July 1, 2013

Canada Day / National Day in Canada (British Commonwealth) 

ROYAL BIRTHDAYS

Princess Parinaz Pahlavi of Iran   {1970}

The Hon. Charles Armstrong-Jones   {1999} [son of David Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley (nephew of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain + Northern Ireland)]

Luis Felipe Gomez-Acebo y Ponte   {2005} [son of Luis Beltran Gomez-Acebo y de Borbon (nephew of King Juan Carlos I of Spain)]

Laura Gomez-Acebo y Ponte   {2006} [daughter of Luis Beltran Gomez-Acebo y de Borbon (nephew of King Juan Carlos I of Spain)]

ROYAL WEDDINGS

Princess Alice of the United Kingdom of Great Britain + Ireland & Prince Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig/Louis of Hesse + by Rhine [Grand Duke Ludwig IV of Hesse + by Rhine (1877-1892)]   {1862}

Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Este, Prince Royal of Hungary + Bohemia, Duke of Modena & Countess Sophie Chotek von Chotkowa + Wognin   {1900}

Prince Aimone of Savoy, Duke of Aosta [King (as Tomislav II) of Croatia (1941-1943)] & Princess Irene/Yriniy of Greece + Denmark   {1939}

Crown Prince Alexander II of Yugoslavia & Princess Maria da Gloria or Orleans-Braganza   {1972} [divorced 1985]

Prince Mir’ed bin Ra’ad of Iraq & Dina Khalifeh   {1992}

Prince Pavlos of Greece + Denmark, Crown Prince of Greece & Marie-Chantal Miller   {1995}

Princess Stephanie of Monaco & Daniel Ducruet   {1995} [divorced 1996]

Prince Albert II of Monaco & Charlene Wittstock   {2011} [CIVIL]

ROYAL CHRISTENING

Princess Isabella of Denmark   {2007}

HISTORICAL ROYAL BIRTHDAYS

Abbas I (Abbas Hilmi I Pasha), Khedive of Egypt + Sudan (Nov.10, 1848-Aug.2, 1849 as Regent; Aug.2, 1849-July 13, 1854 as Wali)   {1812}

Diana, Princess of Wales   {1961}

DEATH

2000   Begum Om/Umm Habiba/Habibeh Aga Khan, Mata Salamat {Serene/Peaceful Mother} (Yvonne “Yvette” Blanche Labrousse)