Calendar
Hey my dear students… I need your help for my calendar that will be coming out soon. I decided to add important dates that have an etymological significance… like Guy Fawkes Day, Bissextile Day.. maybe even dates like General Fighting Joe Hooker was born on this day… stuff like that.
If you can think of any dates that should be included, please write them in the comments below… and I’ll be sure to add them!
Thanks so much! You’ll all get A pluses for helping out your teacher! 
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Маринка – солнце, привет. Вот тебе ссылка на календарь. Думаю там найдешь достаточно матерьяла для следующего года. Ну, а так ты – молодец, конечно. Сама эту тему со словами придумала или кто из Антракса подсказал? Ладно, держи хвост пистолетом. Будешь в Новом Орлеане – дай знать, встретим. Покедова.
Dear Marina,
I would like to buy Your Calendar, but I found out that for me the shipment is more expansive than the calendar. So I beg Your pardon. i suggest you offer it in pdf.
Hi Marina ,
Not sure if you already included April 12 , the day that Gagarin went to space or his birthday maybe ? he was indeed a great man , and certainly more important than Hooker
Ciao
I need to order!
I like pictures of youself
and can you give your best on yourslef in bigger calender ever. 
I will place a link on my website to your web site AND your Calender
Oh yea, if you would send me a picture of your BEST page of your calendar, I will “show it off” and create a link to it from the picture, only if you would like??
Hi Marina:
Are you taking suggestions for next years’ calendar?
Have a great one, and Happy Belated Birthday. I hope you like older men!!
10/12
your birthday!!!
it’s a little late but happy birthday!!
February 26, 2007
you register yourself on youtube
Hi Marina,
i think that it would be nice to include the 23rd of april, the International Day of the Book.
The 23rd of april is St. George’s day (Sant Jordi in Catalonia) has been celebrated in Catalonia by the people giving each other books and roses. It’s a beautiful tradition. That day you see books and roses all over the towns. Recently it has been extended to the world as “International Day of the Book or World Book Days”
FROM THE WIKIPEDIA:
Origin
The connection between 23 April and books was first made in 1923 by booksellers in Catalonia, Spain as a way to honour the author Miguel de Cervantes who died on that day. This became a part of the celebrations of the Saint George’s Day (also 23 April) in the region, where it has been traditional since the medieval era for men to give roses to their lovers and since 1925 for the woman to give a book in exchange. Half the yearly sales of books in Catalonia are at this time with over 400,000 sold and exchanged for over 4 million roses.
In 1995, UNESCO decided that the World Book and Copyright Day would be celebrated on this date because of the Catalonian festival and because the date is also the anniversary of the birth and death of William Shakespeare, the death of Inca Garcilaso de la Vega and Josep Pla, the birth of Maurice Druon, Vladimir Nabokov, Manuel Mejía Vallejo and Halldór Laxness (Icelandic Nobel Prize Winner of Literature).
Although 23 April is often stated as the anniversary of the deaths of both Shakespeare and Cervantes, this is not strictly correct. Cervantes died on 23 April according the Gregorian calendar; however, at this time England still used the Julian calendar. Whilst Shakespeare died on 23 April by the Julian calendar in use in his own country at the time, actually he died ten days after Cervantes, because of the discrepancy between the two date systems. The apparent correspondence of the two dates was a fortunate coincidence for UNESCO.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Book_and_Copyright_Day
I hope this doesn’t arrive to late.
ummm… the calendars have already shipped.
hmm… what a pity.
I was going to suggest that she include a small icon of a rose and a book for that day. It would have been a good point to help me mange to introduce Marina to our best comic TV showman. I think it could be possible for a couple of other reasons. His show is broadcasted by “La Sexta” TV channel (which published an article about Hotforwords), for all Spain,
well, i received my calendar in the mail today – actually the carrier came to the door and left it – didn’t bother to ring…thank goodness it wasn’t raining…
anyway, my favorite pic is February, followed closely by December…i’m sure that makes a huge difference to anyone here…
oh, and i didn’t make the first 100, apparently…but all’s good, ’cause i got a Hot(ForWords) calendar…
How about Hugh Hefner’s birthday?
April 9. I’m sure he is popular with your fans!
I LOVE HOTFORWORDS! she is amazing i love her website! YAY!
The calender shipped today
I think Dec. 5th is a good day to add. It’s my birthday!
March 15th is the day Hadrian, Roman Emperor ,builder of Hadrian’s Wall was born.
June 11th would be a good day to add to your calender. Its King Kamehameha Day in HAWAII, who was the first King to unified all the islands into a monarchy.
28 October – My birthday
may 26th-Michael Jackson maried Elvis’ daughter Lisa Marie Presley
wow soooo hott!
November 19-Phreaking Day for the 2010 Calendar
Also the day I became Teacher’s Pet!!!!
Day of the Ninja is on December 5th! (Also, Talk Like a Pirate Day is on September 19th. It’s pretty fun too. [Okay, okay, it's actually a lot more fun than Day of the Ninja...])
Dear Marina,
I ordered your Calendar last night! Can’t wait for it’s arrival! … If I had a calendar I would mark down the days !
YS,
TOF
June 12 is loving day
http://www.mytemptinglingerie.com day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ash Wendsday is February 25th
waitangi day in new zealand feb 6
you can do my birthday lulz june 8th
These dates are more English based, rather than etymological based holidays.
