THE BIRTHDAY HANDBOOK
The first part of this book contains the Western Zodiac , and famous events associated with the west.
The second part contains the Chinese Zodiac, and famous events associated to the Chinese Zodiac.
You can combine the two, and create your Profile, see who or what shares your Birthday.
Since the beginning of time man has had a fascination with the stars. Worshiping the Sun and Planets, and looking to the night sky, for the guidance and mythical power.
The Zodiac, derives from the Greek word Zodiacos, meaning circle of animals.
This knowledge of the heavens, refined by the Greeks, is known to have originated from the Mesopotamians and Sumerians around 3500BC-500BC.
It was thought, Cultures would use these signs to predict the characteristics and personalities of individuals.
The constellations were believed to be for ancient ceremonies and tributes, but evidence now suggests they were an elaborate coordinate system, that could have
been used to navigate the Globe.
The western Zodiac comprises of 12 Animals that reoccur in a cycle every year. The Chinese Zodiac also has 12 Animals but they reoccur every 12 years.
Each animal relays certain characters that are common to your birth., so with this handbook, you can match your intended mannerisms for each of the Zodiacs, and create a personality. These are based on the inherent properties of each animal, and are by no means to be taken as absolute scientific fact.
All in all have some fun trying to predict your personality.
So what characteristics do you have if you were born on 21st December. 1956.
1956 is a Monkey,
A person with a magnetic personality, extremely mischievous loving to play a practical joke. Never intending to offend anyone. Curiosity and quick mind willing to take on any problem any working on a solution.
Once a partner is selected, a Monkey is very loyal.
The 21st of December makes one a Sagittarius,
Bright easygoing, a good sense of humor, with loads of energy. A quick temper is a part of the make up, but it soon abates.
With an inquisitive nature, exploration and travel are desired.
They are quite self confident.
With a ruling planet Jupiter, it heightens loyalty optimism and an intent to tackle new challenges.
Lucky colors are Violet, Red, Pink, Blue White and Gold’
Lucky numbers 4 and 9, and 3, 12, 21, and 30.
Being born in December Turquoise is the birth stone,
Which is a symbol for love, and is said to bring success and good luck.
The birth flowers are, Narcissus and Chrysanthemum.
All these factures combine to build the Sagittarian Monkeys make up.
This book allows you to combine you birthday with both Zodiacs, and lets you know what famous people and world events share your birthday.
CAPRICORN, (The Goat).
January the 1st to 20th.
Capricorns are often thoughtful reserved and determined people. Although a friendship is hard to establish, once formed, they are most loyal. They are cautious, but make headway through effort and sheer skill.
On the downside, they can be indifferent and miserly.
Ruling Planet, Saturn. It will place restrictions and obstacles that must be overcome in everyday life. Diligence is required, and patience along with experience will produce a positive outcome.
On the down side Saturn can leave you rigid and indifferent.
Lucky Colors, Brown Grey and Black.
Lucky Numbers, 1 4 8 10 13 17 19 22 26.
Best Partners, Taurus, pisces anv virgo.
AQUARIUS, (The Water Bearer).
January 21st to 31st.
Aquarians have an adventurous and inventive mind. They are generous and compassionate, find it easy to make friends, but hard to create a deep relationship. With plenty of natural charm, they are generous and compassionate, yet can see through deceit. An Aquarian is also very supportive.
On the down side, an Aquarian can be eccentric and very opposed to change.
Ruling Planet, Uranus. Pushes the urge to be inventive and creative. It creates stresses, that will give alternative solutions to a problem, giving the freedom of positive thinking.
Lucky Colors, Blue Aqua Grey and Black.
Lucky Numbers, 4 8 13 17 22 26.
BITHH FLOWER, Carnation.
Best Partners, Sagittarius, Libra and Gemini.
Birthstone JANUARY.
GARNET
The name is derived from Latin (granatum), meaning pomegranate because of its crystalline seed-like structure. Most people think it is a red gem, but it comes in a variety of colors. They are found in many places in the world, America Australia Asia and India. In ancient times warriors believed Garnet would bring victory in battle protecting them from injury. Medieval times it was believed the wearer would be protected from poison get rid of bad dreams and cure depression. Garnet, Januarys Birthstone, symbolizes loyalty and enduring affections.
BITHH FLOWER, Carnation.
1st January, Capricorn.
Events
0404 Last roman gladiator competition
1896 X-rays discovered, by William Rontgen.
1971 Cigarette advertising banned on television.
Birthdays
1735 Paul Revere American civil war patriot. The British are coming.
1895 J Edcar Hoover, first director FBI.
1982 David Nalbandian, Argentinean tennis star.
2nd January, Capricorn.
Events.
