Sunday, February 6, 2011

Superbowl Sunday!

February 6

Today is Superbowl Sunday in the US!





BIRTHDAYS

Princess Marie of Denmark   {1976}




Princess Louise of Belgium   {2004}





ACCESSION ANNIVERSARY

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland   {1952}






WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

Princess Marie Astrid of Luxembourg & Archduke Carl Christian of Austria   {1982}



DEATHS

Queen Maria Cristina of Spain   {1929}

King George VI of the United Kingdom   {1952}

Queen Friederike of Greece   {1981}

yesterday...

February 5

BIRTHDAYS

Crown Princess Mary of Denmark   {1972}   * my favorite princess!*


Peter Karadordevic, Hereditary Prince of Yugolsavia   {1980}
Arthur Chatto   {UK, son of Lady Sarah Chatto & Daniel Chatto}   {1999}

Friday, February 4, 2011

Short one today...

February 4

BIRTHDAY

Princess Marilene of Orange-Nassau   {Netherlands}  {1970}

Thursday, February 3, 2011

On this day...

February 3

Today is Chinese New Year!  Say hello to the year of the rabbit!





BIRTHDAY

Princess Angela of Liechtenstein   1958



WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

Princess Benedikte of Denmark & Prince Richard of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg   1968

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

On this day...

February 2

Groundhog Day

Candlemas/Presentation of Our Lord/Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary  (Catholic)


BIRTHDAY

Archduke Christoph of Austria   1988

WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES

Marina Ogilvy & Paul Mowatt  {UK}  1990   [Divorced December 4, 1997]
Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange & Maxima Zorreguieta Cerruti     2002



 

February is here!

February
 purification

Season:  Winter [at least where I live!]
Zodiac signs:  Aquarius & Pisces
Flowers:  Violet & Primrose
Birthstone:  Amethyst

Hunger Moon, Snow Moon, Chaste Moon, Wolf Moon


 

Catching up

January 25

BIRTHDAYS

Elisabeth von Lattorff  2002  {Liechtenstein}
Charlene Wittstock  1978  {Monaco}

HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES

Burns Night (Scotland)

Conversion of St.Paul (Catholic)


ALSO...

Academy Award (Oscar) Nominations Announced, 2011
State of the Union Address (USA), 2011, 9:00pm Eastern




January 26

Australia Day!

Republic Day in India


WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

Crown Prince Hirohito of Japan & Princess Nagako Kuni     1924

DEATH

Crown Prince Gustaf of Sweden   1947



January 27

BIRTHDAY

Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Parma, Duke of Parma & Piacenza   1970


WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

Princess Caroline of Monaco & Prince Ernst August of Hanover   1999 [religious]

DEATH

Queen Marie-Jose of Italy   2001



January 28

Anniversary of the Challenger explosion (1986)
Feast Day of St.Thomas of Aquinas  (Catholic)


BIRTHDAYS

Erling Sven Lorentzen   (Norway)  1923
King Hamad al Khalifa of Bahrain  1950



January 29

traditional Feast Day of St.Francis de Sales  (Catholic)


WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

Prince Maximilian of Liechtenstein & Angela Gisela Brown   2000 [religious]


ACCESSION ANNIVERSARY

Sheikh Sabah al Sabah of Kuwait  2006



January 30

Screen Actors Guild Awards

BIRTHDAYS

King Abdullah II of Jordan  1962

Crown Prince Felipe of Spain, Prince of Asturias  1968

Prince Hashem of Jordan  2005




January 31

BIRTHDAY

Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands   1938




February 1

Feast Day of St.Brigid of Ireland  (Catholic)


BIRTHDAY

Princess Stephanie of Monaco   1965