The Squid Calendar

Happy Birthday, today, to to Tom Hanks who was born on July 9, 1956.

Check out the Top 25 Tom Hanks Movies as chosen by poddys.

Tom Hanks Photo By Loren Javier used under CC 2.0

These talented people were born on this day:

Neil Patrick Harris – actor, magician
Ice Cube – rapper, actor
Helen Hunt – actress
Jim Belushi – actor comedian
Jamie Johnson – Bluegrass musician
Courteney Cox – actress
Waylon Jennings – musician
Mario Cuomo – politician
Dina Meyer – actress
Harry Nilsson – musician

And sadly, on this day in 1996 Singer Ella Fitzgerald died at age 79.

Squidoo Lensmaster, Ramkitten, was born March 28, 1969.

Learn about who else shared today as a birthday, and who died on this day. Learn about the top song on the charts, and what the headlines were. All of this and more at: On The Day I Was Born: March 28, 1969.

P.S. Also, Happy Birthday, partybuzz!

J.R.R. Tolkien was born on January 3, 1892.  He was “father” of modern fantasy literature.  With The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings, he changed the world.  He created high fantasy like no other.

Tolkien has inspired the works of MANY – writers, artists, filmographers, musicians.

Tinw describers herself as one who “loves the myth and magic of Tolkien’s Middle-earth”.  It is clear that is the truth.