Today in history, April 23.

[RedXIII]

Both William Shakespeare and Don Quixote author Miguel Cervantes died on this date, April 23, 1616. It is also St. George's Day in Catalonia.

*sings* I am Don Quixote, the Man of La Mancha..... *Spanish music blares and trumpets sound* OLE!!! *does flamenco dance*

[Spirochete]

1. And

Michael Moore was born, 1954. Or so I hear.

[L A Woman]

4. Anastasia Baranova was born in 1989.

She's the daughter of someone I care about VERY much, the star of Scout's Safari and trust me - she is going to be a HUGE star. :-)

[RedXIII]

2. ,..

bump back to the top(:

[Kellanved]

3. It's the 490th birthday of the Bavarian beer purity law

:toast:

[L A Woman]

5. Shakespeare was also BORN on this date in 1564.

he would have been 442 today. if only he had taken better care of himself.

[Spirochete]

6. Shakespeare died on his birthday?

I didn't know that.

[Robb]

7. The perfect gift

...excepting one willing to part so slightly with his wife's first gift. :evilgrin: