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Your Retro Reference Guide to Community's "Digital Estate Planning"
by 1UP Staff
18 May 2012 at 7:57pm

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By: Bob Mackey and Marty Sliva May 18, 2012

Community creator Dan Harmon isn't a stranger to video games; he's been public about his love for the medium, so it wasn't surprising to see the first episode of last night's season finale hat trick devote itself completely to old-school gaming references. What would have been a throwaway gag in any other sitcom took over most of "Digital Estate Planning's" 22 minutes, as Jeff, Britta, Pierce, Shirley, Abed, Annie, and Troy found themselves participating in a multiplayer platformer in an attempt to wrest the Hawthorne Wipes fortune from the grasp of a bastard child. This episode overflowed with visual gags devoted to the blocky roots of gaming culture, most of which flew by at a blink-and-you'll-miss-it pace; but, thankfully, your friends at 1UP are here to comb over this chunk of comedy gold to dig out the purest pieces of retro gaming nostalgia. Read on, and be sure to let us know if any references slipped past our intricate knowledge of gaming's past.

"Digital Estate Planning's" title sequence doesn't seem to point to any specific title; it's more of a pastiche of retro games that gave the player a brief preview of all the playable characters and their awesome abilities. Though Gilbert's fake game offers a resolution and color depth the NES could only dream of, the opening credits feel a lot like the intro to the NES version of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

EA to Piggyback Origin on Popular Kickstarter Games
by Chris Pereira
18 May 2012 at 4:44pm

As Electronic Arts continues to work toward having Origin reach feature parity with Steam -- and hopefully finding something unique it can offer in the process -- it also is focused on getting the software installed on as many computers as possible. Bundling it with EA's own computer games has proven to be one effective way of doing this, whether it be with Battlefield 3 or Mass Effect 3, as has exclusively offering the digital version of its big MMO, Star Wars: The Old Republic, through the service. Now it's extending a helping hand to independent developers who have turned to crowd-funding to get their games made in a move that will further help to increase the size of Origin's userbase.

The publisher today announced it will waive Origin's distribution fees for 90 days for any developer wanting to bring its crowd-funded, downloadable PC game to the service, just so long as the game is ready to publish. Develop notes the only costs developers will be subjected to are those pertaining to transactions, such as the fee charged by credit card companies. Even with that small caveat, this is still a potentially great deal for independent developers who will be able to receive a significantly larger portion of revenue on each game it sells in the three months following release. Particularly when you consider many of the games that have been funded by Kickstarter are unlikely to ever be multi-million unit sellers, that extra money could prove to be a major boon.

What a Horrible Night to Have a Curse: Eight Games Where Danger Lurks After Dark
by 1UP Staff
18 May 2012 at 4:35pm

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By: 1UP Staff May 18, 2012

Before the advent of electricity, mankind rightly feared the darkness and the thousands of hungry wolves lurking within. Now that we live in a world where eternal daytime can be summoned with the flick of a light switch, the lessons taught by every fairy tale put to print -- stay out of dark, spooky places -- can safely be ignored, since our smartphones alone can easily cut a swath through the blackness of night. Still, crushing the anxieties of our lizard brains often proves impossible, as a simple evening power outage can quickly turn us from rational human beings into quivering masses who refuse to take candlelit trips to the bathroom alone for fear of wandering House Draculas. And we're not even safe in retreating to the escapist fantasies of video games; over the years, savvy developers have learned to exploit these primal phobias by designing worlds that turn from bad to ugly with the setting of the sun. The following games serve as fitting proof that -- as the popular Nickelodeon show once posited-- yes, we are afraid of the dark. Or if we're not, maybe we should be?

Diablo III's Launch Issues Bring its Always-Online Requirement Back to the Fo...
by Chris Pereira
18 May 2012 at 1:00pm

While it could have gone worse, Diablo III's first few days of availability have been plagued with a variety of issues. There were problem logging in including the dreaded Error 37, and similar sorts of issues have continued to crop up since then, leading to several instances of the servers being taken offline. This has all been widespread enough that Blizzard apologized for the situation, but really, these sorts of problems are to be expected following the release of an enormously popular online game. But not everyone wants Diablo III to be an online game, and those players have suffered right alongside those who do.