National Handwriting Day January 23
International Ask a Question Day March 14
Poet’s Day August 21
Dictionary Day October 16
I Love to Write Day November 16
When will it be finished?!
People will start buying calendars as gifts soon, don’t miss out on winter’s shopping madness.
Hi Teacher
I have a suggestion for you…how about a date for Douglas Adams, i shall explain he wrote a science fiction comedy trilogy in five parts called the hitchhiker’s guide to the galaxy. The date i am suggesting is the 11 of March this marks his birthday as sadly he died before the Movie was made, so i think it may be fitting to add it to the calendar. I am enjoying the lessons i have watched so far, and i shall continue to do so.
a loyal student
Can i Have A Copy Plz
Our Dear Teacher,
While I really have little regard for the man as President, but maybe we should honor him as the one man who has created more new words this century thus far, George W. Bush. Maybe indicate Inauguration Day which is January 20th and the day Bush leaves office.
you could send a card to all about the 1 of june, the Children’s day ! We all have that inner child
That sometimes misplaced little laugh that makes you embarrassed 
or that time you just want to smile! life Is A SMILLING face!!
june 1st sorry
ermm may 8th please as its my birthday
yu are really sexy
xx
Your birthday, so we can all congratulate you!
4th August 1770
Kangooroo, Kanguru or Skippy
was first recorded by British explorers for the name of a Kangaroo.
Feb 17. McSoreley’s Old Ale Houses birthday . McSorlry’s is the oldest Continually operated Bar in New York City. it was opened in1854.
typo
foregot the e its McSorley’s. do I have to stay after class(please please) 
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May 5: Cinco De Mayo, also my birthday!!!
I wait for your Calendar.
Feb 6: Waitangi Day
Feb 22, 1857: Birthday of Sir Robert Baden Powell, Founder of the Scout Movement.
April 25: ANZAC day (Important day for both Australians and New Zealanders)
April 30 1975: End of the Vietnam war
May 8: VE day
June 6: D Day anniversary
1 august 1907: Birthday of the scout movement
September 2: VJ day
11 November: Armistace day(end of WW1)
colombian day
Please include
Milton Friedman Day
January 29th
Thanks
Oct 19, 1605: Sir Thomas Browne is born.
? ?, 1879: New English Dictionary work begins.
Apr 15, 1955: First McDonald’s restaurant opens; later “Mc” becomes a prefix to just about everything.
Dec ?, 1980: Marina Orlova’s birthday?
Aug 9, 1995: netscape goes public.
Sep 4, 1998: google becomes a corporation.
Jan 15, 2001: wikipedia is born.
If you haven’t shot the photos yet, you might want to consider wearing a french maid outfit for one of the months and a santa’s helper outfit for December. Thanks
errm , Chinese New Year … ?
Hmmm…maybe April 20th? 4-20!
I think you should do the Marine Corps Birthday….
10 November 1775
Semper Fi.
you could do a shopping day
I think you should do Patirots Day…September 11th. You should also include the days the moon is going to be full, half, etc.
Since Shakespeare created many of the words and phrases we use today he should be on the calendar. We don’t know exactly when he was born but he died on 23 April 1616 (Julian Calendar) or 3 May (Gregorian calendar). Since the Gregorian calendar is the one we use today, I would suggest using 3 May.
Feb 2 Ayn Rand’s birthday. You’re the greatest Russian Philologist, Ms. Rand was the greatest Russian Philosopher/Novelist
BTW Ms Rand also moved to USA
christmas day
Sir Isaac Newtons birthday, born in 4 January 1643. Newton was an english physicist, mathematician, astronomer and theologian. His main work was Principia, the Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica.
It is true that Newton has been more influental to the history of science than Albert Einstein.
How about international talk like a pirate day? september 19
Yes I vote for that one too!!!
day you came to america
Peter Mark Roget (of Thesaurus fame) was born 18January, 1779
i agree with jona your birthday only day and month not the year it is not gentle from a man to ask it
14th October, Martin Luther King had received Nobel Price of Peace in 1964.
Oh and by the way…
September 21st (International Peace Day)
Your birthday!
Duh
Hope I’ll get an a now
Hi Marina, the most beautiful teacher in the world! How about Frank Zappa day on December 21. He was born on December 21, 1940. I believe he coined the words “mammalian protruberances” which means breasts (or boobs, tits, teats, jugs, Bigguns, gazoongas, melons…hehe). I hope this has some kind of etymological significance.
By the way, do you have a boyfriend? If not, might you be anywhere near California? Just thought I’d ask. Have a great day and I look forward to many more lessons. 
June 10th, AA birthdate…
The third Saturday in the month of May is Armed Forces Day. It celebrates every branch of the military service.
Hi Marina,
Do you think that it is good enough to put on your calendar the date of October 8 to mark the day I discovered you on youtube and spent the entire following 24h to see all your videos?
I wish you will think so.
Cheers!!!!!
St. Nicolas day is one that isn’t in all the calendars, but I don’t think it has a lot to do with words. Although you could do a tie-in with Santa Clause which he is generally thought to have something to do with. Santa Clause is commonly refered to as St. Nick, but that might be another pagan tradition the catholic church tried to co-opt. You might want to include the fact that Christmas is celebrated on a different day in Russia. I believe it is January 6 over there. I guess it’s an orthodox thing. I know you already did a video on the word Halloween, which is my favorite holiday. Thank you for that.
