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Paul Whybrow

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Jun 20, 2015
Cornwall, UK
Whatever you think about astrology, it's still fun to find that someone famous was born on the same date as you. It may be more chilling to find that someone you admire died when you popped into the world. Or, perhaps some significant historical event occurred on the day you were born.

As a young fan of The Beatles, back in the 1960s, I was fascinated that George Harrison was born on my birthdate of February 25th, albeit 11 years before. In my twenties and interested in cinema, I found that film producer David Puttnam was also born on February 25th, thirteen years before me. It's impossible for me not to look for connections, for commonalities in behaviour with two such creatives.

It would be great if I shared my birthdate with a favourite author, but such is not the case. As for significant world events, the end of February is a quiet time, though Gamel Abdul Nasser became premier of Egypt on the day I was born—he went on to seize the Suez canal from British control. Also, Cassius Clay, as Muhammad Ali was then called, wrested the heavyweight boxing world championship from Sonny Liston. I was ten on that day, and his victory prompted a lifelong interest in boxing.

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Do you share a birthdate with anyone famous?


Did someone significant shuffle off their mortal coil when you appeared?


What historical event happened on the day you were born?

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Like countless others, I arrived on May Eve, 30 April, celebrated in the UK as May Eve, or Beltane, and in Germany, Walpurgis, the spring time counterpart to Halloween. But unlike Halloween when the veil is thin and the dead are purported to walk, May Eve is the turn of the non-human fae. Magic and pandemonium, bad witch behaviour, maybe a few scares as the fae wake from a long winter sleep.
 
I was made on 16th July, which coincides with quite a wide range of famous folk:

Barbara Stanwyck actor
Will Ferrell actor
Gareth Bale footballer
Corey Feldman actor
James Maslow actor
Stewart Copeland musician (The Police)
Jayma Mays musician
Ginger Rogers actor
Phoebe Cates actor
Roald Amundsen explorer
Andros Townsend footballer
Clare of Assisi saint
Ida B. Wells Women's rights activist
Margaret Smith Court tennis star
Corin Redgrave actor
Joshua Reynolds artist
Tony Kushner writer
Pinchas Zukerman musician
Reinaldo Arenas writer
Robert Sheckley writer
Lorraine Chase actor
Brian Bianchini model
Robert Lieberman film director
Christopher Koch writer

and the list goes on...

Do I feel any connection with these others? In all honesty I do not, but as my birthday is coming up soon it was an interesting exercise to prove to myself and the rest of the world, who already knew this, just how little I am known... lol
 
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Like countless others, I arrived on May Eve, 30 April, celebrated in the UK as May Eve, or Beltane, and in Germany, Walpurgis, the spring time counterpart to Halloween. But unlike Halloween when the veil is thin and the dead are purported to walk, May Eve is the turn of the non-human fae. Magic and pandemonium, bad witch behaviour, maybe a few scares as the fae wake from a long winter sleep.

In Mexico, it´s children´s day.
 
I can't say I've been inspired by the knowledge of who shares my birthdate (either by birth or death), but I am a big fan of the date itself. Being born on the 12th of December means I never have to worry if the format is dd-mm-yyyy or mm-dd-yyyy. It's a highly recommended perk for anyone who is a frequent traveller!

Apparently, that date marks the center of the universe.
 
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