Aside from the times that the servers have been brought down for emergency maintenance, which invariably affect everyone, not everyone has been subjected to a less-than-ideal experience. Having skipped the launch rush on Tuesday, I've yet to run into any problems myself, save for one where I'm occasionally told someone I'm chatting with is not online, which requires me to re-send my message. Annoying, sure, but hardly a big deal, especially in light of people who are losing their Achievements or having trouble playing at all for one reason or another.

Capcom Reveals 3DS Spin-off to Lost Planet Series
by Nick Todd
17 May 2012 at 6:14pm

With Lost Planet's roots firmly planted on consoles, it comes as a surprise that the series will soon be making a trip to portables in the form of E.X. Troopers for the Nintendo 3DS. Taking an anime-inspired look and featuring gameplay similar to its console brethren, it appears that the franchise will be bringing some familiar elements to Nintendo's smaller screens. As sudden as the announcement is, Capcom seems to be taking an unexpected approach for the franchise on portables.

Activision's "Project Icebreaker" Could Hurt its Reputation Among Devs
by Chris Pereira
17 May 2012 at 4:56pm

More than two years after Infinity Ward founders Jason West and Vince Zampella first sued Activision, their case is finally set to head to trial on May 29. But before the case can be heard, documents have been released which shed light on some unsavory moves Activision made prior to firing West and Zampella in March 2010.

Prior to the start of the case, there have been some developments of note. Electronic Arts, the publisher of the game being produced by West and Zampella's new studio, Respawn Entertainment, was added in late 2010 as a defendant in Activision's counter-suit; Activision alleged EA conspired with the former IW heads to derail the Call of Duty franchise, among other things. Bloomberg reported yesterday the two publishers have reached a settlement, details of which were not made available.

Should We Expect Voice Acting In Every Game?
by 1UP Staff
17 May 2012 at 2:49pm

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By: Dennis Farrell May 17, 2012

Some people approach games with a checklist of required features. "No multiplayer? Not even a half-hearted mode thrown in for the heck of it? No thanks!" "Where are my arbitrary achievements?" If internet forums are to be trusted -- and in my experience they always should be -- voice acting is increasingly becoming one such expectation.

When a game fails to check off enough boxes, it runs the risk of coming under scrutiny. Sometimes, though, the pressure to be all-inclusive is directly at odds with the experience a game is attempting to create. Sometimes, voice acting can be a detriment.

With Infinity Blade Dungeons, Epic Doubles Down on iOS
by Jeremy Parish
17 May 2012 at 12:23pm

You may think of Gears of War when you hear the name "Epic Megagames." Or maybe Jazz Jackrabbit, if you live a lifestyle of old-school cred. Or perhaps what comes to mind is Unreal Engine 3, the behind-the-scenes game technology that's proven to be the current generation's Renderware. And these things are well and good! But over the past few years, Epic's made something of a name for itself with chair's Infinity Blade games.

Infinity Blade and its recent sequel boast what may well be the most spectacular graphics yet seen on iOS (running, not surprisingly, on a modified version of Epic's own Unreal Engine 3), but they impress less in the gameplay department. Certainly they're entertaining enough, but they amount to high-fantasy Punch-Out!! -- simple and limited. Now that the series is a bonafide money-maker for Epic, they're taking a much more direct approach to the property... and a more ambitious one, too. Infinity Blade Dungeons doesn't simply represent a new genre for the series; it's also the first Blade developed internally by Epic.

Akai Katana Review: A Bleedin' All Right Time
by Ray Barnholt
17 May 2012 at 8:26am

Everyone's favorite purveyor of exceedingly niche shoot-em-ups, Cave, is back again with Akai Katana, a welcome -- and rare -- appearance of one of their console games localized for the West. Not only that, it's a boxed retail game, and crazier yet, it's another horizontal bullet-hell shooter, just like their last Western retail release, Deathsmiles. And if Deathsmiles' gothic lolita stylings sent you running in the opposite direction, Akai Katana is a much more palatable action game, set in a world where young rebels use their warplanes and the power of the mystical Blood Swords to combat the endless hordes of imperial forces. Yeah, no one really plays these for the plots.

As in every shooter, you fly around the screen destroying enemies that appear from the other side of the screen, using regular speedy fire or more powerful, focused fire that slows your movement. The wrinkle in Akai Katana is that killing enemies earns energy orbs that will let you summon your "phantom." With enough energy you can switch to phantom form, where you become your humanoid spirit partner, who is invincible as long as you don't use the stronger fire. As enemy bullets bounce off the phantom, you can move left and right to bat the bullets around and turn them into point value tokens, though they don't last forever and neither does the phantom energy meter, so you'll have to know when to switch forms and collect them for your big scores.

