October 17th – Wear Something Gaudy Day
The
roots of this day go back to the hit 1970's television comedy show "Three's
Company". Larry Dallas (played by Richard Kline), one of the characters on
the show, declared a Wear Something Gaudy Day. The word
"gaudy" refers to something bright, gay, cheap, showy, outlandish, or
otherwise not in good taste.
Wear
Something Gaudy Day is your chance
to really stick out in a crowd. Have a little fun on this day. For just one
day, forego fashion and style. Look for something to wear that's wild, bright
and coloured. If you think you look good in it then that's all that matters today. If you don't have anything like this in your
wardrobe, perhaps a friend does.
Note: If you're always garbed in gaudy attire, this is
your day to look like everyone else!
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Birthdays
John Wilkes (17 October 1725 – 26 December 1797), an
English radical, journalist, and politician.
He was first elected
Member of Parliament in 1757. In the Middlesex election dispute, he fought for the right
of voters—rather than the House
of Commons—to determine their
representatives. In 1774 he became Lord
Mayor of London. John Wilkes was the first who introduced the Bill
for parliamentary reform in the British
Parliament. During the American War of Independence, he was a supporter of the American rebels, adding further to his popularity with American
Whigs. In 1780, however, he commanded militia forces which helped put down the Gordon Riots, damaging his popularity with many radicals.
Wilkes' increasing
conservatism as he grew older caused dissatisfaction among radicals and was
instrumental in the loss of his Middlesex parliamentary seat at the 1790 general
election. At the age of 65,
Wilkes retired from politics. He died in 1797.
Source of information - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wilkes
Herbert Howells (1892 – 1983), English composer, organist, and teacher.
Howells
was born in Lydney, Gloucestershire, and was the youngest of six children born
to Oliver and Elizabeth Howells. His father was an amateur organist, and
Herbert himself showed early musical promise. In his twenties and thirties his
compositional output focussed chiefly on orchestral and chamber music,
including two piano concertos; though
not an orthodox Christian, he soon became increasingly identified with the composition
of religious music, most notably the Hymnus Paradisi for chorus and orchestra.In later life he was awarded an honorary doctorate from Cambridge University, and was made a Companion of Honour. He died in 1983 in London.
Paxton Whitehead (17 October 1937, East Malling, Kent), a British actor.
His professional debut was made in 1956. Today Whitehead is best known to American film audiences as Professor Phillip Barbay in the 1986 comedy film Back to School. His other works include "The Affair" (1962), The Apple Cart, Major Barbara, The Philanderer, Arms and the Man, Misalliance and Heartbreak House. In recent years, Whitehead has continued to work in regional theatre and on Broadway.
Source of
information - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paxton_Whitehead
Mackintosh began his theatre career in his late teens; later he began producing his own small scale tours. In 1981, he produced
Mackintosh was knighted in the 1996
This day was born one of my favorite actor Matthew Macfadyen. David Matthew Macfadyen was born Oct. 17, 1974 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England. He was first seen in "Wuthering Heights", but later became known for his polished role on British television's crime-thriller "Spooks" ("MI-5"), in addition to his portrayal of the romantic Fitzwilliam Darcy in the highly acclaimed adaptation of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice". Further works in crossover hits included the dark comedy "Death at a Funeral", in "Robin Hood" (2010), "The Three Musketeers" (2012).
ReplyDeleteSpeaking about Wear Something Gaudy Day, I think it's very interesting holiday! What could be better than celebration of holidays every day, especially such sort of holidays like this!:)))) This holiday gives us a lot of pleasure, fun and positive mood. Let such holidays be more, especially in our country:)))
ReplyDeleteCameron Mackintosh is a British theatrical producer he has a net worth of $1.1 billion. Cameron Mackintosh has earned his net worth from his association with many commercially successful musicals. He is the producer of shows such as Les Miserable’s, The Phantom of the Opera, Mary Poppins, Martin Guerre and Cats.
ReplyDeleteHe started his theatre career as a stagehand at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in his late teens.
Mackintosh was still very successful in 2010 when he staged a west End revival of the musical Hair at the Gielgud theatre in London, At the new Year’s Honors List in 1996 Mackintosh was knighted for his services to musical theatre. Mackintosh was listed as one of the biggest private financial donors to the Labor Party (UK) in 1998.