Dear Teacher, I don’t want to sound like a pervert. I know you are
over eighteen years old. I love your little catholic school dress outfit!
Really hot! I would like to see that on January as would 99.9 other
guys. They would never admit it! Love Jimj122345.
Dear HotForWords,
Is there a National and or International Word Day?
If not it should be your birthday
I cannot think of any days. That may have something to do with me being slightly nocturnal. However, that brings me to this:
An old friend of mine (and I mean old in the sense that it is no more) and I (actually the idea came to, from and by me) (anyways):
I came up with National and or International (God Willing) Star Day. That is: Nation Star Day. This day is about the night thereof in fact, and what it is about is this:
Everybody and their mothers turn off all of their lights and including the city, There of which by means of cooperation through the agreed upon date of the whole operation, (you’ve got the picture) we all see the Stars.
I wish upon a star that you promote the date of “National and or International Star Day”.
It should be a date when the Night is long as well as on average clear and cloudless.
How about October 11th?
Your Favorite Student,
TOF
u should put down the date u grauated from college. i think that would be a good date to put on ur calendar . i will be
if u did. plzzzzzzzzz
A number of dates are prompted by your sartorial tastes, Marina, and they are the various Tartan Day Events Around the World.
Why didn’t I think of that before?
HOw about, the first day you started “HOTFORWORDS” I’d sure like to know.. if you could remeber//?
hump day is every wednesday
i’d like to suggest national free hug day, which is july 4 for 2009
your birthday would be an obvious one.
july 5 known to the ILWU Union as bloody thursday, in a unions struggle to win the 1934 strike and six union men were killed by cops, LAPD…
LOVE YOU MARINA!!! 
nov 7 election day and georgies b-day,my teachers pet
nov 2 day of the dead. 
jorges b-day. dec 12 dia de virgen de guadalupe . 
may 5 “la batalla de puebla”. 
dont forget to put your birthday my princess!!! 
Your birthday!
I’d like to suggest: The Bill of Rights day which is December 15th.
Date Suggestion: April 16th: National Librarian Day. One more.
Eric M
Date Suggestion: Sept. 9, (1828) Birthday of Russian literary giant, Count Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy. Well, that’s three suggestions from me. Can’t wait to order my copy! (I might buy some extras for stocking stuffers.)
Eric M
Date Suggestion: 18 September (1709) Birthday of Samuel Johnson, the father of the first dictionary of the English language.
Date Suggestion: October 16, (1758) The Birthday of Noah Webster, the father of the first dictionary to distinguish between ‘American’ and ‘British’ English.
I was just going to drop that one… Glad I checked first, so I’ll happily “second” the motion!
Well you said we would get bonus if we helped out our teacher…right?
Well i’m not sure how great this site is, but it has a BUNCH of different holidays you can use for your Calender.
So here are a few for you Teacher!
Oct 19th Evaluate Your Life Day
Oct 23rd National Mole Day
Nov 14th Loosen Up, Lighten Up Day
If you want more, i’ll look up some more. Just let me know Teacher.
On a serious note…national mother language day 21st February
National ice cream day 3rd sunday of july….
National Cookie day december 4th!!!
Caturday
i would put in June 8th as my b day!! I think that would be ok?? That would cover all SMITH’s in the middle of the year!!
Well, I say the birthdate of the United States Constitution has to be on the calendar for it is one of the most important historical documents ever created and has many important words for all of us. SEE BELOW……………………………
U.S. Constitution’s Birthday
On September 17, 1787, the 55 delegates to the Constitutional Convention held their final meeting. Only one item of business occupied the agenda that day, to sign the Constitution of the United States of America.
It would be interesting to have all the various holidays on the calendar. But it will be hard since the the Jewish day is from nightfall to nightfall, so it would be over two days for our days.
If I read this rightly, part of the origin of ‘calendar’ was from the word ‘Kalends’ which is supposed to be the ‘beginning of the month’ for the Roman Calendar’.
Apparently (If I read this right), the Roman Calendar started off with 10 months a year. 6 months with 30 days and 4 months with 31 days, and the year started from March. And as time went on the missing 61/62 days were eventually added.
http://www.webexhibits.org/calendars/calendar-roman.html
P.S I have probably missed some stuff, but I am too tired to bother checking
I hope the link helps 
there are probably earlier calendars than this one (I’m just guessing though)
I don’t know. The one on the site you listed seemed like a mindless model advertising for somebody else.
Ignore that last bit. My browser is acting weird.
The way I heard it is that the Roman calendar did have 12 months.
However, a Julius Caesar wanted a month just for himself. He also wanted it to have nice weather. So, he took the spot after June and shoved all the other months down one and tossing the last one.
Augustus Caesar thought that was a great idea. He took the month after Julius’ and tossed out what used to be number 11. That’s why the months 9, 10, 11, and 12 have the prefixes meaning 7, 8, 9, and 10, respectively.
One of them also wanted to extend their month from 30 to 31 days so they took one from February.
OK, that was wrong. Ignore that one too.
Sorry
no worries
May 25 is Geek Pride Day
Grand Parents day- Sept 7
December 7th – Noam Chomsky Day!
I’m a full time Soldier in the Army National Guard, so the National Guard’s birthday is pretty important!
Dec. 13, 1636
My birthday is December 23rd, 1982!
Or you could put my favorite authors birthday.