Game of Thrones Review: An Example of Mediocre Interactive Fanfiction
by Thierry Nguyen
16 May 2012 at 5:51pm

Consider the following scenario from the Game of Thrones RPG: you get tasked with infiltrating a secure location, and beforehand you assemble a proper uniform -- gauntlets, boots, cape, and helmet -- to gain access. This sequence conjures up the same sort of tension as watching Tywin Lannister and Littlefinger's conversation at Harrenhal in the current season of the show, or reading the duel between The Red Viper and The Mountain That Rides from A Storm of Swords. There's a lot at stake, and one mistake could turn the whole affair catastrophic; but this time, you're in control of this tense situation. You walk up to a guard at a checkpoint, and he asks if he knows you because you seem familiar to him; to this, you reply that you have a very common face that elicits such a question often. Except, as noted earlier, not only are you in disguise, but as part of that disguise, you had put on a full helmet that completely envelops and obscures your face.

That kind of moment embodies playing Game of Thrones, where the occasional moments of intrigue and interest get stymied by bizarre little gaffes, mistakes, and janks. Why is there a conversation about the look of my face when I have a helmet on? It's not an instance of randomized NPC chatter that delightfully skips over the detail of whether the player is wearing a helmet or not -- it's a specific and scripted moment in a mandatory story quest that somehow got past the game's writers and testing.

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Famous Birthdays: Born On July 7th

What do cabbage patch dolls, your own self and your favorite bottle of beer have in common? Hmm...if you said "They all have a born-on date!" then your own self would also be correct! If you were born on July 7th of any year then follow along as we look at who shares your birthday as well as historical events and other facts specific to your own personal born on date!

General information about July 7th birthdays:

If you were born on July 7th of any standard year then you were born on the 188th day of the calendar year. If you happen to have been born during a leap year then you were born on the 189th day of that calendar year. If you are a U.S. citizen and your July 7th birthday occurred in 1993 or any year earlier, then you are legally able to obtain a valid state drivers license once you have met all educational requirements to do so. Any person born on July 7th of 1991 or any year earlier is legally able to purchase cigarettes or smoke in public and any person born on July 7th of 1988 or any year earlier is legally able to purchase or consume alcoholic beverages while living or traveling in the U.S.

If your birthday falls on July 7th of 1959 or any year earlier, then it means you have been conquering and exploring this world for a half a century or longer and are now allowed to start asking in the U.S. about senior discounts at a multitude of commercial businesses, events and services! Different companies set the eligibility age higher if their policy calls for it but age 50 is the lowest beginning age of eligibility in the U.S. A great site to check out senior discount deals at is listed below.

http://www.seniordiscounts.com/

Astrological data for July 7th birthdays:

In accordance with Western Astrology, those born on July 7th are born under Cancer, the sign of the Crab which is of Water Element, of Fixed Quality and ruled planetarily by the silvery white Moon. The constellation of Cancer holds some well known stars or star clusters such as the Kwan Kei cluster (Bright Fire), Praesepe or Beehive Cluster(the manger) and Asellus Borealis(the northern donkey). Cancerian folk are often described as very intuitive, home loving and deeply sentimental though they do need the attention and social interaction through community situations or individuals that they feel comfortable with and that they feel understands them or they will quickly "clam up" and retreat into their Crab shell never to be enticed out again for fear of repeated hurt-whether real or imagined in nature. Most Cancerian souls love to take care and provide a safe home or environment for others and they are fabulous hosts with warm homes you are invited into or lost souls wandering and depressing to be around if those needs are somehow not available. They love to do anything inside or out that has to do with the home, and often there is a prominent water feature on or near their property. Cancerians are usually very cheery, loyal and resourceful but often times inside very insecure which can cause struggle in relationships because there natural protective Cancer tendencies allow it remain inside until it manifests as a point of no return break instead of open communication that could have easily fixed it prior. Cancer folk tend to be very creative in any field they choose and also are easily influenced by the mother/mother figure in their life(male or female) or by the lack of at a very deep level as well as tend to be very adept at mothering others-for better or for worse benefit wise of both parties. They keep everything and refuse to throw out even their old tennis shoes that they outgrew in high school unless of course for the benefit of another then without question. Cooking, music and water recreation are oft times hobbies and pursuits of those born under the sign of Cancer. If you wish to gain a greater understanding of Western Astrology (or Chinese Astrology dependent upon your birth year) visit this informative link courtesy of Wikipedia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrological_sign