1839 First photo of the Moon (French photographer Louis Daguerre)
1947 Mahatma Gandhi begins his march for peace in East Bengali.
1959 USSR launches Mechta (lunar 1), for the first solar orbit.
Birthdays
1885 Johannes Chardonne Dutch engineer of dikes.
1936 Roger miller country singer.
1968 Cuba Gooding jr American actor, (Men of Honor).
3rd January, Capricorn.
Events.
1888 The first wax drinking straw is patented.
1910 British miners strike for an eight hour day.
1977 Apple computers is registered.
Birthdays.
1926 George Martin record producer for the Beatles.
1956 Mel Gibson actor, (mad max, lethal weapon).
1969 Michael Schumacher, German racing car driver, (World Champion 7 times).
4th January, Capricorn.
Events.
1863 Four wheeled roller skates created by James Plimpton of NY.
1887 Thomas Stevens is the first man to bicycle around the world.
1954 Elvis Presley records a 10 minute demo in Nashville.
Birthdays.
1785 Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm, German. Editor Grimm’s Fairy Tales.
1797 Wilhelm Beer, German astronomer, constructed first map of the moon.
1965 Julia Ormond, actress, (Sabrina).
5th January, Capricorn.
Events.
1914 Ford Motor Company, wages jump from $2.40 for a 9 hr day, to $5.00 for an 8 hr day.
1959 Bozo the clown premiers live on television.
2013 Bushfires, devastate much of Tasmania.
Birthdays
1923 Samuel Phillips, founder Sun records, will launch Elvis Presleys career.
1931 Robert Duvall, American actor, (Taxi Driver).
1940 Athol Guy, Australian singer, The Seekers.
6th January, Capricorn.
Events.
1681 First recorded boxing match (Duke of Albemarle, his butler vs his butcher).
1898 First telephone message from a submerged submarine.
1930 First diesel engine automobile trip (in a Packard), was completed.
Birthdays
1939 Murray Rose Australian swimmer, winner of 4 Olympic gold medals.
1955 Rowan Atkinson, English comedian/actor. (Mr Bean).
1961 Paul Azinger, golfer.
7th January, Capricorn.
Events.
1785 First balloon flight across English Channel (Blanchard & Jeffries).
1797 The modern day Italian flag is introduced.
1890 W B Purvis patents the fountain pen.
Birthdays.
1685 Gerard Clifford Dutch director of East India Company.
1948 Kenny Loggins, American singer, footloose.
1964 Nicholas Cage American actor, (Conair).
8th January, Capricorn.
Events.
1884 The tanning process for leather is invented.
1954 Elvis Presley pays $4 to a Memphis studio and records his first two songs, "Casual Love" and "I’ll Never Stand in Your Way".
1974 The Loch Ness Monster is photographed.
Birthdays
1935 Elvis Presley American singer of Rock and Roll.
1942 Stephen Hawking, English physicist.
1947 David Bowie English singer, (Ziggy Stardust).
9th January, Capricorn.
Events.
1799 Income Tax introduced in UK.
1894 "Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze" is released in movie theatres.
1951 Life After Tomorrow is the first film to obtain an X-rating.
Birthdays.
1890 Karel Capek, Czech writer, invented the word Robot.
1951 Crystal Gayle, country singer, (Don’t it make my brown eyes blue).
1982 Kate Middleton, English, the Duchess of Kent.
10th January, Capricorn.
Events.
1839 Tea from India first arrives in UK.
1863 First underground railway opens in London.
1946 the flying boat makes its first flight in th U.S.
Birthdays.
1877 Frederick Cottrell, inventor of electrostatic precipitator.
1930 Roy Disney, American film executive, and CEO of Disneyland.
1945 Rod Stewart British singer, (Maggie May).
11th January, Capricorn.
Events.
1569 First recorded lottery in England is drawn at St Pauls Cathedral.
1913 First sedan-type car (Hudson) goes on display at the 13th Auto Show in (New York City).
1954 A 2 ton locomotive is swept into ravine by avalanche in Austria.
Birthdays.
1449 Domenico Ghirlandjao, Italian renaissance painter.
1786 Joseph Lister, English optician, who perfected the optical microscope.
1930 Rod Taylor, Australian Actor, (The Time Machine).
12th January, Capricorn.
Events.
1896 First X-ray photo in US (Dr Henry Smith, Davidson NC).
1903 Harry Houdini performs at Rembrandt theatre, Amsterdam.
1948 First Supermarket in UK opens.
Birthdays.
1579 Jan Baptist van Halmont, Flemish chemist, discovered boiling point of water.
1628 Charles Perrault, French, author (Mother Goose.)
1896 Rex Ingram, Irish actor/director, (Gods Little Acre).
13th January, Capricorn.
Events.
1785 John Walter publishes the first issue of London Times.
1930 "Mickey Mouse" comic strip first appears.
1942 Henry Ford patents a method of constructing plastic auto bodies, to conserve raw materials for the war effort.
Birthdays.
1893 Roy Cazaly, Australian rules footballer.
1919 Robert Stack, American actor, (Untouchables).
1935 Mauro Forghieri, Italian Automotive engineer, (Ferrari).
14th January, Capricorn.
Events.
1914 Henry Ford introduces assembly line, for Model-T Fords.
1960 US Army promoted Elvis Presley to Sergeant.
1990 "Simpsons" premiered on Fox-TV.
Birthdays.
83BC Mark Anthony, Roman politician.
1926 Warren Mitchell, English actor, (Till death do us part).
1941 Fay Dunaway, American actress, (Chinatown).
15th January, Capricorn.
Events.
1759 British Museum opens in Montague House, London.
1797 First top hat worn (John Etherington of London).
1861 Steam elevator patented by Elisha Otis.
Birthdays.
1908 Edward Teller, Hungarian, Father of H-bomb. The Manhattan project.
1913 Lloyd Bridges, American actor, (Sea Hunt).
1929 Martin Luther King jr, Leader Civil Rights Movement .
16th January, Capricorn.
Events.
1936 First photo finish camera installed at Hialeah Race track in Florida.
1974 The book JAWS is published.
1991 Operation Desert storm, the freedom of Kuwait begins.
Birthdays.
1853 Andre Michelin, French manufacturer, (Michelin Tyres).
1901 Frank Zamboni, inventor of the ice resurfacer, for ice rinks.
1948 John Carpenter, Director, (Halloween).
17th January, Capricorn.
Events.
1861 Flush toilet (with separate water tank and a pull chain) patented by Mr Thomas Crapper. 1928 First fully automatic photographic film developing machine invented.
1955 Submarine USS Nautilus begins first nuclear-powered test voyage.
Birthdays.
1706 Benjamin Franklin, American, inventor, spectacles.
1857 Eugene Lauste, developer, first sound on film recording.
1962 Jim Carey, Canadian actor, (Dumb and Dumber).
18th January, Capricorn.
Events.
1778 Captain James Cook discovers the Hawaiian Islands.
1911 First shipboard landing of a plane on the USS Pennsylvania.
1951 First use of lie detector, in the Netherlands.
Birthdays.
1813 Joseph Glidden, inventor, of first useable barbed wire.
1849 Edward Barton, First Prime Minister of Australia.
1882 A A Milne, English author, Winnie the Poo.
19th January, Capricorn.
Events.
1903 First regular transatlantic radio broadcast between US & England.
1903 New bicycle race "Tour de France" announced.
1955 "Scrabble" debuts on board game market.
Birthdays.
1809 Edcar Allen Poe, author.
1869 Alfred a Zimmerman, Rotterdam, Director of league of Nations.
1946 Dolly Parton, Country singer/actress, (9 to 5).
20th January, Capricorn.
Events.
1265 First English Parliament called into session by Earl of Leicester.
1929 First feature talking motion picture taken outdoors, "In Old Arizona".
1986 Chunnel announced (railroad tunnel under English Channel).
Birthdays.
1896 George Burns, actor/comedian.
1910 Joy Adamson, author, (Born Free).
1946 David Lynch, director/actor, (Dune).
21st January, Aquarius.
Events.
1853 Envelope-folding machine patented by Russell Hawes, Worcester.
1903 Harry Houdini escapes from a police station in Amsterdam.
1976 Supersonic Concorde, makes its first commercial flight.
Birthdays.
1905 Christian Dior, French, Fashion designer.
1933 William Wrigley, Chewing gum empire.
1950 Billy Ocean, Trinidad, singer, (Caribbean Queen).
22nd January, Aquarius.
Events.
1831 Charles Darwin takes his Bachelor of Arts exam.
1964 Worlds largest cheese (15,723 kg) manufactured, Wisconsin.
1982 Snow covers 75% of North America.
Birthdays.
1934 Bill Bixby, actor, My favorite Martian, and the Hulk.
1960 Michael Hutchence, singer INXS.
1969 Oliva d’Abo, English actress, (The Wonder Years).
23rd January, Aquarius.
Events.
1859 In Hawaii, volcano Mauna Loa erupts, and lasts for 300 days.
1909 First radio rescue at sea.
1930 Clyde Tombaugh photographs the Planet Pluto.
Birthdays.
1832 Edouard Manet, French impressionist painter, (The Luncheon on the Grass).
1840 Ernst Adde, German physicist, optics pioneer.
1950 Richard Dean Anderson, American actor, (Stargate SG1).
24th January, Aquarius.
Events.
1899 Rubber heel for shoes created by Humphrey O’Sullivan.
1935 First canned beer, "Krueger Cream Ale", is sold by Kruger Brewing Co.
1984 Apple Computer Incorporated unveils its Macintosh personal computer.
Birthdays.
