Sunday, November 6, 2011

Holistic Cooking Tips

Holistic Lifestyles
How we prepare our food is as important as what we eat. You can buy the best piece of organic, grass fed steak, but if you char it on the grill, the carcinogens created offset the health benefits. Here are some tips to better cook your food, and what to use to cook it.

1. Check your cookware. Great spring cleaning project! Do you see teflon and non-stick pans? Get rid of those: the coating contains toxins that leech into your food when heated. No thanks. Use cast iron pots, stainless steel, or Le Creuset enamel cookware.

2. Get rid of your microwave and use the stove, oven, or a toaster oven. I’ve seen a lot of information out there confirming the microwave’s safety, saying it doesn’t emit *that much* radiation, doesn’t lessen food’s nutrient value, etc. The fact is, microwaves use radiation and cook your food from the inside out, scrambling the nutrients and denaturing the protein. Plus, if you’re microwaving in plastic, you’ll get a double dose of endocrine-disrupting dioxins. Dioxins are xenoestrogens (chemicals that have estrogenic effects on the body) that cause men to grow boobs (kidding, kind of) and girls to get their periods at ages 8 or 9. Back to microwaves: I am using the precautionary principle here and advise you to do the same. If there is any doubt about the safety of a product, stay away from it. We are already bombarded by so much pollution and so many chemicals; don’t add to your toxic load. I do believe that microwaving destroys nutrients in food. And never use the microwave to heat milk for babies!

3. Don’t cook your food to death at high temperatures. It takes longer, but slow cooking at lower temps is much preferable to help food retain its nutrients. For example, I slow roast salmon at 250 degrees, which takes a bit of time, but it tastes heavenly and is healthier. Invest in a slow cooker! Time saving and healthy food prep. Same with greens and with steaming foods: don’t over-cook.

4. If you grill, don’t char your food! This creates cancer-causing carcinogens. Also, our preference for “well done” is not the most healthful. Cook your food medium rare or even rare. The exception here is chicken & pork. Invest in a meat thermometer. Worried about food poisoning? Buy your meat organic and local. You have much less risk of getting a bug from this type of meat than from factory farmed unhealthy feedlot meat. Gross. Let the meat come to room temperature before cooking–it’ll cook more evenly. Let it rest after it’s done so the juices redistribute and you get moister meat.

5. Eat some raw food every day. This doesn’t require any cooking! Raw foods to avoid: broccoli, kale, cabbage, and other members of brassicae family. They contain constituents that can hurt thyroid function. Eat raw fruits and raw veggies on salad, raw nuts, and raw dairy if you use dairy products.

6. Soak raw nuts and grains for easier digestability. Soak nuts in water and sea salt overnight, then dry out in 150 degree oven. Soak grains in water only.

7. Don’t use canola for pan frying/sauteing. Or anything, for that matter. Use coconut or grapeseed oil for high temp cooking. Olive and sesame for medium temp cooking or as a base for salad dressings/marinades.

8. Speaking of, make your own dressings! The ones you buy at the store almost always have canola or soy oil or other unsavory ingredients.

Here is a Asian Inspired salad dressing that can also double as a marinade for fish:
1 tsp grated ginger
2 cloves garlic, pressed
3 TBS rice vinegar, or lemon juice
3 TBS soy sauce
1 TBS miso paste
Whisk all ingredients together, or put in a jar and shake.

What is holistic food?

Holistic Lifestyles
Holistic Food is food in its’ original state as found in Nature. Holistic food is unprocessed, without additives, without any artificial enrichment or fortification.

Holistic Food is food that nourishes and rejuvenates a person as a whole, providing benefits to the body, the mind and the soul. Holistic food retains its’ natural properties throughout the course of preparation.

What are the benefits of holistic foods?

In their natural state, foods are comprised of the 5 basic elements, Earth, Water, Fire, Air and Space, each of which is essential to a person's health. In holistic food, there are some active as well as passive components, which balance each other. As the saying goes, "let my food be my medicine."


Holistic Foods
•Nourish and balance the Body, the Mind and the Spirit
•Strengthen the immune system
•Prevent chronic illnesses
•Provide medicinal qualities that rejuvenate and heal the body
What is the difference between conventional and Ayurvedically balanced food?
Conventionally balanced food provides the correct proportion of macronutrients and micronutrients, such as carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins and minerals.


Ayurvedically balanced food provides the correct proportion of the 5 basic elements, thereby balancing hot/cold, moist/dry and light/heavy qualities. Ayurvedic food creates balance through a flavorful combination of the six tastes into a delicious meal.

What makes AyurFoods taste so good?

Ayurfoods is based on Ayurvedic theory of correct combination of six tastes. The spice mix in Ayurfoods is the wisdom Dr. Apte learnt from her grand mother. So, the unique taste has a history of generations.

What are Ayurvedic guidelines about eating?

•Eat three meals and zip your lips in between
•Eat at right times – Break fast around 7.00 am , lunch around noon and dinner around 6-7.00 pm
•Respect the food you will be eating
•Sit Down and eat. Enjoy eating. Don’t eat on the run, or watch TV or work on the computer while eating.
•Don’t just eat raw foods. Eat freshly cooked food.
•Eat with proper frame of mind. Be happy when you eat, not depressed, worried, angry or sad. You may ingest those emotions with food, and it will not be digested well.
•Eat enough quantity that you feel full. Don’t eat less, you may end up eating in couple of hours, or don’t eat too much. It will create indigestion and you will feel lethargic.
•Take time, chew food longer. You will enjoy it more.
•My Doctor recommends eating small frequent meals – ( 5-6 times a day). Why does Ayurveda recommend eating only three meals?
•Eating three meals a day and zipping the lips in between is the perfect way of eating. It takes about 5-6 hours to go thru’ all stages of digestion. If we eat before, food stays undigested, causes gas, bloating and, discomfort. Instead of eating smaller meals, we should eat enough to feel full, so we don’t feel hungry soon.

Why is food so important?

All tissues in the body are energy reserves. Every moment of our life we are utilizing energy, as this energy is utilized, it needs to be replenished to maintain the reserves. Body creates energy from the food we eat. So it is important to eat good quality food, well cooked food. As the saying goes “Let my food be my medicine”.

Why do we have to eat fresh food?

Fresh food has life energy called Prana. Prana is a healing energy. Processed foods may have calories, but absolutely no Prana. If it doesn’t have healing energy, how can it heal us? It also is loaded with preservatives, additives, colorings which may not be good for our system.

We are so busy, how can we cook fresh?

It is not that we don’t have time, its not our priority, so we can’t make time. Once we understand the fresh food is absolutely critical for our health, we will make time. Ayurfoods is the best solution for health conscious people like you, who are busy but want to eat well. With Ayurfoods, you can cook fresh food in minutes.

Different constitution have to eat differently!