Find your Cancer glyph at the bottom of the page when you are done to check out your Cancer specific traits. Famous fellow Cancerians include Robin Williams, John Quincy Adams, Ernest Hemingway, Princess Diana, Lindsay Lohan, Henry VIII, Meryl Streep, George Michael, Louis Armstrong, Prince William, Dalai Lama, David Spade, Cyndi Lauper, Helen Keller, Kris Kristofferson, Tobey Maguire, Rembrandt, James Cagney, Sly Stallone, Liv Tyler, Jerry Hall, Tom Cruise, George W. Bush, Jimmy Smits, Edward VIII-Duke of Windsor, Ringo Starr, Henry David Thoreau, Jack Dempsey, Sir Edmund Hillary, 50 Cent, Ingmar Bergman Anjelica Huston, Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Carlos Santana, David Hasselhoff, Nelson Mandela, Giorgio Armani, Ross Perot, Georges Pompidou, and Linda Rondstat. Countries "born" under the sign of Cancer are the United States of America, Yugoslavia, Canada, Holland, Scotland and New Zealand. States "born" under the sign of Cancer are New York, New Hampshire, Missouri, Wyoming and Idaho.

If you are interested in current daily/weekly forecasts for the Cancer sign stop by the link below for each day of your astrological year!

http://www.bridgettwalther.com/daily.asp?sign=Gemini

Birthstone/Birth Flower specifics for July 7th birthdays:

The birthstone most commonly associated with your July 7th birthday is the glowing Ruby, root of which is found in Latinized "ruber" meaning "red". Pearl and Moonstone are also less common stones for July births. It symbolizes courage, devotion, integrity, happiness and strength. The clarity of the ruby's red color is reputed to energetically induce prosperity and enhance energy as well as to energetically effect and possibly lessen blood diseases and infections and for increasing metabolism and mind alertness. Rubies are found heavily in Asia Minor and Northern Africa but are also found in the South Eastern United States. The deep red ruby color accounts for the most popular of the precious gems desired but ironically the lighter a ruby's "redness" is(some rare times even a translucent violet)-the higher the clarity of that particular stone, similar to sapphires and emeralds. The red of the ruby often was used in early Christianity to denote fire and today still signifies the powerful intercession of the Holy Spirit and Pentecost. The ruby's hardness is second only to that of the diamond.

For those of you born on July 7th your birth flower is The Water Lily. Alternate and less common is The Blue Larkspur. Water lilies root deep in soil beneath a body of water but its full blooms float and open on the surface. There are two main groups of water lilies-tropical and hardy. A very temperamental flower, the lily is always "picky" about its surrounding climate with some varieties preferring the cool northern latitudes of Alaska and Canada, blooming only during the day while the more well known ones indigenous to warm tropical climates-this variety blooms both day and night and is fully fragrant. The Water Lily seed has an amazing fertility range with seeds remaining plantable and viable, surviving for up to 2000 years. The Larkspur is a clustering blue garden flower, gathered in a long fat dolphin shaped shaft upon its lengthy stem. Called Lark's Heel by Shakespeare the clusters draw butterflies and bumble bees when in bloom like magnets. It is a beautiful flower for arrangements and grows throughout Northern America but is also toxic to farm animals when ingested in very large amounts (as with free grazing) so no tossing it on anyone's salad even though it would take a truckload to make a human even sick-just look and enjoy its beauty! Unique fact: though it is toxic on a level-it also is/was used in many cultures to counteract the poison of a scorpion sting allowing the victim to escape the local muscular paralysis that accompanied the sting. The Larkspur symbolically means from Roman times an open heart and ardent attachment.

http://www.birthstones.org.uk/index.htm

Important historical events which have occurred on July 7th:

1456 - Though she had already been executed, Joan of Arc is acquitted (through retrial verdict) of heresy 25 years later-sigh :-( 1550 - Chocolate introduced 1607 - "God Save the King" is 1st sung 1668 - Isaac Newton receives MA from Trinity College, Cambridge 1713 - 1st performance of Georg F Handel's "To Deum" & "Jubilate" 1753 - English parliament grants Jewish English citizenship 1754 - Kings College in NYC opens (renamed Columbia College) 1798 - Quasi-War: the U.S. Congress rescinds treaties with France sparking the 'war.' 1846 - US annexs California 1850 - Scottish explorer Edward Eyre reaches Albany, W-Australia 1862 - Land Grant Act endows state colleges with federal land 1863 - 1st military draft by US (exemptions cost $100) 1863 - Orders barring Jews from serving under US Grant are revoked 1874 - 27th Postmaster General: James W Marshall of NJ takes office 1875 - Jesse James robs train in Otterville Missouri 1891 - Travelers checks patents 1898 - US annexes Hawaii 1900 - Boston hurler Kid Nichols notches his 300th career victory 1913 - British House of Commons accepts Home-Rule Law 1928 - Sliced bread is sold for the first time by the Chillicothe Baking Company of Chillicothe, Missouri. It is described as "the greatest forward step in the baking industry since bread was wrapped". 1929 - Romania & Vatican sign concord 1930 - Construction begins on Boulder (Hoover) Dam 1934 - Elizabeth Ryan wins her 12th Wimbledon doubles championship 1941 - US forces land in Iceland to forestall Nazi invasion 1941 - World War II: Beirut is occupied by Free France and British troops. 1943 - Liberator bombers sinks U-517 1943 - U-951 sunk 1944 - Bomber Command drop 2, 572 tons of bombs on Caen, France 1944 - Heavy Japanese counter offensive on Saipan 1946 - Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini canonized as 1st American saint 1947 - Alleged and disputed Roswell UFO incident. 1948 - 6 female reservists become 1st women sworn into regular US Navy 1948 - Cleveland Indians sign Leroy "Satchel" Paige 1949 - "Dragnet" premieres on NBC radio; also a TV series in 1951 & 1967 1952 - SS United States cross Atlantic in record 82:40 1955 - 1st LPGA Championship won by Beverly Hanson 1956 - Douglas Moore/John Latouche' opera "Ballad of Baby Doe, " premieres 1956 - 7 Army trucks loaded with dynamite explode in middle of Cali, Columbia killing 1, 100-1, 200, destroying 2, 000 1958 - Pres Eisenhower signed a bill approving Alaskan statehood 1958 - William Shea outlines plans for a $12M stadium at Flushing Meadows NY 1960 - USSR shoots down a US aircraft over Barents sea 1962 - Bill Hartack becomes 8th jockey to win 3, 000 horse races 1962 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1967 - Doors' "Light My Fire" hits #1 1968 - Rock group "Yardbirds" disband 1969 - Canada's House of Commons approves equality of French-English lang 1969 - Der Spiegel reveals Munich's Bishop Defregger is a war criminal 1972 - 1st women FBI members sworn in (Susan Lynn Roley & Joanne E Pierce) 1972 - 79th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Billie Jean King beats Goolagong (63 63) 1973 - All women board of directors takes control of ABA's Kentucky Colonels 1973 - Shoelace Park in the Bronx named 1973 - 1st all-US women's Wimbledon, Billie Jean King beats Chris Evert 1976 - E Henry Knoche, becomes deputy director of CIA 1976 - Lt General Vernon A Walters, USA, ends term as deputy director of CIA 1976 - Viking 2 goes into orbit around Mars 1977 - 12, 000 police occupy university in Mexico City 1978 - Solomon Islands declares independence from UK 1980 - 1st solar-powered aircraft crosses English Channel 1980 - Az Judge Sandra Day O'Connor 1st female nominated to Supreme Court 1980 - Jim King completes riding Miracle Strip Roller coaster 368 hours 1980 - Larry Holmes TKOs Scott LeDoux in 7 for heavyweight boxing title 1980 - Shawn Weatherly, of USA, crowned 29th Miss Universe 1980 - Jineane Ford, (AZ) replaces S Weatherly (Miss Univ) as 29th Miss USA 1980 - Institution of sharia in Iran. 1980 - The Safra massacre in Lebanon. 1985 - Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Mazda Hall of Fame Golf Championship 1986 - IBM-PC DOS Version 3.2 (updated) released 1987 - Kiwanis Clubs end men-only tradition, vote to admit women 1987 - Lt Col Oliver North began public testimony at Iran-Contra hearing 1987 - Yanks trailing by 7 score 7 in 7th on 7/7 & 5 in 8th-Beat Twins 12-7 1988 - Soviet Union launches Phobos 1 to probe Martian moon (unsuccessful) 1988 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1990 - NJ Devils sign Russians Viacheslav Fetisov & Sergei Starikov 1991 - 105th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Michael Stich beats B Becker (64 76 64) 1993 - Red Tom Browning decides to watch his team play at Wrigley Field from the roof of a building across Sheffield Ave, he is fined $500 1994 - "Les Miserables, " opens at Imperial Theatre, Tokyo 1994 - Actress Diane Lane files for divorce from Christopher Lambert 1995 - Space shuttle STS-71 (Atlantis 14), lands 1996 - Space Shuttle STS 78 (Columbia 20), lands 1997 - Tiger Woods wins golf's Western Open 1998 - 69th All Star Baseball Game: at Coors Field, Denver 2002 - A scandal breaks out in the United Kingdom when news reports accuse MI6 of sheltering Abu Qatada, the supposed European Al Qaeda leader. 2003 - The United Communist Party of Armenia is formed. 2005 - Coordinated terrorist bomb blasts strike London's public transport system during the morning rush hour killing 52 and injuring 700