Robert A. Heinlein — Date of Birth: 7 July 1907
Boxing Day (Dec 26)
Michaelmas
Indiction (Sept 1)
Sewing Machine Day (Sept 10th)
Fruitcake Toss Day (Jan 3)
Peculiar People Day (Jan 10)
National Weatherman’s Day (Feb 5)
Check out:
http://holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/index.htm
Then pick and choose . . .
Cheerio!
Turtlemom3
July 15, 1215. A formal document to record the “ Articles of the Barons “was created by the English royal chancery. This was the original Magna Carta
Also check out: worldofquotes.com click “today in history” then click on your birthday for a starter. Lists a myriad of important events
You’ll also enjoy: Etymonline.com
also, i wanna buy ur calender. how do i go about this? thanks. spencer
14 October 1066 – battle of hastings
3500 BC – Invention of the wheel
1455 – First book printed
1917 Russian Revolution creates the first successful, long-term revolutionary state.
sny good? i dont know the months and stuff of some, but im sure it would be easy to find
Just a quick question Marina, Will your calendar be available in the UK?
I dont get on here much, so please email me with your answer.
Thank you
7 February – Charles Dickens birthday
30 November – Samuel Clemens “Mark Twain” birthday
16 October – Noah Webster (his name synonymous with the “dictionary”) birthday
There’s also this
18 September – The birth date of Dr Samuel Johnson his Dictionary of the English Language was published in 1755
Just posting the idea from the pirate thread. How about adding ‘International Talk Like a Pirate Day’ ?
It sounds cool…Yarrrrrrrrrrr!!
January 6th… Epifany…besides being my birthday !!!!
sept. 21
Peace DaY
September 19-Talk like a Pirate day
10 November United States Marine Corps birthday!
How About…
Sept 15 independence day for ALL Central America
(a follow p to my last omment) unless u count your first video as a lesson on philology (then it would be march 2) but your 2nd video on youtube ios called lesson one so that is why i put that before
a date that could be on your calender could be when your first lesson was put on youtube (march 14)
How about: James Augustus Henry Murray (February 7, 1837 – July 26, 1915) a Scottish lexicographer and philologist. He was the primary editor of the Oxford English Dictionary from 1879 until his death. There’s a book about him “Caught in the Web of Words.”
Lars Monsen a famouse explorer from Norway, He crossed Canada on foot and used 2 years and 7 moths and it was 8252km.
He was born:1963. 21.April..
Pleas use that on the caleder:)
And just BTW: I love your videos: )<3
Here’s a couple more upload dates.
Happy as a Clam Day-Jul 9
Heels over Head Day-Feb 8
Marina you might want to use Heels over Head Day on Feb 14 instead!
As somebody said before, I think the date of the first hotforwords video on youtube would be a good addition.
1945 end of WW2 1914 beggining of WW1 1918 end of WW1 mothers day i think 28 of march not sure
22nd january defeat at issandiwana and start of battle of rorkes drift 23rd january victory at rorkes drift.
Australia day 26th January new years day 1st january
25th April ANZAC day. important australian day
11th november rememberance sunday and memorial day
31st october haloween
5th november fireworks night..
australia day 26th january
Candido Jacuzzi was born on Feb 24, 1903.
Jacuzzi Day!
Here are some more upload dates!
Pithy Day-Aug 19
K-nife Day-Aug 07
Sniglets Day-Jul 18
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Day-Nov 16
& Day-March 26
a.k.a.Ampersand Day
Marina, I hope you don’t mind that I am using upload dates.
Since heaps of days have been mentioned already, I’ll just suggest this one ‘Maxim/Sirius Day’ – Based on your debut date on the Maxim Radio on Sirius.
Jya mata ne
Have a good date for you, November 18th. In 1989 Nasa launched Delta 189 to release Cobe satalite to see whats out there! Cosmic. Science has moved on at incredable rates since this episode so I feel is well worth a date in your calender.
Cheers HFW’s, you are out of this world
not to forget name for the wee pooch as well
international ninja day!!! december 5
Charcoal is connected to Henry Ford in a round about way.
Frigidaire was once interchangeable with refrigerator when I was growing up. Frigidaire is a word made up by a corporation, the origin was explained to me in my business class.
Makes one think what other words are related to people’s names and are associated with:
Household appliances
Inventions
Products ect.ect.
Antidisestablishmentarianism Day-November 27
Floccinaucinihilipilification Day-July 02
(God Bless Copy Paste!!!)
Camelopard Day-August 27
Nincompoop Day-August 25
Kangaroo Day-March 18
Hooker Day- March 15 (OH YEAH!!!!!)
These are some of my favorite lesson upload dates!
Dog Days-Whole month of August!
Here’s a good one! April 15- Leech Day!
Try not to use pics you’ve already used for cards. =)
–Nathan
How about National “Daveco Day”.? I like the sound of that !!!
Pick any date for it. I’m easy.
August 30, 2008 Karaoke Day! The most painful day of the year!!!!
your birthday! you have to have your birthday in there!!
I couldn’t agree with you more…I second the motion !!!
Mikhail Timofeevich Kalashnikov was born on November 10, 1919.