Yes, it is true. Ayurveda is not “one size fits all” philosophy. Certain qualities in foods balance different Doshas. For example – Kapha people (heavy weight) have to eat light, warm and dry foods. Such as toasts, baked, grilled or broiled meats and vegetables, and more spices. Pitta people have to eat more cooling foods, salads, fruits, fewer spices and drink plenty of water. Vatas do best on moist and warm foods such as soups, stews, pasta with sauce, herbal teas etc.

Subtle qualities in foods balance Doshas and prevent many diseases. But, there are certain foods that are ideal for all Body Constitutions, called Tridoshic. Ayurfoods are tridoshic, so are good for anybody and everybody.


AyurFoods are available at www.AyurFoods.com

 
 
 

How Can Your Arthritis Pain Be Relieved?

Arthritis Pain Relief by Ken Kay

Health Issues
Recently, Many Arthritis Patients Are Choosing Glucosamine for Arthritis Pain Relief. While science has yet to bring us a cure for arthritis, there are many different forms of alternative  medicine which can bring arthritis pain relief. While one individual may benefit from magnet therapy and another may see relief through acupuncture, glucosamine dietary supplements are proving themselves to be the leader of the pack when it comes to arthritis pain relief.
  
Much research is being undertaken on how glucosamine can benefit patients with arthritis. Glucosamine has been shown to reduce inflammation and to retard the progression of joint deterioration in arthritis patients. Many arthritis patients have added a dietary supplement of glucosamine to their diets and are reporting it has the ability to bring about arthritis pain relief.

Glucosamine is a natural substance which is found in the body. The supplemental form of glucosamine usually originates from sea creatures, such as the shrimp, shark, or lobster. The great thing about glucosamine is that you can use it in conjunction with your prescription medication. You should always tell your doctor when you add a supplement (or use another form of alternative medicine) to find arthritis pain relief. Glucosamine is not a fad. In fact, there are many reputable hospitals which are currently researching glucosamine and how it can aid in arthritis pain relief. So, you should not feel you need hide your intake of glucosamine supplements from your doctor.

If you are suffering pain from arthritis, this article offers helpful suggestions about glucosamine supplements. It comes in capsule form as well as in powder and liquid. 

Glucosamine supplements come in liquid, powder and capsule form. Most individuals take the capsule form of glucosamine for arthritis pain relief. Capsules are convenient and tasteless. They are also fairly inexpensive. Glucosamine comes in different forms, but most individuals take glucosamine sulfate. Glucosamine supplements are available in extended relief or time release form. This is perfect for the individual who is looking to have glucosamine inside their system throughout the day for arthritis pain relief.
Everyone who has arthritis is encouraged to be proactive and find the arthritis pain relief treatment which works for them. Your best bet is to start with glucosamine supplements. You will know within a few weeks if they are working for you. If they do not, you are no worse off than when you started. If they do provide arthritis pain relief for you, you will be joining the list of countless other arthritis patients who are benefitting daily from glucosamine supplements.

About The Author

Ken Kay is the acclaimed and highly regarded author of numerous health related articles and founder of popular and frequently updated site www.arthritispaincure.com.
 

Urinary Tract Infections in Dogs and Cats

Noelle
If you've noticed that your dog has recently been whining to go out more often, he may be suffering from a urinary tract infection (UTI). In addition to frequent urination, the following signs may indicate a UTI:

Straining, pain or difficulty urinating
Blood in the urine
Foul smelling urine
Urination in inappropriate places
Tender lower abdomen (in the area of the bladder)
Fever
Lethargy

Similar signs can be seen with urinary stones or obstructions. Your veterinarian can rule out these other problems.

UTIs are a common problem in dogs but relatively uncommon in cats. However, inflammation of the urinary tract in cats may produce UTI-like symptoms, and is a serious health problem. If your cat exhibits any of the above symptoms, take him to a veterinarian as soon as possible. Male cats can show the above signs when their urinary tract is obstructed. This can be life threatening in a short period of time.

Females have a wider and shorter urethra than males and are affected by UTIs more often. Males can get UTIs though, especially when they are intact (non-neutered). UTIs are also more likely to affect older, spayed dogs who experience incontinence. Unfortunately, the cause of UTIs in pets is generally unknown.

Your veterinarian will test your pet's urine to diagnose a UTI. A urinalysis is the examination of urine for abnormal substances such as blood, protein, sugar or white blood cells, which may indicate a UTI. Urine samples can be collected by having the pet urinate in a container. A sample can also be retrieved from the bladder by catheterization or by drawing urine directly from the bladder with a needle.

A bacterial urine culture will be performed to identify the presence of bacteria, which will confirm that a UTI is present. If the urinalysis indicates that your pet has a UTI, your veterinarian will prescribe antibiotics to treat the condition.  On a more holistic note, learn how to keep your pets UTI free and treat without the use of antibiotics here.

There are some steps you can take at home to decrease the incidence of UTIs.
Make sure that your pet has access to plenty of clean, fresh water. When urine remains in the bladder for a long time, bacteria can multiply and your pet will be more prone to infection. Let your pet outside every few hours to help him eliminate bacteria. If you have an indoor cat, make sure her litter box is always accessible and clean.

Taking your dog on at least two walks a day will also increase the frequency of urination and may reduce the risk of infection. Occasionally the infection causing bacteria will swim up your pet's ureter and may cause a dangerous kidney infection called pyelonephritis. If you notice any changes in your pet's normal urinary habits, take him to your veterinarian before an infection turns into a potentially serious health problem.

Urinary tract infections are just as uncomfortable for pets as they are for people, and they get them nearly as often.  Caused by bacteria in the bladder or urethra (the tube through which urine flows), urinary tract infections can make it very painful to urinate.  And, if the infections aren't caught early, they can spread upward to the kidneys, causing serious problems.

Both holistic and mainstream veterinarians treat urinary tract infections with antibiotics, but holistic vets go a little further.  They use a variety of natural remedies to strengthen the immune system so that it is better able to resist the infection.  In addition, they feel that it is important to correct imbalances in the body that allow bacteria to thrive.

What are the Signs of a Urinary Tract Infection?
There is blood in your pet's urine.
Your pet cries or strains when urinating.
The urine has a bad smell.
Your pet wants to go out more often or is having accidents in the house.

How can you Help?

Safely and effectively treat the causes and the symptoms of urinary tract and bladder infections in pets naturally with UTI-Free, a selected combination of herbal and homeopathic ingredients.  UTI-Free keeps pets UTI free without antibiotics.  This is definitely one remedy you want to keep on hand at all times, just in case reduce irritation with herbs.

An herbal tincture called Goldenrod Horsetail Compound, which contains corn silk, goldenrod, horsetail, pipsissewa leaf, and juniper berry, can help sooth and support an irritated urinary system.  Dogs weighing under 15 pounds can have half a dropperful of the tincture twice a day until they are feeling better. 
Larger dogs can take between one and two droppersful a day.  The easiest way to give the tincture is to mix it in your pet's food.  

An alternative, if you cannot find this compound, is a homeopathic Antibiotic Tincture, which is something every household should have anyway, to help heal a variety of ailments that might normally require an antibiotic.