Famous passings on July 7th:

1129 - Shirakawa, emperor of Japan (1072-86)/budhist monk, dies at 76 1304 - Benedict XI, [Niccolo Boccasini], Pope (1303-04), dies 1307 - Edward I, King of England (1272-1307), dies at 68 1537 - Madeleine de Valois, queen of James V of Scotland (b. 1520) 1572 - Sigismund II August, last Jagellonen king of Poland, dies at 51 1573 - Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, Italian architect (b. 1507) 1647 - Thomas Hooker, clergyman, father of American democracy, dies 1656 - Michelangelo Rossi, Italian opera composer, buried at about 55 1694 - Dokusho, Zen teacher, Obaku line, dies 1701 - William Stoughton, American judge at the Salem witch trials (b. 1631) 1713 - Henry Compton, Bishop of Oxford and privy councillor (b. 1632) 1764 - William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath, English politician (b. 1683) 1771 - Thomas Gray, English poet (Elegy), dies at 54 1773 - Cornelis Douwes, Dutch mathematician/astronomer, dies at 60 1774 - Giuseppi Maria Carretti, composer, dies at 83 1790 - Franciscus "Frans" Hemsterhuis, Frisian philosopher, dies at 68 1816 - Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Irish playwright and politician (b. 1751) 1855 - Konstantin Batyushkov, Russian poet (b. 1787) 1865 - Mary Surratt, & 3 other Lincoln conspirators, hanged 1865 - Lewis Paine, Lincoln conspirator (b. 1844) 1865 - David Herold, Lincoln conspirator (b. 1842) 1878 - Yegor Ivanovich Zolotarev, Russian mathematician (b. 1847) 1890 - Henri Nestl, Founder of Nestl S.A. (b. 1814) 1893 - Guy de Maupassant, writer, dies at 42 1898 - Lucien Petipa, French dancer/choreograph/ballet leader, dies 1919 - Paul Deusen, German philosopher/CEO (Schopenhauer-Gesellschaft), dies 1922 - Cathal Brugha, Chief of Staff of Irish Republican Army (b.1874) 1927 - Gsta Mittag-Leffler, Swedish mathematician (b. 1846) 1930 - Arthur Conan Doyle, British writer (Sherlock Holmes), dies at 71 1932 - Alexander Grin, Russian novelist (b. 1880) 1932 - Henry Eyster Jacobs, American Lutheran theologian (b. 1844) 1944 - Georges Mandel, [Louis Rothschild], French foreign min (-1940), dies 1945 - Salomeja Neris, [S Bacinskaite-Buciene], Latvian poet, dies at 40 1967 - Vivian Leigh, actress (Scarlet-Gone with the Wind), dies at 53 1968 - Leo Sowerby, composer (Pulitzer Prize), dies at 73 1970 - Louise Harrison, mother of Beatle George, dies 1970 - Marjorie Rambeau, actress (Primrose Path, Torch Song), dies at 80 1971 - Claude Gauvreau, Canadian writer (b. 1925) 1971 - Ub Iwerks, American artist, director, and cartoonist (b1901) 1972 - Athenagoras, 268th patriarch of Constantinople, dies 1972 - King Talal of Jordan (b. 1909) 1973 - Max Horkheimer, German philosopher/sociologist, dies at 78 1976 - Gustav Heinemann, German president, dies at 76 1976 - Norman Foster, dies at 75 1981 - Mildred Lisette Norman a.k.a. Peace Pilgrim, American pacifist and activist 1983 - George Cukor, director (My Fair Lady), dies on 84th birthday 1983 - Herman Kahn, US futurist/nuclear strategist, dies at 71 1984 - Flora Robson, actress (Great Day, Frieda), dies in her sleep at 82 1988 - Jimmy Edwards, actor (Plank, Bottoms Up, Late Mr H), dies at 68 1990 - Bill Cullen, game show host (Price is Right), dies at 70 of cancer 1990 - Hugo Enomiya-Lassalle, Jes priest/apprentice Zen teacher, dies at 92 1990 - Cazuza, Brazilian poet, singer and composer (b. 1958) 1993 - Mia Zapata, American singer with The Gits (b. 1965) 1994 - Anita Garvin, US actress (Sailors Beware), dies at 80 1994 - Rosa Chacel, spanish Novelist, dies at 96 1994 - Carlo Chiti, Italian race car engineer (b. 1924) 1995 - Geoffrey Freeman Allen, railway writer, dies at 73 1996 - Albrecht Luitpold Michael Wittelsbach, duke of Bavaria, dies at 91 1997 - Jerry Doggett, sportscaster (Bkln/LA Dodgers), dies at 80 2006 - Juan de valos, Spanish sculptor (b. 1911) 2006 - Syd Barrett, original guitarist and vocalist of the band Pink Floyd (b. 1946) 2006 - John Money, Sexologist (b. 1921) 2008 - Bruce Conner, American artist (b. 1933) 2008 - Dorian Leigh, American supermodel (b. 1917)

