In the year 1779, James Cook is killed on his third voyage, on the Sandwich Islands (Feb 14), in support of the U.S., Spain declares war on Britain (Jun 16), Fort Nashborough (later Nashville) is founded (Dec 25), the city of Tampere, Finland is founded, the American Revolutionary War goes on – and all these fine people were born: 1779-xxxx Giacomo Beltrami * jurist/ author/explorer - Bergamo, Italy (1855/c.75) 1779-0101 Continue reading

1779-0118 Peter Mark Roget* physician/ natural theologian/lexicographer - London, England (1869/90) 1779-0502 John Galt* political novelist/ entrepreneur – Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland (1839/59)

Hopalong Cassidy airs on NBC June 24th, 1949 June 22nd of 1949 is a date of birth shared by three people from three different U.S. states who came to leave their mark on the American society, all in their own unique way? These people are Alan from Utah, Meryl from New Jersey and Elizabeth from Oklahoma. Alan was born as the first child and had six siblings who all became singers. Continue reading

In the year 1723, Baku surrenders to Russians in the Russo-Persian War, remaining part of Russia for twelve years (Jun 26), having seen the Palace of Versailles in France, Peter the Great opens the Peterhof Palace in Saint Petersburg (Aug), Antonio Vivaldi composes The Four Seasons - and all these fine people were born: 1723-0105 Nicole-Reine Lepaute* astronomer/mathematician - Luxembourg Palace, Paris, Kingdom of France (1788/65) 1723-0205 John Witherspoon* Scottish-American signer of the Declaration of Independence - Gifford, Scotland (1794/72) Continue reading

Let’s have this time around in Language Day a little play with words. Or rather, letters. Three single letters to be exact. The letters A, I and M. See, you can start learning a language with very little, and go on from there. With as little as three letters. Language learning is not just about learning by heart, or from example, or from practice. It is also about the light and humorous touch. Continue reading

St. Laurence’s gate in Drogheda, Ireland (photo by [Kieran Campbell](http://By Kieran Campbell, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=13762085)) King Charles I is is beheaded for high treason in London (Jan 30), an act declaring England to be a Commonwealth is passed (May 19), Tsar Alexis throws English merchants out of Moscow (Jun 1), Oliver Cromwell lands in Dublin, and begins the bloody Cromwellian conquest of Ireland (Aug 15) - and all these fine people were born: Continue reading

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This time in First Names First** it is all about Naomi! **Take your pick here, and find some inspiring stories behind the names. Give this a couple of minutes for lives lived have all something worthwhile to tell us. Let them! Naomi Judd* actress – Ashland, Kentucky USA (1946) Naomi Wolf* journalist/feminist/author – San Francisco, CA USA (1962) Naomi Watts* actress/film producer – Shoreham, Kent, England (1968) Naomi Campbell* model/actress/singer – London, England (1970) Continue reading

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The legendary character James Bond a.k.a. 007, created by Ian Fleming is well-known to most of us, movie fan or not. Here follows a short but informative list on all the six actors that have so far played the role of James Bond. In brackets the age they reached on their birthday the year of release (so naturally slightly younger during the filming of the movie). Also given the leading actress of each film. Continue reading

This time Streets & Squares goes to Winnipeg, the capital and also the largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. Like always, clicking on the addresses will open Google Maps for you, and clicking on the names will (usually) lead to the person’s Wikipedia page. Please do open that Winnipeg’s Wikipedia link as it contains lots of useful and interesting information of the city. Here we just mention that Winnipeg lies at the bottom of the Red River Valley, a flood plain with flat topography. Continue reading

Gilbert Seabrooks - Dec 2, 2019Very interesting subject , appreciate it for posting . Thanks for that Gilbert! Please do go and have a look at some other years as well. And some of the other material.

In the year 1729, Baltimore, Maryland is founded (Jul 30), over 200 colonists in Mississippi, mostly French, claiming land from the Natchez nation, are massacred by them (Nov 29), Fountain of Ahmed III in Istanbul is completed, Stephen Gray discovers electrical conduction - and all these fine people were born: 1729-0112 Edmund Burke* statesman/philosopher - Dublin, Ireland (1797/68) 1729-0112 Lazzaro Spallanzani* biologist/ physiologist/priest - Scandiano, Italy (1799/70) 1729-0122 Gotthold Ephraim Lessing* writer/philosopher/publicist - Kamenz, Saxony (1781/52) Continue reading

In the year 2017, Donald Trump becomes the 45th U.S. president (Jan 20), 74 people are killed at Grenfell Tower in London (Jun 14), Leonardo da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi sets a new record price for any work of art with US$450 million at Christie’s in New York (Nov 15), the United States say they will withdraw from UNESCO, terrorist attacks keep shaking the world, and all these fine people were born: Continue reading

Hi there! This page is meant for all of you who are interested in genealogy. It aims to include all sorts of relevant information on the subject, and is being regularly updated. It seems like the older we get, the more interested we tend to become (or many of us do) in our relatives - dead or alive. Family history becomes something we want to share and get involved in. Journeys of Life has the ambition to provide a platform to satisfy this interest. Continue reading

After a short break, time for some Latin again! This time about the fact that even the wisest people make mistakes. We are all fallible, all capable of making mistakes or being wrong for the simple reason that no one - quite naturally - can be expert on every facets of life. In Latin, this would be Nemo mortalium omnibus horis sapit Broken into pieces for all you Latin lovers and/or students of the language: nemo (no) mortalium (mortal) omnibus (all) horis (hours) sapit (wise). Continue reading

Another one in our series First Names First! Your “task” - should you accept it – is to pick one of the names below, then follow the Wikipedia link to read about the person, and to see what if anything he or she could contribute your life with. Lives lived have all something to tell us – let them! Neil Simon* playwright/screenwriter – The Bronx, NY USA (1927) Neil Armstrong* astronaut/#1Moon1969 – Wapakoneta, Ohio USA (1930-2012) Continue reading

Francis Drake leaves Plymouth in England on an expedition against the Spanish along the Pacific coast of the Americas, and ends up circumnavigating the world (Dec 13), the MacDonald inhabitants of the Scottish island of Eigg are supposedly massacred by the Clan MacLeod, the church in San Pedro de Atacama in the Atacama Desert in Chile is built - and all these fine people were born: 1577-0208 Robert Burton* scholar - Lindley, Leicestershire, England (1640/62) Continue reading

Journeys of Life, originally at the address www.jovestone.wordpress.com, is being transferred to another domain, namely this one? The exiting address will remain only as a source and will not be updated after this month. The blog continues to employ Wordpress though, continuously grateful for all the wonderful features of it. Hope you all like the new looks of the blog!

In the year 1320, the Scots reaffirm their independence by signing the Declaration of Arbroath (Apr 6), the Venetian Arsenal is rebuilt, enabling all the state’s navy and the larger merchant ships to be constructed and maintained in one place, Dante’s Quaestio de Aqua et Terra is published – and all these fine people were born: 1320-xxxx [Valdemar IV Atterdag](http://Valdemar IV Atterdag)* King of Denmark - Helsingør, Kingdom of Denmark (1375/c. Continue reading