol. Die USGA verbietet die Symmetrie Standard Bälle wie den Polaris,, die sich im Flug korrigieren. Gary Wright spielt 18 Löcher in 28 Minuten 9 Sekunden im Twantin Noosa GC , Australien 6.039 Meter ( 5.522 m).

1981

Der Tournament Players Club Sawgrass eröffnet, mit seiner umstrittenen Inselgrün 17. Loch. Der Club wird sofort wird der Gastgeber der Tournament Players Championship. Der TPC Sawgrass wird der Prototyp für ein Dutzend “ Stadion “ TPC -Kurse in den Vereinigten Staaten Kathy Whitworth wird die erste Frau, die $ 1 Million Karrierepreisgeld verdient. Bill Rogers gewinnt die British Open, die Australian Open und schafft Siege in Amerika und Japan. Sol Kerzner, der Eigentümer des Sun City Resort-Komplex in Südafrika, schafft Golf erste $ 1 Mio. Geldbörse. Ereignis – die Sun City Million Dollar Challenge . Die erste Veranstaltung und $ 500.000 wird von Johnny Miller gewonnen. Nathaniel Crosby , der Sohn des späten Filmstar Bing , gewinnt die US-Amateur-Meisterschaft.

1982

Kevin Murray´s Double Eagle über 647 Yard ( 592 m ) am zweiten Loch im Guam Marine GC, ist der jemals aufgeführte längste Double Eagle. Tom Watson gewinnt seinen vierten British Open-Titel, in einem Turnier, das durch den Zusammenbruch des jungen Amerikaners Bobby Clampett in Erinnerung bleiben wird.

1983

Die PGA Tour führt die „All-befreit“ Tour ein, mit den die Top-125-Spieler von 1982 (Geldliste) von der wöchendlichen Qualifikation befreit werden Seve Ballesteros gewinnt sein zweites US-Masters Tom Watson gewinnt seinen fünften British Open-Titel – aber seinen erste in England und nicht Schottland.

1984

Desert Highlands über 18 Loch eröffnet in Phoenix nach einem Entwurf von Jack Nicklaus unter Verwendung von nur 80 Acres ( 320.000 m2). Ben Crenshaw, nach fünf zweite Plätze in Majors, gewinnt schließlich eines, er schlägt seine langjährigen Freund Tom Kite bei seinem ersten US- Masters-Titel. Seve Ballesteros besiegt Tom Watson in einem der dramatischsten British Open in St. Andrews. Im Alter von 44, gewinnt Lee Trevino sein sechstes Major, die PGA Championship . Es ist zehn Jahre nach seinem letzten großen Sieg. 48 -jährige Gary Player wird Zweiter.

1985

Nancy Lopez spielt den LPGA 72-Loch-Rekord mit 268 bei den Henredon Classic. Bernhard Langer, als erster deutscher Golfer, gewinnt sein erstes Major Turnier, die US-Masters. Später im Sommer, Sandy Lyle wird der erste britische Spieler, der die Open Championship seit 16 Jahren gewinnt, trotz eines nervösen Finish. Diese Erfolge werden im Herbst getoppt, als Europa den Ryder Cup zum ersten Mal seit 1957 gewinnt, in The Belfry in England. Calvin Peete gewinnt das Tournament Players Championship mit einem Rekordscore von 274 Schlägen. Obwohl keine große Meisterschaft, ist dies der bedeutendste Tour Sieg zu diesem Zeitpunkt durch einen schwarzen Golfer. Die $ 1.000.000 Alfred Dunhill Cup in St. Andrews wird eingeweiht, ein Drei-Mann-Matchplay-Wettbewerb, der den World Cup of Golf ersetzen soll – ein weitgehend ignoriert Veranstaltung seit einigen Jahren. Australien gewinnt mit Greg Norman, Graham Marsh und David Graham gegen die USA 3-0. Die USGA führt das Slope System ein, was Golfer ermöglicht, ihr HCP an den Platz „anzupassen – durch die Vorgabe.

1986

Jack Nicklaus, im Alter von 46, spielt auf seiner Schlußrunde beim Masters eine 65 und gewinnt das Turnier. Das Sony Rankings System, jetzt der Official World Golf Rankings, wird eingeführt. Das erste offiziell anerkannte Ranking-System für den Golfsport der Männer. Die allererste Nummer eins, im April 1986, ist 1985 Masters-Champion Bernhard Langer. Greg Norman hatte die Führung am Schlußtag in jeder der vier großen Meisterschaften von 1986, konnte aber nur die British Open gewinnen. Der von Pete Dye entworfenen PGA West öffnet unter großer Kontroverse über die Schwierigkeit des Kurses. Die Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational bietet die erste $ 1.000.000 Geldbörse auf der PGA Tour. Das 207.000 $ wird von Greg Norman gewonnen, der das Jahr die US-Money List und die Weltrangliste anführt. Die PGA Tour Team Charity-Wettbewerb debütiert. Bis 1987 übersteigen Tour-bezogene Beiträge für wohltätige Zwecke 100.000.000 $, und bis zum Jahr 1992 erreichen sie insgesamt $ 200.000.000.

1987

The Links at Spanish Bay eröffnet, der erste echte Links-Course in den westlichen Vereinigten Staaten. Es ist ein Co-Design von Robert Trent Jones, Jr., Tom Watson, und dem ehemalige USGA Präsident Frank „Sandy“ Tatum. Judy Glocke wird die erste Frau, die in das USGA-Exekutivkomitee gewählt wird. Bei der British Open, Nick Faldo spielt eine einwandfreie letzte Runde von 18 aufeinander folgenden Pars und gewinnt sein erstes Major. Larry Nelson gewinnt sein drites Major in sechs Jahren besiegte Lanny Wadkins in einem Playoff bei den PGA Championship. Europa gewinnen den Ryder Cup auf amerikanischem Boden zum ersten Mal Wachablösung – nur einer der Top sechs der Welt (Curtis Strange, 5.) ist Amerikaner, während vier (Seve Ballesteros, Bernhard Langer, Sandy Lyle und Ian Woosnam) Europäer sind, aber die Nummer eins der Welt bleibt Greg Norman. Die Nabisco Championships (später die Tour Championship) debütiert als Saison-Finale für die Top-30-der Geldrangliste. Der erste Gewinner ist Tom Watson. Walter Dietz, ein blinder Golfspieler, spielt ein Hole-in-One über 155 Yard (142 m) am Loch 7 im Manakiki G. C., Kalifornien.

1988

Links Magazin wird gegründet (ursprünglich Süd-Verbindungen), mit Mark Brown als Editor-in-Chief. Lori Garbacz bestellt eine Pizza zwischen den Löchern bei den US-Open der Damen um gegen das langsame Spiel zu protestieren. Square-grooved Schläger wie die PING eye2 Eisen werden durch die USGA verboten. Die behauptet, dass Tests bewiesen haben, das Golfer mit diesem Schlägern einen Vorteil hätten. PING klagt und gewinnt nur deshalb, weil sich Kasten Manufakturer verpflichtet das Design zu ändern. Sandy Lyle wird der erste britische Spieler, der das US-Masters gewinnt. Seve Ballesteros gewinnt seinen dritten British Open Titel in dem allerersten Montag Finish auf 72 Löcher. Am Samstag konnte wegen anhaltenden Regen nicht gespielt werden. Curtis Strange gewinnt zum Saison-Ende die Nabisco Championships in Pebble Beach und sein 360.000 $ Scheck hebt seinen offiziellen 1988 Tour-Gewinn auf $ 1.147.644, und so wird er der erste Spieler, der über eine Million in einer einzigen Saison gewinnt.

1989

Vier Golfer, Doug Weaver, Mark Wiebe, Jerry Pate und Nick Price, schlagen Asse auf dem Par3, dem 6. Loch bei den US-Open in Oak Hill am selben Tag. Curtis Strange behält seine US-Open Krone (der erste Spieler seit 1951, der das schafft). Nick Faldo versenkt ein 100-Fuß (30 m) Birdie-Putt am zweiten Loch im Augusta National, der längste Putt bis heute in einem großen Turnier, der versenkt wurde. Payne Stewart, bekannt für seine extravaganten Kleidung (oft die grellen Farben des nächsten NFL-Team) gewinnt die PGA Championship, nach einem späten Zusammenbruch von Mike Reid. Das nächste mal geht es um die 90er Jahre. Bis dahin spielt im jetzt und heute tolles Golf. ;-) Ach und wer das ganze lieber als Audio Datei hören möchte, der kann wirft einfach mal einen Blick in meinen Golfpodcast auf radioFore.de Euer Lefty Stephan Click to Post

[brookstonalmanac]

Birthdays 8.29

Beer Birthdays

Hathor (Egyptian Goddess of Drunkenness)

Charles H. Wacker (1856)

Rudolph J. Schaefer III (1930)