Alcohol tinctures aren't safe for long-term use in cats, so an herbal tea is a better choice.  Look for a combination of goldenrod, horsetail, parsley, marsh mallow root and elderberry called Urinary Tea Blend.  Cats can take one teaspoon of the cooled tea three times a day until the symptoms have cleared up.

Relieve pain with Cantharis - The homeopathic remedy Cantharis will quickly ease discomfort in pets that are straining to urinate.  It is most effective when there is also blood in the urine.  Give two or three 30C pellets at the first sign of infection and repeating the treatment once an hour for three hours.  Your pet doesn't have to swallow the pellets.  Just put them in her mouth, where they will be absorbed by the mucous membranes.  If your pet isn't getting better within 12 hours, you will want to call your vet.

Stop infection with cranberry - Cranberry stops bacteria from adhering to the surface of the bladder and it acidifies the urine.  Bacteria doesn't thrive in an acid environment.  It would take alot of cranberry juice to make a difference though because most pets dislike the taste.  You can, however, give Cranberry Fruit Extract.  You can give one capsule for every 20 pounds of pet.

Boost immunity with TF Pets - the most advanced immune support supplements ever formulated for dogs and cats. These high-quality Human Grade ingredients provide triple strength protection with Transfer Factor XF™, ThymuPro™, and Cordyvant™. This powerful and proprietary blend of ingredients works together to activate and enhance the immune system's ability to respond to the many pathogens your pet comes in contact with. In many ways, our pets face even more health challenges than we do, because they come in contact with a less clean environment than humans, and are therefore more susceptible to many other pathogens. Because of this, it is much more important to provide them with the immune support and nutritional needs that keep them healthy and happy.

Strengthen the body with vitamin C - Vitamin C is also great for the lining of the bladder because it is a natural anti-inflammatory.  Pets under 15 pounds can be given 250mg of vitamin C, twice a day.  Pets 15 to 50 pounds can have 500mg, twice a day, and larger dogs can take 1,000mg, twice a day.  Use a buffered form of vitamin C such as Ester C, because it is less likely to irritate the digestive track.  Since vitamin C can cause diarrhea, you may have to cut back the dose until you find the right amount your pet can tolerate.  This is known as bowel tolerance.

Restore the body's balance - The problem with antibiotics is that they kill beneficial bacteria along with those that cause infection.  To restore a healthful bacterial balance when your pet is taking antibiotics for infection, you may want to give supplements containing Lactobacillus Bifidus.  Give pets under 20 pounds one-eighth teaspoon twice a day.  Larger pets can take one-quarter teaspoon twice a day.  But wait an hour or two after your pet takes the antibiotic.  Lots of yogurt works great too!

Switch to a chemical-free food - The chemical additives, preservatives and artificial colors in many commercial pet foods may weaken immunity and make pets more vulnerable to infections.  Stick with home cooking or with high-quality, all natural pet food such as Life's Abundance.

Give additional fluids - Dogs and cats that don't drink alot also don't urinate alot, and this allows bacteria to stay inside the bladder and urinary tract.  You can't force pets to drink, but you can increase their fluid intake by giving them moist foods or by moistening dry food with a little bit of water or chicken broth.

Provide clean water - The chemicals in some drinking water can deter pets from drinking.  This makes them more susceptible to infection because their urine gets very concentrated.  It is recommended that you give your dog or cat filtered or spring water to encourage them to relieve and to also prevent urinary tract infections (especially if your dog or cat is prone to them).

Provide plenty pee breaks - When dogs or cats are recovering from urinary tract infections, you want to encourage them to urinate as often as possible.  Frequent urination will prevent urine in the bladder from getting too concentrated.

Keep her clean - Females that were spayed at an early age sometimes develop loose tissue that allows urine to pool around the urethra.  In females, the urethra is very short and bacteria can ascend very quickly to the bladder.  If your pet gets infections frequently, you may be able to prevent problems by giving her bottom a quick wipe with a baby wipe or wet paper towel whenever she urinates.  This will remove bacteria before they get a chance to move upstream.

When to call the vet

Most urinary tract infections will go away fairly quickly once they are treated with antibiotics.  But they can also get worse, sometimes very quickly.  The infection can ascend into the kidney and cause very serious problems.  If you suspect your pet has an infection, it is fine to wait for a day before calling your vet.  But if she isn't getting better by then (after having tried some of the solutions above) and seems to be in pain, you will need to make an appointment right away.  An exception to this wait-and-see rule is if your pet is straining to urinate, but nothing is coming out.  Pets that cannot urinate could have a stone blocking the urethra.  This is especially common in male cats.  This requires emergency medical treatment.

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Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Famous November Birthdays

