Read today’s Calendar bites for the agenda of this day’s family history events and historical celebrations.
You might also want to review our Calendar, Call for Papers, Contests, or other sections to see what is coming up.Â
Birthdays
- Curtis John Osmer Glatz, 1998. Youngest child of WikiChick tami, Curt turns 18 years old today. Happy birthday baby boy!
- Dame Judith Anderson, 1898. Film and stage actress, born Frances Margaret Anderson, in Australia.
- Bertolt Brecht, 1898. German playwright.
- Jimmy Durante, 1893. Known for his distinctive nose, “The Schnozz” was a star of stage, film, and television.
- Charles Lamb, 1775. Literary critic, poet, and essayist, who wrote, “The greatest pleasure I know is to do a good action by stealth, and to have it found out by accident.”
- Boris Leonidovich Pasternak, 1890. Russian poet and writer, author of Dr. Zhivago, among others.
- Bill Tilden, 1893. William Tatem Tilden, Jr., generally considered one of the greatest tennis players of all time.
Celebrations                              Â
Lent begins. A period of fasting and penitence.
Treaty of Paris Ends French & Indian War, in 1763.
Genealogy Events
IN – Beginning Genealogy for Boy Scouts. Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center William Henry Smith Memorial Library, 450 W Ohio St, Indianapolis, IN Â Â 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Â Would you like to know more about your family history and work on your genealogy merit badge? Â Cost $20 Register at http://www.crossroadsbsa.org.
PA – GRIP Registration for June session Opens
