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Poor Gabriel's Almanac -- January 23

Poor Gabriel's Almanac -- January 23  
Gabe Helou
From:Gabe Helou
Subject:Poor Gabriel's Almanac -- January 23
Date:Sun, 23 Jan 2005 05:01:22 -0000
Interesting things that happened January 23rd:

Birthdays on this date:
In 1832 Edouard Manet, French painter
In 1903 Randolph Scott, actor
In 1919 Eisenstein
In 1933 Arlene Golonka
+ Chita Rivera (in Washington, DC)
In 1943 Gil Gerard, actor
In 1950 Richard Dean Anderson, actor (MacGyver, Legend, Stargate SG-1)
In 1958 Princess Caroline of Monaco

Events worth noting:
+ National Handwriting Day
In 1849 Mrs. Elizabeth Blackwell becomes first woman physician in U.S.
+ Patent granted for an envelope-making machine.
In 1909 First radio-assisted rescue at sea.
In 1944 Red Wings beat Rangers 15-0.
In 1964 24th Amendment ratified, Barred poll tax in federal elections.
In 1977 TV mini-series "Roots" premiers.
In 1983 "The A-Team" (with Mr. T and George Peppard) premiers.
In 1994 Actor Telly Savalas dies.

And remember ...
National Celebration of Life Month

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