Brittany Evans; St. Pauli Girl 2006 (1975)

Jim Woods (1980)

Five Favorite Birthdays

Temple Grandin; animal welfare advocate (1947)

Lenny Henry; British comedian (1958)

Jean Auguste Ingres; artist (1780)

John Locke; English philosopher (1632)

Charlie Parker; jazz saxophonist (1920)

Famous Birthdays

Arthur Anderson; actor (1922)

Richard Attenborough; film director, actor (1923)

Lanny Barbie; porn actor (1981)

Bob Beamon; long jumper (1946)

Henry Bergh; ASPCA founder (1811)

Ingrid Bergman; actor (1915)

Richard "Mr." Blackwell; fashion critic (1922)

Aimé Bonpland; French botanist and explorer (1773)

Edward Carpenter; English anthologist and poet (1844)

Chris Copping; English singer-songwriter and guitarist (1945)

Rebecca DeMornay; actor (1959)

Todd English; chef (1960)

Werner Forssmann; German physician (1904)

William Friedkin; film director (1935)

James Glennon; cinematographer (1942)

Neil Gorsuch; judge (1967)

Elliot Gould; actor (1938)

Alex Griffin; English bass player (1971)

Carla Gugino; actor (1971)

Thom Gunn; English-American poet (1929)

Chris Hadfield; Canadian astronaut (1959)

Karen Hesse; author and poet (1952)

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.; writer, scientist (1809)

Michael Jackson; pop singer (1958)

Charles Kettering; inventor (1876)

Hiroki Kikuta; Japanese game designer (1962)

Robin Leach; television host (1941)

Betty Lynn; actress (1926)

Dave Malone; singer-songwriter and guitarist (1952)

John McCain; politician (1936)

Arthur B. McDonald; Canadian astrophysicist (1943)

Herbert Meier; Swiss author (1928)

Lea Michele, American actress and singer (1986)

Anton Newcombe; singer-songwriter and guitarist (1967)

Jimmy C. Newman; singer-songwriter and guitarist (1927)

Isabel Sanford; actress (1917)

Joel Schumacher; film director (1939)

Preston Sturges; film director (1898)

Barry Sullivan; actor (1912)

Wolfgang Suschitzky; Austrian-English cinematographer (1912)

Noah Syndergaard; baseball player (1992)

Dinah Washington; singer (1924)

Geoff Whitehorn; English singer-songwriter and guitarist (1951)

Stephen Wolfram; English-American physicist and mathematician (1959)

Steve Yarbrough; novelist (1956)

[brookstonalmanac]

Birthdays 8.29

Beer Birthdays

Hathor (Egyptian Goddess of Drunkenness)

Charles H. Wacker (1856)

Rudolph J. Schaefer III (1930)

Brittany Evans; St. Pauli Girl 2006 (1975)

Jim Woods (1980)

Five Favorite Birthdays

Temple Grandin; animal welfare advocate (1947)

Lenny Henry; British comedian (1958)

Jean Auguste Ingres; artist (1780)

John Locke; English philosopher (1632)

Charlie Parker; jazz saxophonist (1920)

Famous Birthdays

Arthur Anderson; actor (1922)

Richard Attenborough; film director, actor (1923)

Lanny Barbie; porn actor (1981)

Bob Beamon; long jumper (1946)

Henry Bergh; ASPCA founder (1811)

Ingrid Bergman; actor (1915)

Richard "Mr." Blackwell; fashion critic (1922)

Aimé Bonpland; French botanist and explorer (1773)

Edward Carpenter; English anthologist and poet (1844)

Chris Copping; English singer-songwriter and guitarist (1945)

Rebecca DeMornay; actor (1959)

Todd English; chef (1960)

Werner Forssmann; German physician (1904)

William Friedkin; film director (1935)

James Glennon; cinematographer (1942)

Neil Gorsuch; judge (1967)

Elliot Gould; actor (1938)

Alex Griffin; English bass player (1971)

Carla Gugino; actor (1971)

Thom Gunn; English-American poet (1929)

Chris Hadfield; Canadian astronaut (1959)

Karen Hesse; author and poet (1952)

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.; writer, scientist (1809)

Michael Jackson; pop singer (1958)

Charles Kettering; inventor (1876)

Hiroki Kikuta; Japanese game designer (1962)

Robin Leach; television host (1941)

Betty Lynn; actress (1926)

Dave Malone; singer-songwriter and guitarist (1952)

John McCain; politician (1936)