He invented The AK-47, I’m not sure if there is any etymological significance to this date, but Marina did two videos on this subject! Check them out!
can’t wait for the calender to come out
A few of my personnal favorites:
Mathematicians
Leonhard Euler 15 April 1707
Nikolai Ivanovitch
Lobachevski 1 December 1792
comedians
Stan Freberg 7 August 1926
Tom Lehrer 9 April 1928
MY favorite stars ( & starlets )
Dorothy Stratten 28 February 1960
Monique Gabrielle 30 July 1963
Nikki Fritz 7 April 1964
Nicole Sheridan 7 May 1975
The rest are REALLY obscure.
5 de mayo!
March 02, 2007 HotforWords 1st video! Here’s the info:
“Each week I am going to put up a new video teaching the origin of a word. I hope you like it. I am still trying to figure out how to edit my videos.. I hope they are ok. ” HotforWords
The rest is history!!!!
I think her videos are better than ok. they are AWESOME!!!!
SPAM was introduced on July 5, 1937, Now that’s a day of celebration!
Hi cufan71, if I may add the following:
March 31, 1993 – first use of spam on USENET
January 18 of 1994 – The first *major* USENET spam
There might be other documented cases as well.
There was evidence of spam like messages in 1978, but it wasn’t called spam yet.
Hi pedantickarl! Nice to meet you! Cool info about spam!
That would be SPAM the canned meat by Hormel.
Yes? 
- New Year’s (resolution) ref. lbs video
- Apr 15 Taxes – ref. Guess the Word 2 Answer video (money)
- Mark Simpson Brit. writer 1994 – metrosexual video
- June-July World Cup, Football – soccer video
- February 5, 1637 (verify date) Tulip Mania bubble or
Tulip Festivals in April – ref. Tulip video
- The first written usage of the word vodka in an official Russian document in its modern meaning is dated by the decree of Empress Elizabeth of June 8, 1751 (ref. Vodka video)
October 8, 1978.
Ken Warby sets the Water Speed Record @ 317.60 MPH.
Marina,
Are you good or do you need more?
Hi wetsuit5, I think there have been too many entries of just events without thought to Marina’s request for etymological related events. I was guilty of that also.
cufan71’s submission below is a good example of what Marina is asking for. The 4-20 one is also very good as are others.
OK, I just redeemed myself by adding etymology references to my entry below and added new above.
I was hoping someone else would notice! My advice go back and watch some of Marina’s lessons (oh yeah!) then do some research to find a date that is related to the lesson. Now I’ve got to find out when spam was invented!
Thomas Carlyle; Born Dec, 4 1795
What a “feckless” date!!!!
April 20…4-20
eye in the sky just a random cool pic.
Anniversary of the sad, Columbine Massacre 1999.
Hitler’s Birthday 1889…
Maybe leave this date off the calendar
“HotForWords” Day? The day that you started your web page? That rules!!
Saint Patricks Day 17th of March
February 26, 2007- The day you came into my life.
My debit card is ready and just waiting to be used on ANYTHING hotforword’s associated.
hi marina, over here in oz [australia]
the 26th january=Australia Day
the 25th of april is anzac day
the 11th of may is mothers day
the 9th of june is Queens b.day all states excet WA
the 7th of september is fathers day [woo hoo my day off]
they are the main dates over ere in australia i think
any keep up the good work mate u rock.xxxx
April 12, 1861. The Confederacy attacked an US Army post at Fort Sumter, starting the American Civil War.
October 1990. Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web while working at CERN, the European Particle Physics Laboratory in Geneva, Switzerland. He wrote the first WWW client (a browser-editor running under NeXTStep) and the first WWW server along with most of the communications software, defining URLs, HTTP and HTML.
How about the day Rosa Parks sat on the bus and started the Civil Rights Movement?
Dec. 1st 1955 Sister Rosa $14.00 fine.
Thanks! I had never seen that video; it’s beautiful! Most of our so-called heroes are famous for war or government. Rosa is a real hero.
great suggestion……………ABSOLUTELY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If I do not see that there, I am submitting a complaint and this student will clean no erasers at all!!!!!!!
If using great authors, I’d submit the following Birthdays worth mentioning:
Dec. 11 – Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Nov. 11 – Fyodor Dostoevsky
Keeping in line with word origins, then how about the birthdays of each person for which the various months were named;
Jul 12- Julius Caeser
Sep. 23 – Augustus Caesar
Not sure about the remaining months and wha they may bring. Feb 15 was the ritual of Februum, but as for the other months? Not so sure.
Canada Day – July 1
American Independence Day – July 4
Football
Greatest Game Ever Played
December 28, 1958
BALTIMORE Colts defeated the New York Giants
23-17 in overtime to win NFL Championship
http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=OUhl59hA-Ao
Why do people say “It happened in broad daylight?” Is there such a thing as narrow daylight?
Also Marina, I’m crying corcodile tears because without rhyme or reason, none of my request are ever used. I don’t want to make bones about the matter but I’m mad as a hatter and thinking of throwing in the towel if you don’t promulgate at least one of my requests.
Hi Marina, I am from Alabama, and here are some important birth dates that us Southerners and Alabamians observe. Here are some birthdays of some Southern heros:
Gen Robert E. Lee 19 Janurary, 1807
Gen Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson 21 Janurary 1824
Pres Jefferson Davis 3 June, 1808
Gen Patrick Cleburne 16 March, 1828
In Alabama, and most all southern states, these are offical state holidays:
Robert E.Lee/Stonewall Jackson Birthday Monday, 19 Janurary
Confederate Memorial Day Monday, 27 April
Jefferson Davis Birthday, Monday 1 June
Thanks Marina, looking forward to your calander!