Famous Births on July 7th:

1053 - Emperor Shirakawa of Japan (d. 1129) 1119 - Emperor Sutoku of Japan (d. 1164) 1656 - Guru Har Krishan, 8th Guru of Sikhism (d. 1664) 1690 - Johann Tobias Krebs, composer 1827 - James Murrell Shackelford, Brig General (Union volunteers) 1827 - William Montague Browne, Brig General (Confederate Army) 1843 - Camillo Golgi, Italy, physician, cytologist (Nobel 1906) 1851 - Lillien Jane Martin, psychologist, found gerontology clinic 1851 - Charles Tindley, American gospel music composer (d. 1933) 1853 - Albert Vandal, French earl/historian (Le Pacha Bonneval) 1855 - Ludwig Ganghofer, German writer (d. 1920) 1879 - Jacob Weinberg, composer 1887 - Marc Chagall, Vitebsk Russia, artist (I & The Village) 1887 - Raymond Hatton, Red Oak IA, actor (Girls in Prison, Lady Killer) 1890 - Tom Powers, Owensboro KY, actor (Station West, Destination Moon) 1893 - Vladimir Mayakovsky, Soviet Georgia, poet (Ode to Revolution)[NS=7/19] 1893 - Miroslav Krlea, Croatian writer (d. 1981) 1897 - Anna Luther, NJ, silent screen actress (Sinners in Silk) 1902 - James McCartney, father of Beatle (Paul) 1904 - Simone Beck, French chef (d. 1991) 1905 - Marcel Rubin, composer 1906 - Harry Von Zell, sidekick (George Burns Show) 1906 - [Leroy] Satchel Paige, baseball pitcher, never look back 1906 - William Feller, Croatian mathematician (d. 1970) 1906 - Anton Karas, Viennese musician (d. 1985) 1907 - Helene Johnson, poet 1907 - Robert A[nson] Heinlein, US, sci-fi author (4 Hugos, Red Planet) 1908 - Evert W Beth, Dutch mathematician/philosopher 1911 - Gian-Carlo Menotti, Italy, composer (Amahl & Night Visitors) 1915 - Margaret Walker Alexander, poet/novelist (For My People) 1916 - Luc Peire, Flemish painter/graphic artist 1917 - Lawrence F O'Brien, (Watergate conspirators broke into his office) 1919 - Jon Pertwee, English comic/actor (Dr Who, Worzel Gummidge) 1919 - William Moses Kunstler, defense attorney (Chicago 8) 1921 - Ezzard Charles, world heavyweight boxing champion (1949-51) 1922 - Pierre Cardin, Paris France, fashion designer (Unisex) 1923 - Richard Lumley, English insurance magnate/multi-millionaire 1924 - Mary Ford, [Colleen Summer], vocalist/actress (Queen of Outer Space) 1925 - Yvonne Mitchell, London England, writer (Johnny Nobody, Genghis Khan) 1927 - Doc Severinson, [Carl], Arlington Or, bandleader/trumpeter (Tonight) 1930 - Hank Mobley, US jazz saxophonist 1932 - Ted Cassidy, actor (Lurch-Addams Family) 1940 - Ringo Starr, [Richard Starkey], Beatle drummer/actor (Magic Christian) 1941 - Michael Howard, British politician 1943 - Toto Cutugno, Italian singer 1943 - Joel Siegel, American film critic (d. 2007) 1944 - Warren Entner, Boston Mass, rock vocalist/guitarist (Grass Roots) 1945 - James Rodford, English rock vocalist/bassist (Kinks-Mr Pleasant) 1946 - Jim Day, Canada, equestrian show jumper (Olympic-gold-1968) 1946 - Joe Spano, SF Calif, actor (Henry Goldblume-Hill St Blues) 1947 - Rob Townsend, rock drummer (Family Leicester) 1948 - Jean Leclerc, French-Canadian actor 1949 - Larry "Rhino" Rheinhardt, rock guitarist (Iron Butterfly) 1949 - Shelley Duvall, Houston Tx, actress (Popeye, Faery Tale Theater) 1954 - Corbin Bernsen, North Hollywood Ca, actor (LA Law) 1956 - Bill Lagattuta, NYC, news correspondent (CBS, 48 Hours, Eye to Eye) 1956 - Jesus Bazan, jockey 1957 - Jonathan Dayton, American film director 1957 - Berry Sakharof, Turkish-born Israeli guitarist (Minimal Compact) 1959 - Bill Campbell, Chicago IL, actor (Rocketeer) 1959 - Jessica Hahn, evangelist rape victim/model (playboy)/actress 1959 - Ben Linder, American engineer (d. 1987) 1960 - Barbara Bierman, Miami Fla, WPVA volleyballer (US Open-13th-1994) 1960 - Ralph Sampson, NBA center (Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets) 1960 - Kevin A. Ford, American astronaut 1963 - Vonda Shepard, American singer 1965 - Paula Devicq, Canadian actress 1965 - Mo Collins, American actress 1967 - Jackie Neal, American singer (d. 2005) 1968 - Reggie Cobb, NFL running back (Jacksonville Jaguars) 1968 - Jorja Fox, American actress 1968 - Jeff VanderMeer, American writer 1969 - Amy Carlson, Elmhurst Il, actress (Josie-Another World) [1969-Approx] 1969 - Cree Summer, actress (Freddie-Different World) 1969 - Joe Sakic, Burnaby BC, NHL center (Colorado Avalanche, Canada 1998-go Avs!!) 1969 - Nathalie Simard, French Canadian singer 1969 - Robin Weigert, American actress 1973 - Natsuki Takaya, Japanese manga-ka 1973 - Troy Garity, American actor 1974 - Patrick Lalime, St Bonaventure, NHL goalie (Pitts Penguins) 1979 - Anastasios Gousis, Greek sprinter 1979 - Carl Breeze, British racing driver 1980 - Michele Kwan, Torrance Calif, figure skater (Oly-94, Oly-silver-98) 1980 - Dan Whitesides, American drummer (The Used) 1981 - Synyster Gates, American guitarist (Avenged Sevenfold) 1982 - Mike Glita, American bassist (Senses Fail) 1983 - Justin Davies, Australian rules footballer 1983 - D. Woods, American singer (Danity Kane) 1984 - Mohammad Ashraful, Bangladeshi cricketer 1984 - Marie-Mai, Canadian singer

Holidays/Observances for July 7th:

Catholics around the globe celebrate annually in July during the month long observance honoring Most Precious Blood of Jesus. July 7th is also the Roman Catholic feast day of St. Illidius, 4th century bishop of Clermont, France. Japan and Shinto observe Tanabata on July 7th, the Solomon Islands mark Independence Day and Tanzania celebrates Saba Saba Day.

Hope this look at what makes your birthday of July 7th special and historically unique has been informative-perhaps even that cabbage patch doll stored in a box in your attic from two decades(or three) ago would enjoy checking their "born on" date out too! Feel free to click on any of the resource links for additional specifics and extra info about any of the categories we looked into above that are relative to your July 7th celebration of birth. Oh...and by the way-have a happy birthday!

Sources:

http://www.wikipedia.org/

http://www.catholic.org/saints/f_day/jul.php

http://www.history.com/

http://www.timeanddate.com/

http://www.historyorb.com/today/

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