Friday the 13th is my lucky day! Yes folks, today is the day I turn one year older and one year wiser. Time to celebrate with unlimited cake and hugs!
Now, some food for your brains - below are some short lists of notable events that have occurred on July 13 throughout history.
Cool People Also Born on July 13
- Julius Caesar (and we have the same initials!)
- Harrison Ford
- Patrick Stewart
- Cheech Marin
- Cameron Crowe
- Didi Conn (the original Frenchie in the seminal classic, "Grease")
- Deborah Cox
- July 13, 1793 - Jean Paul Marat is stabbed to death in his bathtub by Charlotte Corday
- July 13, 1837 - Queen Victoria becomes the 1st British monarch to live in Buckingham Palace
- July 13, 1908 - the first women were allowed to compete in the modern Olympic games
- July 13, 1923 - the Hollywood sign is officially dedicated
- July 13, 1977 - the great NYC blackout occurs
- July 13, 1985 - Live Aid concert takes place
- July 13, 1985 - the Presidential disability clause is invoked for the first time while Ronald Reagan undergoes colon surgery, leaving Vice President George Bush as Acting President for approximately 8 hours
- July 13, 1979 - Janet turns 1 and becomes hooked on birthday cake after her first bite
- July 13, 1998 - Janet turns 20 while in London. She sends herself to Paris for the weekend and France wins the World Cup. Janet becomes convinced she is a lucky charm for the French people. Amazingly enough, Janet is also still a virgin.
- July 13, 1999 - Janet uneventfully turns 21
- July 13, 2003 - Janet turns 25 and is able to rent cars. She also wins herself a free birthday party at Planet Rose where the bartender makes her a series of shots in all the colors of the rainbow which of course, later makes poor Janet puke. But amazingly, she wakes up the next morning sans hangover.
- July 13, 2005 - Janet turns 27 and throws the adult pool party of the decade that everyone was still talking about over a year after it happened. Janet also *finally* manages to get laid for her birthday (though strangely not with whom she had planned).
- July 13, 2008 - Janet will turn 30 and throw the roast to end all roasts. So start thinking about what you're going to say!
1 comment:
Janet!!! I can't wait for the big 3-0 bday party. I'm cooking up my roast :). Are we thinking NYC or LA or a new place entirely for the big bash? Hugs!
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