How about the hog-wild Groundhog Day (Punxsutawney Phil) on February 2nd.?
What Does “Punxsutawney” Mean?
The name of the town was derived from the Native American word for sand flies, a gnat-like insect that was abundant in the area. The name “town of the ponkies” became Punxsutawney.
Marina, Here’s some other holidays:
March 8th = UN’s International Woman’s Day.
Oktoberfest, celebrates the marriage of Prince Ludwig and Princess Maria Therese on Oct. 12, 1810, but now it is celebrated from late September to October in Los Angeles, CA, Tempe AZ, and many other US Cities.
Some Russian holidays:
February 23rd = Defender of the Fatherland day, formerly Red Army Day.
May 1st = Spring and Labor Day, formerly International worker’s Day.
May 9th = Victory Day (Even though the US fought WWII until August, Russia celebrates early.)
November 4 = Unity Day, when Russia celebrates ejecting Polish invaders from Moscow in 1612.
seesixcm6
Hey Marina, how about:
June 12- Russia Day
March 8- International Women’s Day
Your Birthday
Omar Nelson Bradley KCB (February 12, 1893 – April 8, 1981
October 16, Noah Webster’s (the creator of the American English dictionary) birthday.
6th may my birthday
how about the day you first uploaded
whitsun
I don’t have any…
May I clean the chalkboard or something?
29 May 1453
The fall of Constantinople
- where the number 13 gives bad luck (1+4+5+3)
I was thinking the original broadcast date from Not Nessesarily The News of Sniglet.
To go with Sniglet.
Of course we would want to add our teacher’s favorite Russian author
Nov 11, 1821 – Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky
I love Dostoevsky, and I am also fond of:
Feb 10, 1890 – Boris Leonidovich Pasternak (poet/writer; Dr Zhivago)
Etymological references for my entries above:
- Dostoevsky – Crime and Punishment – ref. Molotov Cocktail / GTA IV video.
- Pasternak / Dr Zhivago – ref. Love video
- Tennis US Open – Aug 25 – Sept 7 – ref Love video
As writers use the words and create the words we read (and sometimes choose to speak) I thought it would be appropriate to note the birthdays of a few philologists, authors, and poets… the info below should display the birth date (DD/MM/YYYY), birth place (if known), and a noted accomplishment. I think every month is accounted for.
26/04/1564 – William Shakespeare, Stratford-on-Avon England, playwright (Hamlet)
29/11/1898 – Clive Staples Lewis, Ireland, philologist, writer, Christian apologist (The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe)
03/01/1892 – John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, South Africa, philologist, writer (Lord of the Rings)
29/09/1547 – Miguel de Cervantes, author (Don Quixote)
09/06/1791 – John Howard Payne, US, author/actor/diplomat (Home Sweet Home)
30/08/1797 – Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, London England, author (Frankenstein)
26/02/1802 – Victor Hugo, France, author (Hunchback of Notre Dame, Les Miserables)
24/07/1802 – Alexandre Dumas, France, author (3 Musketeers, The Count of Monte Cristo)
04/07/1804 – Nathaniel Hawthorne, Massachusetts, author (House of 7 Gables, The Scarlet Letter)
02/04/1805 – Hans Christian Andersen, Denmark, author of 150 fairy tales
19/01/1809 – Edgar Allan Poe, Boston, author (Pit and the Pendulum, the Gold Bug, Murders in the Rue Morgue, The Purloined Letter)
14/06/1811 – Harriet Beecher Stowe, author (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
27/05/1819 – Julia Ward Howe, US, author/lecturer (Battle Hymn of the Republic)
01/08/1819 – Herman Melville, US, author (Moby Dick, Billy Budd)
29/11/1832 – Louisa May Alcott, Germantown PA, author (Little Women)
30/11/1835 – Mark Twain, [Samuel L Clemens], author (Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn)
05/05/1846 – Henryk Sienkiewicz, Poland, author (Quo Vadis, Nobel Prize 1905)
24/11/1847 – Bram Stoker, Irish theater manager/author (Dracula)
13/11/1850 – Robert Louis Stevenson, Scotland, author (Treasure Island)
18/02/1859 – Sholem Aleichem, [Solomon Rabinowitz], author (Fiddler on the Roof)
22/05/1859 – Arthur Conan Doyle, UK, author (Sherlock Holmes)
12/08/1859 – Katharine Lee Bates, US, author (America the Beautiful)
30/12/1865 – Rudyard Kipling, Bombay, author (Jungle Book, Gunga Din – Nobel Prize 1907)
28/07/1866 – Beatrix Potter, England, children’s author (Tale of Peter Rabbit)
21/09/1866 – Herbert George Wells, Bromley England, author (Time Machine)
27/10/1872 – Emily Post, authority on social behavior/writer (Etiquette)
01/09/1875 – Edgar Rice Burroughs, US, sci-fi author (Tarzan of the Apes)
18/01/1882 – Alan Alexander Milne, English author (Winnie-the-Pooh)
03/07/1883 – Franz Kafka, Czech, author (Metamorphosis, Trial, Amerika)
10/09/1888 – Ian Fleming, Melbourne Australia, author (James Bond)
24/09/1896 – F Scott Fitzgerald, St Paul, MN, author (The Great Gatsby)
09/12/1899 – Jean de Brunhoff, France, children’s book author (Babar the Elephant)
08/11/1900 – Margaret Mitchell, author (Gone with the Wind)
27/02/1902 – John Steinbeck, Salinas CA, author (Grapes of Wrath – Nobel 1962)
02/03/1904 – Dr Seuss, [Theodor Geisel], kid’s book author (The Cat in the Hat)
07/07/1907 – Robert Anson Heinlein, US, sci-fi author (4 Hugos, Red Planet)
11/11/1922 – Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Indiana, author (Slaughterhouse Five, Sirens of Titan)
My apologies to Marina for not noting any Russian authors, as such would be seen as a blatant attempt to kiss-up to the teacher.