Arthur B. McDonald; Canadian astrophysicist (1943)

Herbert Meier; Swiss author (1928)

Lea Michele, American actress and singer (1986)

Anton Newcombe; singer-songwriter and guitarist (1967)

Jimmy C. Newman; singer-songwriter and guitarist (1927)

Isabel Sanford; actress (1917)

Joel Schumacher; film director (1939)

Preston Sturges; film director (1898)

Barry Sullivan; actor (1912)

Wolfgang Suschitzky; Austrian-English cinematographer (1912)

Noah Syndergaard; baseball player (1992)

Dinah Washington; singer (1924)

Geoff Whitehorn; English singer-songwriter and guitarist (1951)

Stephen Wolfram; English-American physicist and mathematician (1959)

Steve Yarbrough; novelist (1956)

[brookstonalmanac]

Birthdays 8.29

Beer Birthdays

Hathor (Egyptian Goddess of Drunkenness)

Charles H. Wacker (1856)

Rudolph J. Schaefer III (1930)

Brittany Evans; St. Pauli Girl 2006 (1975)

Jim Woods (1980)

Five Favorite Birthdays

Temple Grandin; animal welfare advocate (1947)

Lenny Henry; British comedian (1958)

Jean Auguste Ingres; artist (1780)

John Locke; English philosopher (1632)

Charlie Parker; jazz saxophonist (1920)

Famous Birthdays

Arthur Anderson; actor (1922)

Richard Attenborough; film director, actor (1923)

Lanny Barbie; porn actor (1981)

Bob Beamon; long jumper (1946)

Henry Bergh; ASPCA founder (1811)

Ingrid Bergman; actor (1915)

Richard "Mr." Blackwell; fashion critic (1922)

Aimé Bonpland; French botanist and explorer (1773)

Edward Carpenter; English anthologist and poet (1844)

Chris Copping; English singer-songwriter and guitarist (1945)

Rebecca DeMornay; actor (1959)

Todd English; chef (1960)

Werner Forssmann; German physician (1904)

William Friedkin; film director (1935)

James Glennon; cinematographer (1942)

Neil Gorsuch; judge (1967)

Elliot Gould; actor (1938)

Alex Griffin; English bass player (1971)

Carla Gugino; actor (1971)

Thom Gunn; English-American poet (1929)

Chris Hadfield; Canadian astronaut (1959)

Karen Hesse; author and poet (1952)

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.; writer, scientist (1809)

Michael Jackson; pop singer (1958)

Charles Kettering; inventor (1876)

Hiroki Kikuta; Japanese game designer (1962)

Robin Leach; television host (1941)

Betty Lynn; actress (1926)

Dave Malone; singer-songwriter and guitarist (1952)

John McCain; politician (1936)

Arthur B. McDonald; Canadian astrophysicist (1943)

Herbert Meier; Swiss author (1928)

Lea Michele, American actress and singer (1986)

Anton Newcombe; singer-songwriter and guitarist (1967)

Jimmy C. Newman; singer-songwriter and guitarist (1927)

Isabel Sanford; actress (1917)

Joel Schumacher; film director (1939)

Preston Sturges; film director (1898)

Barry Sullivan; actor (1912)

Wolfgang Suschitzky; Austrian-English cinematographer (1912)

Noah Syndergaard; baseball player (1992)

Dinah Washington; singer (1924)

Geoff Whitehorn; English singer-songwriter and guitarist (1951)

Stephen Wolfram; English-American physicist and mathematician (1959)

Steve Yarbrough; novelist (1956)

[brookstonalmanac]

Birthdays 8.29

Beer Birthdays

Hathor (Egyptian Goddess of Drunkenness)

Charles H. Wacker (1856)

Rudolph J. Schaefer III (1930)

Brittany Evans; St. Pauli Girl 2006 (1975)

Jim Woods (1980)

Five Favorite Birthdays

Temple Grandin; animal welfare advocate (1947)

Lenny Henry; British comedian (1958)

Jean Auguste Ingres; artist (1780)

John Locke; English philosopher (1632)

Charlie Parker; jazz saxophonist (1920)

Famous Birthdays

Arthur Anderson; actor (1922)

Richard Attenborough; film director, actor (1923)

Lanny Barbie; porn actor (1981)

Bob Beamon; long jumper (1946)

Henry Bergh; ASPCA founder (1811)

Ingrid Bergman; actor (1915)

Richard "Mr." Blackwell; fashion critic (1922)

Aimé Bonpland; French botanist and explorer (1773)