Famous November Birthdays

November 1, 1935- Gary Player, PGA golfer
November 1, 1942- Larry Flynt, magazine publisher
November 1, 1957- Lyle Lovett, country singer
November 1, 1960- Fernando Valenzuela,  MLB baseball pitcher
November 1, 1972- Jenny McCarthy, actress
November 2, 1734- Daniel Boone, Kentucky frontiersman
November 2, 1755- Marie Antoinette, queen of France
November 2, 1795- James K. Polk, 11th U.S. President (1845-1849)
November 2, 1865- Warren G. Harding, 29th U.S. President (1921-1923)
November 2, 1913- Burt Lancaster, actor
November 2, 1920- Ann Rutherford, actress
November 2, 1924- Ray Walston, actor
November 2, 1938- Pat Buchanan, journalist, presidential candidate
November 2, 1942- Stephanie Powers, actress, starred in  "Hart To Hart"
November 3, 1793- Stephen Austin, defeated Mexican army and founded Texas
November 3, 1922- Charles Bronson, actor
November 3, 1933- Michael Dukakis, presidential candidate, Governor of Massachusetts
November 3, 1949- Larry Holmes, champion heavyweight boxer
November 3, 1952- Roseanne, Emmy winning actress, comedian
November 3, 1953- Dennis Miller, comedian, SNL
November 3, 1956- Phil Simms, NFL NY Giants quarterback, sportscaster
November 4, 1879- Will Rogers, actor, cowboy
November 4, 1916- Walter Cronkite, TV journalist
November 4, 1918- Art Carney, actor
November 4, 1937- Loretta Swit, actress  played Margaret "Hot Lips" on TV series "M*A*S*H"
November 4, 1954- Yanni, composer
November 4, 1969- Matthew McConaughey, actor
November 5, 1911- Roy Rogers, the "King of the Cowboys", born Leonard Franklin Slye
November 5, 1913- Vivien Leigh, actress
November 5, 1931- Ike Turner, singer
November 5, 1941- Art Garfunkel, singer , duo "Simon & Garfunkel"
November 5, 1941- Elke Sommer, actress
November 5, 1963- Tatum O'Neal, actress
November 6, 1854- John Philip Sousa, composer, band conductor
November 6, 1916- Ray Conniff, bandleader
November 6, 1946- Sally Field, actress
November 6, 1955- Maria Shriver, TV journalist
November 7, 1867- Marie Curie, chemist, physicist
November 7, 1918- Billy Graham, evangelist
November 7, 1922- Al Hirt, jazz musician
November 7, 1938- Barry Newman, actor
November 8, 1656- Edmund Halley, astronomer, mathematician
November 8, 1847 Bram Stoker, novelist, wrote horror novel Dracula
November 8, 1922- Christian Barnard, surgeon, performed the first heart transplant
November 8, 1931- Morley Safer, TV journalist
November 8, 1933- Esther Rolle, actress
November 8, 1949- Bonnie Raitt, singer, musician
November 8, 1968- Courtney Thorne-Smith, actress
November 9, 1913- Hedy Lamarr, actress
November 9, 1918- Spiro T. Agnew, The only U.S. Vice President to resign while in office.
November 9, 1934- Carl Sagan, astronomer
November 9, 1942- Tom Weiskopf,  PGA golfer
November 9, 1969- Sean Combs, rapper "Puff Daddy"
November 10, 1925- Richard Burton, actor
November 10, 1932-Roy Scheider, actor
November 10, 1956- Sinbad, actor
November 10, 1959- Mackenzie Phillips, actress, TV series "One Day at a Time"
November 11, 1885- George S. Patton, WWII general
November 11, 1896- Charles "Lucky" Luciano, gangster
November 11, 1922- Kurt Vonnegut Jr., novelist
November 11, 1925- Jonathan Winters, actor, comedian
November 11, 1951- Fuzzy Zoeller, PGA golfer
November 11, 1962- Demi Moore, actress starred in movie "Ghost"
November 11, 1974- Leonardo DiCaprio, actor, starred in "Titanic"
November 12, 1815- Elizabeth Cady Stanton, leader of women's suffrage
November 12, 1866- Sun Yat-sen, Chinese revolutionary leader
November 12, 1908- Harry A. Blackmun,  U.S. Supreme Court Justice
November 12, 1929- Princess Grace (Grace Kelly), actress, princess of Monaco
November 12, 1945- Neil Young, singer, songwriter
November 12, 1961- Nadia Comaneci, champion Olympic gymnast
November 12, 1967- David Schwimmer, actor,  "Ross" on TV series "Friends"
November 12, 1968- Sammy Sosa, MLB baseball slugger
November 12, 1970- Tonya Harding, figure skater, woman boxer
November 13, 1850- Robert Louis Stevenson, writer
November 13, 1932- Richard Mulligan, actor
November 13, 1947- Joe Mantegna, actor
November 13, 1949- Whoopi Goldberg, TV and moive actress, comedian
November 13, 1959- Tracy Scoggins, actress
November 14, 1765- Robert Fulton, invented the steamboat
November 14, 1840- Claude Monet, painter
November 14, 1889- Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India
November 14, 1896 -Mamie Eisenhower, First Lady of the United States
November 14, 1900- Aaron Copland, composer
November 14, 1908- Joseph McCarthy, U.S. Senator led 1950's anti-Communism probes
November 14, 1929- McLean Stevenson, actor
November 14, 1948- Prince Charles, Prince of Wales
November 14, 1954- Condoleezza Rice, National Security Advisor, Secretary of State for Bush Administration
November 15, 1891- Erwin Rommel, German World War II General
November 15, 1919- Joseph Wapner, Television judge
November 15, 1929- Ed Asner, actor
November 15, 1932- Petula Clark, singer
November 15, 1940- Sam Waterston, actor, lawyer "Jack McCoy" on TV series "Law & Order"
November 15, 1957- Kevin Eubanks, "Tonight Show with Jay Leno" Band Leader
November 16, 1909- Burgess Meredith, actor the "Penguin" in "Batman"
November 16, 1935- Elizabeth Drew, journalist
November 16, 1967- Lisa Bonet, actress
November 16, 1977- Oksana Baiul, champion Olympic figure skater
November 17, 1925- Rock Hudson, actor
November 17, 1938- Gordon Lightfoot, singer, songwriter
November 17, 1942- Martin Scorsese, director
November 17, 1944 -Danny DeVito, actor
November 17, 1944- Lorne Michaels, producer, "Saturday Night Live"
November 17, 1944-Tom Seaver, baseball pitcher
November 17, 1980- Isaac Hanson, singer
November 18, 1908- Imogene Coca, actress, comedian
November 18, 1918- Cameron Mitchell, actor
November 18, 1923- Alan Shepard, astronaut, first American in space
November 18, 1928 - Mickey Mouse's Birthday
November 18, 1939- Margaret Atwood, author
November 18, 1942- Linda Evans, actress, "Krystle Carrington" on TV series "Dynasty"
November 18, 1953- Kevin Nealon, comedian, "SNL"
November 19, 1752- George Rogers Clark, soldier, frontiersman
November 19, 1831- James A. Garfield, 20th U.S. President, assassinated during first year in office (1881)
November 19, 1905- Tommy Dorsey, "Big Band" bandleader
November 19, 1917- Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India
November 19, 1933- Larry King, TV talk show, journalist
November 19, 1936- Dick Cavett, actor
November 19th, 1938 - Ted Turner, broadcasting
November 19th, 1942 - Calvin Klein, Fashion Designer
November 19, 1949 Ahmad Rashad, NFL football player, sportscaster
November 19th, 1961- Meg Ryan, actress, "Sleepless in Seattle"
November 19th, 1962- Jodie Foster, actress
November 20, 1866- Kenesaw Mountain Landis, first baseball commissioner
November 20, 1889- Edwin Hubble, astronomer
November 20, 1900- Chester Gould, cartoonist, created "Dick Tracy"
November 20, 1920- Gene Tierney, actress
November 20, 1925- Robert F. Kennedy, Brother of President John F. Kennedy, presidential candidate
November 20, 1932- Richard Dawson, actor, gameshow host, "Hogans' Heroes"
November 20, 1939- Dick Smothers, actor, comedian, "The Smothers Brothers"
November 20, 1956- Bo Derek, actress
November 21, 1694- Voltaire, philosopher
November 21, 1893- Harpo Marx, actor, comedian, one of the "Marx Brothers"
November 21, 1920- Stan Musial, MLB baseball player
November 21, 1927- Joseph Campanella, actor
November 21, 1943- Marlo Thomas, actress starred in TV series "That Girl", daughter of Danny Thomas
November 21, 1945- Goldie Hawn, actress, "Laugh-In"
November 21, 1961- Mariel Hemingway, actress
November 21, 1963- Nicollette Sheridan, actress
November 21, 1966- Troy Aikman, NFL Dalls Cowboys quarterback
November 21, 1969- Ken Griffey Jr., MLB baseball homerun slugger
November 22, 1890- Charles de Gaulle, President of France
November 22, 1921- Rodney Dangerfield, actor, comedian
November 22, 1932- Robert Vaughn, actor, starred in "The Man from U.N.C.L.E."
November 22, 1943- Billie Jean King, champion tennis player
November 22, 1958- Jamie Lee Curtis, actress
November 22, 1967- Boris Becker, champion tennis player
November 23, 1804- Franklin Pierce, 14th U.S. President (1853-1857)
November 23, 1859- William "Billy the Kid" Bonney, Wild West outlaw
November 23, 1887 -Boris Karloff, actor
November 23, 1945- Susan Anspach, actress
November 23, 1954- Bruce Hornsby, singer/musician
November 24, 1784 Zachary Taylor, 12th U.S. President, died in office. Got sick eating cherries and milk. (1849-1850)
November 24, 1864- Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, painter
November 24, 1888- Dale Carnegie, inspirational author, lecturer, wrote "How to Win Friends and Influence People",, more
November 24, 1925- William F. Buckley Jr., author, columnist
November 24, 1940- Paul Tagliabue, NFL commissioner
November 25, 1835- Andrew Carnegie, financier, banker
November 25, 1914- Joe DiMaggio, MLB baseball player
November 25, 1920- Ricardo Montalban, actor
November 25, 1947- John Larroquette, actor
November 25, 1960- John F. Kennedy Jr., son of President Kennedy, magazine editor, died in plane crash
November 25, 1981- Barbara and Jenna Bush, twin daughters of President George W. Bush
November 26, 1912- Eric Sevareid, journalist, news correspondent
November 26, 1922- Charles Schulz, cartoonist, created "Peanuts"
November 26, 1933- Robert Goulet, singer
November 26, 1938- Rich Little, comedian
November 26, 1939- Tina Turner, singer
November 27, 1853- Bat Masterson, gambler, lawman
November 27, 1917- "Buffalo Bob" Smith, TV personality, hosted "Howdy  Doody Time"
November 27, 1942- Jimi Hendrix, musician, songwriter
November 27, 1957- Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg, daughter of President Kennedy, author
November 28, 1929- Berry Gordy, founded Motown
November 28, 1909- Hope Lange, actress
November 28, 1938- Gary Hart, senator, Democratic party presidential candidate
November 28, 1943- Randy Newman, singer, songwriter
November 28, 1949- Paul Shaffer, bandleader for David Letterman Show
November 28, 1959- Judd Nelson, actor
November 29, 1932- Jacques Chirac, President of France
November 29, 1940- Chuck Mangione, composer, musician
November 29, 1955- Howie Mandel, actor, comedian
November 29, 1964- Kim Delaney, actress
November 30, 1835- Samuel Clemens "Mark Twain", author "Tom Sawyer"
November 30, 1874- Sir Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of Britain  WWII
November 30, 1926- Richard Crenna, actor
November 30, 1929- Dick Clark, TV personality, "American Bandstand"
November 30, 1936- Abbie Hoffman, political activist
November 30, 1937- Robert Guillaume, actor
November 30, 1952- Mandy Patinkin, actor, singer
November 30, 1955- Billy Idol, singer
November 30, 1962- Bo Jackson, played two major league sports: baseball and football
November 30, 1965- Ben Stiller, actor, director
November 30, 1978- Clay Aiken, American Idol 2 finalist