Oh what the hell… so I have a brown nose… but I also bear a red apple for teacher
09/09/1828 – Leo Tolstoy, Russia, novelist (War and Peace, Anna Karenina)
I invite others to add their favorite authors to the list…
Yes – what Dez wrote. Funny, those were the same dates I thought about, too
here’s only a few: Feb.21-My birthday
April 1-April fools day
Feb.22-George Washington’s b-day
May 1-May Day
Dec.26-Boxing Day(Canada)
7 september……………..My birthday
August 18th Roberto Clemente’s Burthday!
The solstices and equinoxes.
The blue moons >>> second full moon within a month.
National Freedom Day – USA – Feb 1
Groundhog Day – Feb 2
Leap Day, Bachelor’s Day Feb 29
Spark up a “doobie day” April 20th
Earth Day April 22
Cinco de Mayo – Mexico – May 5
Memorial Day – U.S.A. – May 30
Dominion Day (Canada Day) – July 1
Billybob Diddlysquat Day – August 7
Schlopgum and Schmooey Juice Day – Sept 15
Hotforwords Day – Day you started!
Oo-oo, do Inaguration day AND the day before.
1/19/09 The LAST day that Lame Duck is in office
1/20/09 Inaguration Day–The winning candidate enters
9/9/09 No other day (except 9/9/99) could be any MORE
to the 9s than that!!
Were you around for 9/9/99
Oh! Happy Birthday by the way 9/3/??
September 3rd can be added…it’s MY birthday (Tomorrow, Wednesday
) It IS my birthday, it just doesn’t have any etymological significance.
So, you can add any of these days, which were themed to coincide with your videos
4/20 April 20th…for 420
2/14 Valentine’s day
7/23 Hot dog day…not a national holiday-holidayinsights.com
3/19/09 1st day public can see TULIPs @ Keukenhof Gardens-Netherlands
2/24/09 DUTCH Carni…it’s their ‘Karnaval’, ‘Carnaval’, ‘Vastenavond’ or ‘Vastelaovend’ the last day of Carnival,day before Ash Wed.
8/8 National Kool-Aid Day declared by BOTH Victorville Area SAHM’s & the Community Moderator for Home & Garden/Food. Also, it was the first day of the Kool-Aid days in Nebraska, where Kool-Aid was invented
On the contrary, Duke… I know your birthday to be quite significant.
1875 – Ferdinand Porsche, German car inventor (Porsche, Volkswagen) was born… so how is this etymologically significant?
Farfegnugen!!!
Thanks, Dez!
What a coincidence, I see a 1983 porche daily as I walk to work!! It’s in such great shape, I wish I could afford the repairs that it would need for me to buy & maintain it
I’m still trying to get out of grad school, BUT, I DO get to enjoy driving in a speedy little car.
)
(No, it’s NOT a Ford Fiesta, Geo, or Yugo. I have a little more class than that
congratulations on your birthday
How do you know about the dutch carnaval? it’s only held in one region small of the Netherlands, in the south(where I live)..
I think it’s one of the most ridiculous celebrations tough
Woah, you live in the Netherlands
Super cool!
Thanks for the Happy B-Day wish
Actually, I didn’t know about the carnival. However, it’s important that we get some etymologically-relevant dates, so I was looking for something that was Dutch and looked fun. After all, Marina needs to put some good dates up there, and what better thing to do than a Carnaval?
I know, there’s usually lots of drunken silliness, but at least we could say it’s a Dutch Treat 
That is, unless you can think of a better Dutch festival? I LOVE when locals can tell us the “inside scoop”, or the Insider’s knowledge of their funtime activities
I don’t like any dutch festivals , I’m always amazed how grown up people can act like retards
carnaval is just the worst thing lol, bunch of people dressed like morons ,listening to awfull music? =noise ,singing(yelling),drinking beer till they end up in hospital….yeah….. 
Hey! Dutch guys I had a Dutch lady friend and every time I see her in public I would greet her by saying, “Hey little Dutch girl bring those two-lips (Tulips) over next to mine.”
Saint Nicholas Day DECEMBER 6 and CHRISTMAS and your conception day
Here is a short list for now:
cannibal is connected to Columbus
Silhouette is some tightwad French finance minister use on his b-day or April 15 or some date significant to finances.
pamphlet Valentine Day
derrick Halloween or his b-day
Lord, lady, comrade some day associated with bread like Bastille day or May Day for comrade.
groggy English Admiral Edward “Old Grog” Vernon
X ray German scientist Wihelm Rontgen
disease, quarantine Typhoid Mary
influenza, vaccine put on the calendar during flu season
You’re quite capable of during the follow up research.
There is more kicking around in my brain.
