The Brookston Almanac

International Computer Security Day

Stay Home Because You’re Well Day
Judge A Book By Its Cover Day
Squirrel Hunt Day
You’re Welcome Day
St. Andrew’s Day (patron of Scotland, Greece, Russia, golfers, fishermen, sailors, spinsters; against gout, neck problems)
Ham and Roast Beef Night
Computer Security Day
North Vietnam Old Independence Day
Barbados Independence Day
Whisp and Thread Fair (Fairy)
National Mousse Day
Youth Day (Upper Volta)
Benin National Day
St. Frumentius’ Day (Greek)
Aden Independence Day
International Night II (David Letterman)
Bonifacio Day (aka Heroes’ Day; Philippines)

Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Mark Twain
Jonathan Swift
Winston Churchill
David Mamet
Andrea Palladio
Clyfford Still
Leonard Marinaccio
Abbie Hoffman
Virginia Mayo
Andrea Palladio
Mandy Patinkin
Bo Jackson
Dick Clark
Eric Edwards
Robert Guillaume
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
Shirley Chisholm
Anres Bonifacio
Philip Sidney
Bob Grill
Richard Crenna
Carrie Jean Yazel (Pb 5/91)
Paul Stookey
Bill Walsh
Roy “Link” Lyman
Andrea Doria
Billy Idol
Mike Espy
G. Gordon Liddy

1st Detective Story published
Kukla, Fran & Ollie debuted
Oat Crushing Machine patented
1st Meteor to hit a woman
Dahomey changed its name to Benin (1975)
Threshing Machine invented
Statute of Ramses II found (1991)
Claude Monet died (1954)
Oscar Wilde died (1900)
Crystal Palace destroyed by fire (1936)
Mother Jones died (1930)
Women 1st voted in France (1919)
US sent warships to Hankow, China (1925)
1st Australian Grand Prix held (1985)
Brewery millionaire Alfred Heineken kidnapped (1983)
Red Army blew up head of Deutsche Bank in Frankfurt (1989)
John Poindexter and Oliver North fired by Ronald Reagan after Iran-Contra scandal (1986)
Provisional Treaty signed ending American Revolutionary War (1782)
Ground broken on El Pueblo de San Jose de Guadelupe
Bavarian law imposed severe penalties for using anything but braley, hops & water (1487)
Kidnapped Alfred Heineken freed by police (1983)
Sun Valley Brewing opened (Idaho; 1993)
Mount St. helena Brewing opened (California; 1996)