November 2011 Monthly Observances

November 2011 Monthly Observances


Adopt A Senior Pet Month  
American & National Diabetes Month
American Indian Heritage Month
Aviation History Month
Banana Pudding Lovers Month
Child Safety Protection Month
Diabetic Eye Disease Month
Epilepsy Awareness Month
Family Stories Month
Gluten-Free Diet Awareness Month
Greens and Plantains Month
Historic Bridge Awareness Month
International Drum (Percussion) Month
Lung Cancer Awareness Month
MADD's Safety Holiday Campaign (11/16-12/31)
Military Family Appreciation Month
National Adoption Month
National AIDS Awareness Month
National Alzheimer's Disease Month
National Epilepsy Month
National Family Caregivers Month
National Georgia Pecan Month
National Home Care & Hospice Month
National Impotency Month
National Inspirational Role Models Month
National Life Writing Month
National Long-term Care Awareness Month
National Marrow Awareness Month
National Model Railroad Month
National (MSL) Awareness & Appreciation Month
National Native American Heritage Month
National Novel Writing Month
National Peanut Butter Lovers Month
National Pet Cancer Awareness Month
National Pomegranate Month
National Roasting Month
National Scholarship Month
National Sleep Comfort Month
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
Plum and Pomegranate Month
PTA Healthy Lifestyles Month
Real Jewelry Month
Spinach and Squash Month
Sweet Potato Awareness Month  
NoSHAVEmber US - Beard Month
Movember (Australia - Moustache Month )
Prematurity Awareness Month
Vegan Month

Solar and Lunar

Full Moon on  the 10th  is called "Beaver Moon" by Native Americans of New England and the Great Lakes because at this time of the year those little beavers are industriously preparing for winter.
November 25 will also have a partial Solar Eclipse.  This will be visible  in southern Africa, Asia, the Pacific, Tasmania, New Zealand, Antarctica and North America.



Moon Phases, November 2011

First Quarter – November 2, 16:38
Full Moon – November 10, 20:16
Last Quarter – November 18, 15:09
New Moon – November 25, 06:10


 

November 2011 Weekly Observances

November  2011 Weekly Observances

Week 1 (1-7)
National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week
National Fig Week
Give Wildlife A Break Week
National Patient Accessibility Week
World Communication Week


Week 2 (8-14)
Chemistry Week
Health Information and Technology Week: 6-12
International Fraud Awareness Week: 6-12
National Nurse Practioner's Week: 6-12
National Rad Tech Week: 6-12
Dear Santa Letter Week
National Young Reader's Week: 7-11
Pursuit of Happiness Week
World Kindness Week: 8-14


Week 3 (15-21)
American Education Week: 13-19
Game and Puzzle Week
Geography Awareness Week: 13-19
National Hunger & Homeless Awareness Week: 13-19
National Global Entrepreneurship Week: 14-20
National Farm-City Week: 18-24


Week 4 (22-28)
National Bible Week: 20-26
National Family Week: 20-26
National Game & Puzzle Week: 20-26
Better Conversation Week: 21-27
Church/State Separation Week: 22-26

Holidays in November

Nov   1 All Saints Day (Christian)


















Nov   2 All Souls Day (Christian)













Nov   6 Daylight Savings Time

Fall Back












Nov 6 Eid al-Adha (Islamic)

Nov 11 Verterans Day

Armistice Day
Remembrance Day (Canada)














Nov 24  Thanksgiving Day

















Nov 26  Al Hijra (Islamic New Year’s Day)

November 2011 Daily Observances

Nov 1
All Saints' Day
Give Up Your Shoulds Day
National Authors' Day
National Family Literacy Day
National Go Cook For Your Pets Day


Nov 2
All Souls Day
Cookie Monster Day
Plan Your Epitaph Day
Traffic Directors Day
Look for Circles Day
Deviled Egg Day


Nov 3
Cliché Day
Housewife's Day 
National Men Make Dinner Day
Sandwich Day


Nov 4
King Tut Day
National Chicken Lady Day
Use Your Common Sense Day
National Medical Science Liaison Awareness Day