Edward Carpenter; English anthologist and poet (1844)

Chris Copping; English singer-songwriter and guitarist (1945)

Rebecca DeMornay; actor (1959)

Todd English; chef (1960)

Werner Forssmann; German physician (1904)

William Friedkin; film director (1935)

James Glennon; cinematographer (1942)

Neil Gorsuch; judge (1967)

Elliot Gould; actor (1938)

Alex Griffin; English bass player (1971)

Carla Gugino; actor (1971)

Thom Gunn; English-American poet (1929)

Chris Hadfield; Canadian astronaut (1959)

Karen Hesse; author and poet (1952)

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.; writer, scientist (1809)

Michael Jackson; pop singer (1958)

Charles Kettering; inventor (1876)

Hiroki Kikuta; Japanese game designer (1962)

Robin Leach; television host (1941)

Betty Lynn; actress (1926)

Dave Malone; singer-songwriter and guitarist (1952)

John McCain; politician (1936)

Arthur B. McDonald; Canadian astrophysicist (1943)

Herbert Meier; Swiss author (1928)

Lea Michele, American actress and singer (1986)

Anton Newcombe; singer-songwriter and guitarist (1967)

Jimmy C. Newman; singer-songwriter and guitarist (1927)

Isabel Sanford; actress (1917)

Joel Schumacher; film director (1939)

Preston Sturges; film director (1898)

Barry Sullivan; actor (1912)

Wolfgang Suschitzky; Austrian-English cinematographer (1912)

Noah Syndergaard; baseball player (1992)

Dinah Washington; singer (1924)

Geoff Whitehorn; English singer-songwriter and guitarist (1951)

Stephen Wolfram; English-American physicist and mathematician (1959)

Steve Yarbrough; novelist (1956)

[brookstonalmanac]

Birthdays 8.29

Beer Birthdays

Hathor (Egyptian Goddess of Drunkenness)

Charles H. Wacker (1856)

Rudolph J. Schaefer III (1930)

Brittany Evans; St. Pauli Girl 2006 (1975)

Jim Woods (1980)

Five Favorite Birthdays

Temple Grandin; animal welfare advocate (1947)

Lenny Henry; British comedian (1958)

Jean Auguste Ingres; artist (1780)

John Locke; English philosopher (1632)

Charlie Parker; jazz saxophonist (1920)

Famous Birthdays

Arthur Anderson; actor (1922)

Richard Attenborough; film director, actor (1923)

Lanny Barbie; porn actor (1981)

Bob Beamon; long jumper (1946)

Henry Bergh; ASPCA founder (1811)

Ingrid Bergman; actor (1915)

Richard "Mr." Blackwell; fashion critic (1922)

Aimé Bonpland; French botanist and explorer (1773)

Edward Carpenter; English anthologist and poet (1844)

Chris Copping; English singer-songwriter and guitarist (1945)

Rebecca DeMornay; actor (1959)

Todd English; chef (1960)

Werner Forssmann; German physician (1904)

William Friedkin; film director (1935)

James Glennon; cinematographer (1942)

Neil Gorsuch; judge (1967)

Elliot Gould; actor (1938)

Alex Griffin; English bass player (1971)

Carla Gugino; actor (1971)

Thom Gunn; English-American poet (1929)

Chris Hadfield; Canadian astronaut (1959)

Karen Hesse; author and poet (1952)

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.; writer, scientist (1809)

Michael Jackson; pop singer (1958)

Charles Kettering; inventor (1876)

Hiroki Kikuta; Japanese game designer (1962)

Robin Leach; television host (1941)

Betty Lynn; actress (1926)

Dave Malone; singer-songwriter and guitarist (1952)

John McCain; politician (1936)

Arthur B. McDonald; Canadian astrophysicist (1943)

Herbert Meier; Swiss author (1928)

Lea Michele, American actress and singer (1986)

Anton Newcombe; singer-songwriter and guitarist (1967)

Jimmy C. Newman; singer-songwriter and guitarist (1927)

Isabel Sanford; actress (1917)

Joel Schumacher; film director (1939)

Preston Sturges; film director (1898)

Barry Sullivan; actor (1912)

Wolfgang Suschitzky; Austrian-English cinematographer (1912)

Noah Syndergaard; baseball player (1992)

Dinah Washington; singer (1924)

Geoff Whitehorn; English singer-songwriter and guitarist (1951)

Stephen Wolfram; English-American physicist and mathematician (1959)

Steve Yarbrough; novelist (1956)