1925 Maria Tallchief, Fairfax, ballerina.
1941 Neil Diamond, actor, jazz singer, (Hot August Night).
1966 Jimeion, Irish comedian.
25th January, Aquarius.
Events.
1799 A Machine for planting seeds is invented in US, by Eliakim Spooner.
1924 First Winter Olympic games open in Chamonix, France.
1955 Columbia University scientists develop an atomic clock accurate to within one second in 300 years.
Birthdays.
1615 Govert Flinck, Dutch painter, (Isaac blesses Jacob).
1759 Robert Burns, Scottish poet, (Auld Lang Syne).
1981 Alicia Keys, singer songwriter, (Girl on Fire).
26th January, Aquarius.
Events.
1788 Captain Arthur Phillip forms English penal colony at, Botany Bay, Australia.
1875 Electric dental drill is created by George Green.
1926 Television first demonstrated by John L Baird, London.
Birthdays
1880 General Douglas MacArthur, (WW2)
1925 Paul Newman, actor and Businessman .
1955 Eddie Van Halen, rock guitarist, Van Halen.
27th January, Aquarius.
Events.
1880 Thomas Edison patents the electric incandescent lamp.
1948 First tape recorder sold.
1983 Worlds longest underwater tunnel (53.90 km) opens, Japan.
Birthdays.
1832 Louis Carroll, author, (Alice in Wonderland).
1850 Edward Smith, Captain of the Titanic.
1987 Katy Rose, pop singer, (Overdrive).
28th January, Aquarius.
Events.
1807 Londons Pall Mall is first street lit by gaslight.
1878 First telephone exchange (New Haven).
1956 Elvis Presleys first TV appearance (Dorsey Brothers Stage Show).
Birthdays.
1706 John Baskerville, Inventor of typeface printing.
1936 Alan Alda, actor, MASH.
1981 Elijah Wood, actor, (Radio Flyer).
29th January, Aquarius.
Events.
1886 First successful gasoline-driven car patented, by Karl Benz.
1924 An ice cream cone machine is invented by Carl Taylor.
1953 The movie, The Robe, is released in Cinemascope, (a new movie experience).
Birthdays.
1874 John D Rockefeller, Industrialist.
1945 Tom Selleck, actor, (Magnum PI).
1954 Oprah Winfrey, talk show host.
30th January, Aquarius.
Events.
1487 Bell chimes invented.
1790 Lifeboat first tested at sea, by Henry Greathead.
1969 Beatles perform there last gig together, a 42-minute free concert on the roof of Apples Head Quarters.
Birthdays.
1615 Thomas Rolfe, only child of John Rolfe and Pocahontas.
1930 Gene Hackman, actor, (Superman).
1974 Christian Bale, Welsh actor, (Empire of the Sun).
31st January, Aquarius.
Events.
1905 First auto to exceed 100 mph (161 kph), Arthur MacDonald, Daytona Beach.
1928 Scotch tape is marketed by the 3-M Company.
1990 First McDonalds in Russia opens in Moscow, it is the worlds biggest.
Birthdays.
1797 Franz Schubert, Composer, (Unfinished Symphony).
1927 Lorraine Warren, paranormal investigator, (Amityville haunting).
1981 Justin Timberlake, singer songwriter.
AQUARIUS, (The Water Bearer).
February 1st to 18th.
Aquarians have an adventurous and inventive mind. They are generous and compassionate, find it easy to make friends, but hard to create a deep relationship. With plenty of natural charm, they are generous and compassionate, yet can see through deceit. An Aquarian is also very supportive.
On the down side, an Aquarian can be eccentric and very opposed to change.
Ruling Planet, Uranus. Pushes the urge to be inventive and creative. It creates stresses, that will give alternative solutions to a problem, giving the freedom of positive thinking.
Lucky Colors, Blue Aqua Grey and Black.
Lucky Numbers, 4 8 13 17 22 26.
Best Partners, Sagittarius, Libra and Gemini.
PISCES, (The Fish).
February 19th-February 29th.
Pisces are charming, and have a quiet disposition, making them natural peacemakers. With their attention to detail they can sum up a situation, and come to a logical conclusion about the outcome. They are loving, caring and gentle, making them good parents.
On the down side they can be too timid, and on occasions lazy.
Ruling Planet, Neptune. Pisces are more in tune with water than most. Under the influence of Neptune imagination, idealism, the arts and sensitivity are heightened.
Lucky Colors, Mauve lilac Sea-Green and Purple.
Lucky Numbers, 3 7 12 16 21 25 30 34 43 52.
Best Partners, Scorpio, Cancer and Capricorn.
FEBRUARY, Birthstone.
AMETHYST
Amethyst contains one of the worlds most abundant minerals, Quartz. It ranges in color from a faint mauve to a brilliant purple, with the most abundant supply in the U.S. Amethyst
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