Nov 4-6
Pumpkin Chunkin Days


Nov 5
Book Lovers Day
Gunpowder Day
Guy Fawkes Day
Sadie Hawkins Day (First Saturday)


Nov 6
Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War
Daylight Saving Fall Back
Eid-Al Ahada
Marooned without a Compass Day
Saxophone Day
Zero Tasking Day


Nov 7
Job Action Day
National Bittersweet Chocolate with Almonds Day


Nov 8
Abet and Aid Punsters Day
Cook Something Bold and Pungent Day
Dunce Day
Election Day
National Parents As Teachers Day
X-ray Day


Nov 9 - 10
Kristallnacht


Nov 9
Chaos Never Dies Day
National Young Reader's Day


Nov10
Area Code Day
Forget-Me-Not Day
Marine Corps Birthday
Sesame Street Day


Nov 11
Death/Duty Day
Veterans Day
National Gaming Day (Libraries)


Nov 12 
Chicken Soup for the Soul Day
Domino Day 

 
Nov 12-14
National Donor Sabbath Days


Nov 13
International Tongue Twister Day
National Indian Pudding Day
World Kindness Day


Nov 14
Loosen Up, Lighten Up Day
National American Teddy Bear Day
National Girls Day
Operating Room Nurse Day
Spirit of NSA (National Speakers Association)
Universal Children's Day
World Diabetes Day
World Orphans Day


Nov 15
America Recycles Day
Clean Your Refrigerator Day
I Love to Write Day
National Bundt (Pan) Day
National Philanthropy Day


Nov 16
Button Day
Have a Party With Your Bear Day
International Day for Tolerance
National Educational Support Professionals Day
Prematurity Awareness Day 


Nov17
Electronic Greeting Card Day
Great American Smokeout
Guinness World Record Day
Homemade Bread Day
GIS Day (Geographic Information Systems) 
Great American Smokeout
National Unfriend Day
Take A Hike Day
Use Less Stuff Day
World Peace Day  


Nov18
Married To A Scorpio Support Day
Mickey Mouse Day
Occult Day
Push-button Phone Day


Nov 19
Equal Opportunity Day
Gettysburg Address Day
Family Volunteer Day
Have A Bad Day Day

National Adoption Day
National Day of Play
National Survivors of Suicide Day
World Toilet Day


Nov 20
Absurdity Day
African Industrialization Day
Beautiful Day
Children's Day
Globally Organized Hug A Runner Day
Name Your PC Day
Transgender Day of Remembrance
Universal Children's Day
World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims


Nov 21
False Confession Day
World Hello Day
World Television Day
Alascattalo Day


Nov 22
Go For a Ride Day
Humane Society Anniversary Day


Nov 23
Eat a Cranberry Day
Dr. Who Day
Fibonacci Day
National Cashew Day
Tie One On Day


Nov 24
Celebrate Your Unique Talent Day
D.B. Cooper Day 
Thanksgiving Day
National Day of Mourning
Turkey-free Thanksgiving


Nov 25 - 26
Buy Nothing Day


Nov 25
Black Friday
Flossing Day
Day For the Elimination of Violence Against Women Day
Maize Day
National Parfait Day
Shopping Reminder Day
Sinkie Day
You're Welcomegiving Day 
National Native American Heritage Day

 
Nov 26
International Aura Awareness Day
Islamic New Year


Nov 27
National Day of Listening
Pins and Needles Day


Nov 28
Cyber Monday
Make Your Own Head Day
Red Planet Day


Nov 29
Electronic Greetings Day
International Day of Solidarity With The Palestinian People
Square Dance Day


Nov 30
Computer Security Day
National Meth Awareness Day
Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting
Stay Home Because You're Well Day

Thursday, October 27, 2011

Halloween (or Hallowe'en) is an annual holiday observed on October 31, which commonly includes activities such as trick-or-treating, attending costume parties, carving jack-o'-lanterns, bonfires, apple bobbing, visiting haunted attractions, playing pranks, telling scary stories, and watching horror films.
The practice of dressing up in costumes and begging door to door for treats on holidays dates back to the Middle Ages and includes Christmas wassailing. Trick-or-treating resembles the late medieval practice of souling, when poor folk would go door to door on Hallowmas (November 1), receiving food in return for prayers for the dead on All Souls' Day (November 2). It originated in Ireland and Britain, although similar practices for the souls of the dead were found as far south as Italy.
Halloween as it is celebrated these days is but a pale representation of its rich and multicultural history. It is not, as some would call it, a celebration of the Devil or of Hell or of the Damned, but rather a blending of the celebrations marking the end of the growing season, a heralding of the coming of the winter months and folk traditions that told of the day when the veil between the living and the dead, ever a transparent, gossamer veil at that, would lift and ghosts and ghouls would walk among the living. From those many traditions, coming to us from the Celts, the Roman rituals and even Catholic tradition, we get the stirrings of what would eventually become Halloween.
Back in the old days, or once upon a time, in the tradition of fairy tales, there were the Celtic people and their Druid priests. The Druids were believed to have the ability, among other skills, to commune with the dead. Their powers, it was rumored, were much more powerful on the day of Samhain (pronounced sow-en), which was the last day of the year in the Celtic calendar. But, before believing that the Halloween celebration came directly from Samhain, a day mistakenly attributed directly to the Wiccans rather than to the Celts, you must understand that it is a blend of Hallowmas, a celebration of Catholic origins, as well as the Roman festival called Feralia.
On the day of Samhain, the Celtic people would all extinguish their home’s hearth fire. They would gather in front of a blessed bonfire and would sing, dance and listen to the stories that were told during the celebration. At the end of the evening, each person would take some of the bonfire home to relight their heart fire in hopes of ensuring good fortune to their home and family for the coming year. It is said that if your hearth fire would not light from the sacred bonfire, misfortune, even death, would befall someone in the house that very year.
By the 19th century, most of the religious aspects of the Halloween celebration had dwindled away and it was mostly a secular holiday, a gathering of community with only some of the remnants of the past clinging to it like the cobwebs of a haunted house. People would still dress up in costume, but less for the original reason of confusing the dead and more for just plain entertainment and fun.
European immigrants brought many of their traditions and beliefs with them to the New World, even those that were sometimes frowned upon or scoffed at. Halloween itself was largely disallowed, even forbidden, but in Maryland, the tradition was not only allowed but encouraged. The people there held what they called “play parties” where they would take turns telling each other’s fortunes, dancing, singing and telling ghost stories. The children would dress in costumes and try to scare one another as well.
The Irish immigrants came to the new world in great masses, fleeing from the Potato Famine that was starving them to death, and brought with them the Halloween tradition of going door to door looking for sweets and other treats. The tradition of trick or treating is still a favorite among little children today.

