Ok, here it is... Obscure Holidays 3/2713-3/31/13 (Part 1)

Here it is, just like I promised!

March 27
It's National "Joe" Day! (a day to change your name to Joe...)

Today's Famous Birthdays:

March 27, 1845- Wilhelm Roentgen, scientist, discovered X-rays
March 27, 1899- Gloria Swanson, actress
March 27, 1931- David Janssen, actor, "The Fugitive"
March 27, 1940- Cale Yarborough, auto racer
March 27, 1963- Randall Cunningham, NFL Quarterback
March 27, 1963- Quentin Tarantino, actor, director
March 27, 1970- Mariah Carey, singer



March 28
It's Something on a Stick Day! (e.g. popsicles, hot dogs, s'mores)

Today's Famous Birthdays:

March 28, 1899- August Anheuser Busch Jr., Beer baron
March 28, 1921- Dirk Bogarde, actor
March 28, 1944- Ken Howard, actor
March 28, 1955- Reba McEntire, country western singer
March 28, 1981- Julia Stiles, actress



March 29
It's National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day (sort of like small business owner day) and Smoke and Mirrors Day (illusions)!

Today's Famous Birthdays:

March 29, 1790- John Tyler, 10th U.S. President (1841-1845)
March 29, 1867- Cy Young, baseball pitcher
March 29, 1916- Eugene McCarthy, senator, presidential nominee
March 29, 1918- Pearl Bailey, singer, entertainer
March 29, 1918- Sam Walton, founded Wal-Mart
March 29, 1945- Walt Frazier, basketball player
March 29, 1955- Earl Campbell, football player
March 29, 1963- M. C. Hammer, rap singer
March 29, 1964- Elle MacPherson, actress, super model
March 29, 1968- Lucy Lawless, actress
March 29, 1976- Jennifer Capriati, tennis player



March 30
It's National Doctor's Day and I am in Control Day (something some Secratery of State said that got him kicked out of office) and Take a Walk in the Park Day!

Today's Famous Birthdays:

March 30, 1853 Vincent van Gogh, painter
March 30, -1929 Richard Dysart, actor
March 30, 1930- John Astin, actor
March 30, 1937- Warren Beatty, actor, director
March 30, 1945- Eric Clapton, musician, singer, songwriter
March 30, 1957- Paul Reiser, actor
March 30, 1962- M.C. Hammer, rapper
March 30, 1968- Celine Dion, singer



March 31
It's EASTER! 

Today's Famous Birthdays:

March 31, 1596- René Descartes, philosopher, mathematician
March 31, 1732- Franz Joseph Haydn, composer
March 31, 1811 - German chemist Robert Wilhelm Eberhard von Bunsen, invented the Bunsen Burner
March 31, 1878- Jack Johnson, is Afro-American boxer to win heavyweight crown
March 31, 1927- Cesar Chavez, labor leader
March 31, 1928- Gordie Howe, hockey player
March 31, 1929- Liz Claiborne, fashion designer
March 31, 1932- John Jakes, author
March 31, 1934- Shirley Jones, actress, singer
March 31, 1935- Herb Albert, musician
March 31, 1935- Richard Chamberlain, actor
March 31, 1943- Christopher Walken, actor
March 31, 1948 -Al Gore Jr., vice president , presidential candidate
March 31, 1948- Rhea Perlman, actress