Talk Like a Pirate Day supporting families affected by childhood cancer

Batman Day

Independence Day for Saint Kitts and Nevis

Birthdays for model Twiggy (1949) and talk show host Jimmy Fallon (1974)

Anniversary of:
• New Zealand becoming the first country to grant all women the right to vote (1893)
• Chubby Checker’s The Twist hitting #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 (1960)
• the first documented use of emoticons by computer scientist Scott Fahlman (1982) ????
• the premiere of Goodfellas (1990)
• the death of Slim Dusty (2003)