Monday, October 24, 2011

October Famous Birthdays

October 1, 1904- Vladimir Horowitz, pianist
October 1, 1920- Walter Matthau, actor
October 1, 1921- James Whitmore, actor
October 1, 1924- Jimmy Carter, 39th U.S. President (1977-1981)
October 1, 1924- William Rehnquist, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
October 1, 1927- Tom Bosley, actor
October 1, 1928- George Peppard, actor, the leader in TV series "A-Team"
October 1, 1935- Julie Andrews, actress, singer, "Mary Poppins" and "The Sound of Music"
October 1, 1950- Randy Quaid, actor, "cousin "Eddy" in "Vacation" movies
October 1, 1963- Mark McGwire, MLB baseball slugger, home run record holder
October 2, 1890- Groucho Marx, comedian, "Marx Brothers"
October 2, 1895- Bud Abbott, comedian, comedy team "Abbott & Costello"
October 2, 1928- George McFarland, actor "Spanky" on "Spanky and Our Gang"
October 2, 1937- Johnnie L. Cochran Jr., attorney
October 2, 1945 -Don McLean, singer, songwriter, wrote and sang "Miss American Pie"
October 2, 1951- Gordon Sumner, musician, songwriter "Sting"
October 2, 1970- Kelly Ripa, actress, "Regis and Kelly" and TV series "Hope & Faith"
October 3, 1902 -Harvey Kurtzman, created "Mad" magazine
October 3, 1941- Chubby Checker, singer, musician
October 3, 1959- Jack Wagner, actor
October 4, 1181- St. Francis of Assisi, Catholic religious leader
October 4, 1822- Rutherford B. Hayes, 19th U.S. President (1877-1881)
October 4, 1861- Frederic Remington, painter, sculptor
October 4, 1895- Buster Keaton, comedian
October 4, 1924- Charlton Heston, actor , NRA President
October 4, 1941- Jackie Collins, author
October 4, 1946 -Susan Sarandon, actress
October 4, 1976- Alicia Silverstone, actress
October 5, 1829- Chester A. Arthur, 21st  U.S. President (1881-1885)
October 5, 1882- Robert Hutchings Goddard, father of the Space Age
October 5, 1902- Ray Kroc, founder of McDonald's
October 5, 1923- Glynis Johns, actress, played in "Mary Poppins" 
October 5, 1963- Laura Davies, LPGA golfer
October 5, 1965- Mario Lemieux, NHL hockey player
October 5, 1975- Kate Winslet, actress, "Rose" in movie "Titanic"
October 6, 1846- George Westinghouse, engineer, inventor, developed AC electric power
October 6, 1906- Janet Gaynor, actress
October 6, 1914- Thor Heyerdahl, anthropologist, explorer
October 6, 1956- Stephanie Zimbalist, actress
October 6, 1963- Elisabeth Shue, actress
October 7, 1917- June Allyson, actress
October 7, 1931- Desmond Tutu, archbishop, won Nobel Peace Prize
October 7, 1943- Oliver North, National Security Council
October 7, 1951- John Mellencamp, singer
October 7, 1059- Simon Cowell, judge on "American Idol"
October 7, 1966- Toni Braxton, singer
October 8, 1890 "Eddie" Rickenbacker, WWI flying ace
October 8, 1936- David Carradine, actor
October 8, 1939- Paul Hogan, actor
October 8, 1941- Jesse Jackson, civil right leader
October 8, 1943- Chevy Chase, actor, comedian, SNL, "Vacation" movies
October 8, 1943- R. L. Stine,  author of children's books
October 8, 1949 -Sigourney Weaver, actress, "Ellen Ripley" in movie "Alien"
October 8, 1956- Stephanie Zimbalist, actress, starred in "Remington Steele"
October 8, 1970- Matt Damon, actor
October 9, 1938- Russell Myers, cartoonist, created "Broom Hilda"
October 9, 1940- John Lennon, singer, songwriter, musician, member of the "Beatles"
October 9, 1948- Jackson Browne, singer, songwriter
October 9, 1953- Sharon Osbourne, actress, wife of Ozzie Osbourne
October 9, 1955- Scott Bakula, actor, TV series "Quantum Leap" and "Star Trek- Enterprise"
October 9, 1981- Zacary Ty Bryan, actor, "Brad" on TV series "Home Improvement"
October 10, 1900- Helen Hayes, actress
October 10, 1914- Dorothy Lamour, actress
October 10, 1946 -Ben Vereen, actor, singer
October 10, 1958- Tanya Tucker, singer
October 10, 1969- Brett Favre, NRL Green Bay Packers quarterback
October 10, 1974- Dale Earnhardt Jr, auto racer
October 11, 1844- Henry John Heinz, founded Heinz Ketchup company
October 11, 1884- Eleanor Roosevelt, first lady, wife of Franklin D. Roosevelt
October 11, 1932- Dottie West, singer
October 11, 1937- Ron Leibman, actor
October 11, 1948- Daryl Hall, musician, singer
October 11, 1961- Steve Young, NFL San Francisco 49er's quarterback
October 11, 1962- Joan Cusack, actress
October 11, 1966 Luke Perry, actor
October 12, 1935- Luciano Pavarotti, opera singer
October 12, 1947- Chris Wallace, TV news correspondent
October 12, 1950- Susan Anton, actress, singer
October 12, 1950- Ronald McNair, astronaut, physicist, died in Challenger space shuttle explosion
October 12, 1970- Kirk Cameron, actor
October12, 1975- Marion Jones, Olympic track star
October 13, 1925- Margaret Thatcher, former prime minister of England
October 13, 1941- Paul Simon, singer, songwriter, "Simon & Garfunkel"
October 13, 1949- Sammy Hagar, singer, musician
October 13, 1957- Chris Carter, created "The X-Files"
October 13, 1959- Marie Osmond, actress, singer ,Brother-Sister duo "Donny & Marie"
October 13, 1962- Jerry Rice, NFL San Francisco 49ers wide receiver
October 13, 1969- Nancy Kerrigan, Olympic figure skater
October 13, 1980- Ashanti, singer, songwriter
October 14, 1644- William Penn, founder of Pennsylvania
October 14, 1890- Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th U.S. President (1953-1961)
October 14, 1894- E. E. Cummings, poet
October 14, 1916- C. Everett Koop, U.S. Surgeon General
October 14, 1927- Roger Moore, actor , played "James Bond"
October 14, 1938- John Dean, Nixon White House counsel during Watergate
October 14, 1939- Ralph Lauren, fashion designer
October 14, 1979- Usher, Rap singer
October 15, 1908- John Kenneth Galbraith, economist
October 15, 1917- Arthur Schlesinger Jr., historian
October 15, 1920- Mario Puzo, novelist, wrote "The Godfather"
October 15, 1924 -Lee Iacocca,  Chrysler auto executive, led turnaround of company
October 15, 1943- Penny Marshall, actress, director
October 15, 1946- Richard Carpenter, singer, with sister Karen Carpenter
October 15, 1959- Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, and first wife of Prince Andrew
October 15, 1959- Emeril Lagasse, TV chef
October 15, 1969- Vanessa Marcil- actress, TV soap opera "General Hospital"
October 16, 1758- Noah Webster - compiled first American English dictionary
October 16, 1854- Oscar Wilde, poet, playwright
October 16, 1886- David Ben-Gurion, first Prime Minister of Israel
October 16, 1898- William O. Douglas, Supreme Court Justice
October 16, 1925- Angela Lansbury, actress, "Murder, She Wrote"
October 16, 1946- Suzanne Somers, actress, "Chrissy" on TV series "Three's Company"
October 16, 1958- Tim Robbins, actor, director
October 16, 1975- Kellie Martin, actress
October 17, 1912- Pope John Paul I, pope for just 34 days in 1978
October 17, 1918- Rita Hayworth, actress
October 17, 1938- Evel Knievel, motorcycle daredevil
October 17, 1948- Margot Kidder, actress
October 17, 1948- George Wendt, actor
October 17, 1963- Norm McDonald- actor, "SNL"
October 17, 1972- Eminem, Rap singer
October 18, 1926- Chuck Berry, singer, songwriter, starred in movie "Patton"
October 18, 1939- Mike Ditka, NFL Chicago Bears head coach
October 18, 1939- Lee Harvey Oswald, assassinated President John F. Kennedy
October 18, 1956- Martina Navratilova, tennis champion
October 18, 1960- Jean-Claude Von Damme, actor
October 19, 1922- Jack Anderson, columnist, journalist
October 19, 1932- Robert Reed, played the dad on TV series "The Brady Bunch"
October 19, 1945- John Lithgow, actor , comedian
October 19, 1962- Evander Holyfield, champion heavyweight boxer
October 20, 1882- Bela Lugosi, actor, played "Dracula"
October 20, 1925- Art Buchwald, humorist
October 20, 1931- Mickey Mantle, MLB baseball slugger
October 20, 1935- Jerry Ohrbach, actor
October 20, 1953- Tom Petty, singer
October 20, 1972- Snoop Dogg, Rap singer
October 21, 1833- Alfred Nobel, chemist, engineer, established Nobel Prizes
October 21, 1917- Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet player, bandleader
October 21, 1926- Whitey Ford, MLB baseball pitcher
October 21, 1956- Carrie Fisher, actress, "Princess Leia" in "Star Wars"
October 22, 1903- Curly Howard, actor, comedian, one of the "Three Stooges"
October 22, 1917- Joan Fontaine, actress
October 22, 1920- Timothy Leary, psychologist, Harvard professor, and 60's guru
October 22, 1938- Christopher Lloyd, actor
October 22, 1942 Annette Funicello, actress, singer, beach movies
October 22, 1943- Catherine Deneuve, actress
October 22, 1963- Brian Boitano, Olympic champion figure skater
October 22, 1968- Shaggy,  Reggae/pop singer, sang "It wasn't Me"
October 23, 1893- Gummo Marx, agent for the "Marx Brothers"
October 23, 1906- Gertrude Ederle, first woman to swim the English Channel
October 23, 1925- Johnny Carson, Talk show host, "The Tonight Show". Tv Talk Show Host Day
October 23, 1935- Chi Chi Rodriguez, professional golfer
October 23, 1940- Pelé, soccer player
October 23, 1942- Michael Crichton, novelist, wrote "Jurrasic Park"
October 23, 1959- "Weird Al" Yankovic, singer, comedian
October 23, 1962- Doug Flutie, CFL and NFL quarterback
October 24, 1926- Y. A. Tittle, NFL quarterback
October 24, 1930- J.P. Richardson, singer, the "Big Bopper", sang "Chantilly Lace"
October 24, 1936- David Nelson, actor, son of Ozzie and Harriet on TV series "The Nelsons"
October 24, 1947- Kevin Kline, actor
October 24, 1980- Monica Arnold, singer
October 25, 1881 -Pablo Picasso, artist
October 25, 1888- Richard E. Byrd, aviator, Antarctic explorer
October 25, 1912- Minnie Pearl, singer, entertainer, Grand Ole Opry star
October 25, 1940- Bobby Knight, College basketball coach
October 25, 1941- Helen Reddy, singer
October 25, 1941- Anne Tyler, novelist
October 26, 1879- Leon Trotsky, Russian Communist leader
October 26, 1914- Jackie Coogan, "Uncle Fester" on TV series "The Addams Family"
October 26, 1947- Jaclyn Smith, actress, K-Mart fashion line, TV series "Charlie's Angels"
October 26, 1947- Hillary Rodham Clinton, first lady, NY Senator
October 26, 1947- Pat Sajak, TV game-show host , "Wheel of Fortune"
October 26, 1954- Lauren Tewes, "Julie" on TV series the "Love Boat"
October 26, 1962- Dylan McDermott, actor
October 26, 1963- Natalie Merchant, singer
October 27, 1858- Theodore Roosevelt, 26th  U. S President, Quote: "Walk softly and carry a big stick" (1901-1909)
October 27, 1872 -Emily Post, etiquette expert
October 27, 1914 Dylan Thomas, poet
October 27, 1920- Nanette Fabray, actress
October 27, 1940- John Gotti, crime boss
October 27, 1956- Patty Sheehan, LPGA golfer
October 28, 1914- Jonas Salk, physician, developed polio vaccine
October 28, 1936 -Charlie Daniels, singer, songwriter, musician
October 28, 1939- Jane Alexander, actress
October 28, 1944- Dennis Franz, actor, "NYPD Blue"
October 28, 1949- Bruce Jenner, Olympic decathlon champion
October 28, 1955- Bill Gates, Microsoft executive, multi-multi billionaire
October 28, 1967- Julia Roberts, actress, "Pretty Woman", "My Best Friends' Wedding", many more
October 29, 1891- Fanny Brice, entertainer
October 29, 1947- Richard Dreyfuss, oscar winning actor, movies include "Jaws" and "Goodbye Girl"
October 29, 1948 Kate Jackson, actress , TV series "Charlie's Angels"
October 29, 1971- Winon Ryder, actress, "movie "Girl, Interrupted"
October 30, 1735- John Adams, 2d U.S. President (1797-1801)
October 30, 1882- William "Bull" Halsey, World War II Pacific Fleet Commander
October 30, 1885- Ezra Pound, poet
October 30, 1945- Henry Winkler, actor
October 30, 1951- Harry Hamlin, actor, attorney "Michael Kuzak" on TV series "L.A. Law"
October 31, 1795 John Keats, poet
October 31, 1860- Juliette Gordon Low, founder of Girl Scouts of America
October 31, 1887- Chiang Kai-shek, Chinese leader
October 31, 1912- Dale Evans, the "Queen of the West", born Frances Octavia Smith
October 31, 1922- Barbara Bel Geddes, actress "Miss Ellie Ewing" on TV series "Dallas"
October 31, 1931- Dan Rather, TV News Anchorman
October 31, 1936- Michael Landon, actor
October 31, 1950- John Candy, actor, comedian
October 31, 1950- Jane Pauley, TV journalist
October 31, 1963- Dermot Mulroney, actor
October 31, 1967- Vanilla Ice, singer, actor