Have your people call my people. te hee hee
Are you going to do the etymology of one word a month? Is so you can add seasonal words such as; Xmas, Yule.
canvas is Arab for hemp and that is what Columbus sailed to this continent with wind and ect
Some of this might be better for a chapter in a book, Words Associate with Peoples Names
Marina Day!
My favorite month hands down is October and their are SO many great holidays on that month!! Some of my favorites are: World Teacher’s Day (Just for you!!)-October 5, Take your Teddy Bear to Work Day (def up their!)-October 11, Dictionary Day (another one for you)-October 16, and National Bologna Day-October 24.
World created on October 23 in 4004 BC (source: Bishop Ussher, 1581-1656)
July 16 (1945) – Atomic Age
I am become death, the destroyer of worlds.
J. Robert Oppenheimer
I think one idea would be to give the origin of the names of the month, such as January being named for Janus, god of the doorway.
How about robot this does connect to a date a book was publish.
Oh! here’s a stretch, the word pompadour this ties in to Louis XV and his mistress you could put this word in the calendar on one of their B-days. Am I on the right track
Let me sleep on it, I’ll get back to you.
Pompadour can be done on Elvis’s b-day, know what I mean
St Barbara’s Day, the patron saint of Armourers
Bastille Day
dates to add…
your birthday, my birthday, and our wedding day!!!
Monthes with a Friday the thirteenth could
be called “evil fork” day. then there are
those monthes with a second lunar cycle,
aka “blue moon”. April 18th is remembered
for the midnight ride of Paul Revere (and
my birthday!). Put a little Kobe graphic for
the “dog days” of summer.
Brits and British Commonwealth citizens will understand Boxing Day… though it is a mystery to Americans who wonder why Canadians want to fight on the day after Christmas.
How about Samuel Johnson’s birthday, 9/18/1709?
Publisher of “A Dictionary of the English Language” in 1755.
USMC birthday – discuss words like “Semper Fi”, leatherneck, devil dog
discuss dog-fight, the-whole-nine-yards, etc.
US Navy bday – discuss shellback, keel-haul, port, starboard, 21 gun salute, bells, bow, stern, fore, aft, etc, etc, etc.
US Army bday – discuss infantry, regiment, platoon
USAF birthday – discuss civilians in ugly blue uniforms… just kidding
I agree…she did several videos with military themes:
SNAFU, Lieutenant, cockpit
On the day that Christopher Columbus discovered America or alleged mind he did, je je je.
Or tesla, which invented the Tesla coil and politically motivated and was removed financial funds or aid, as it had intended to supply the man of power without charge, which was not interested, because this world lives on sucking effort of another sad reality that someone correct me if I am wrong.
Google traduction.
Phases of the moon could proffer a moment to mention space and moon related words and phrases… moon, lunacy, meteor, star, planet, crater, asteroid, lycanthrope, werewolf, the man in the moon, green cheese, astronaut, etc.
Each month has an associated astrological sign, birth stone, flower, etc. (discuss the origins of the word Capricorn, sapphire, Narcissus, etc.)
Days of the week are a good topic (but not just those in English). In addition you could explain the meaning of phrases like “Wednesday’s Child.”
June 11: King Kamehameha Day in Hawaii
GOOD ONE! I have been in Hawaii during this one, def should be on the calendar!!
Marina, as a linguist, you ma know September 30 is International Translators’ Day, celebrated by the International Federation of Translators
seesixcm6
linguistics doesn’t have anything to do with translations.
16/10/1758 – Noah Webster, lexicographer (Webster’s Dictionary)
30/11/1835 – Mark Twain, [Samuel L Clemens], author (Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn)
06/03/1475 – Michelangelo, painter (David)
09/09/1828 – Leo Tolstoy, Russia, novelist (War and Peace, Anna Karenina)
Marina, I forgot to mention “National Marina Day” on August 9th. It celebrates the boating industry, (but not you, Marina). seesixcm6
i’ve got a date in mind…
but probably not the same as you do…
first online OED…March 14 2000
i have annudderDate in mind, too…
Same date as you picked…special day, different reason, (TT) International Pi day a quintessential date in history, indeed.
well, then i suppose we could add 10-22…which, of course, as any good chemist could tell you, is Mole Day…
but i kinda figured Marina wanted days with an etimological slant…
oops…10-23
and etymological…
gawd…
YEAAAAAAAAAAAA………..
FINALLY!!!
Where do we sign up….where, where, where???
(1) You could note the solstices and equinoxes (with etymology)
(2) You could note Columbus Day, and perhaps throw a bone toward Amerigo Vespucci from which the name “America” comes from
(3) You could mention and explain April Fool’s Day
(4) You could note the beginning and ending of Daylight Savings Time, the inventor of the concept, and his history
(5) You could explain the differences between Gregorian and Julian calendars.
(6) Pedantickarl has lots of good ideas (below)
(7) Explain the names of the months (Ex: July and August named for Julius Caesar and Augustus Caesar, March for the Roman god Mars, etc.)
(8) Births and/or deaths of famous wordsmiths like Shakespeare (credited with creating a third of the English language) or Edgar Allen Poe (created the word “tintinnabulation” in his poetry) or those famous for their use of words (Churchill, Will Rogers, Voltaire, etc.)
Marina, There is a “Hug your Sweetheart Day” celebrated on August 23rd. seesixcm6
No, that’s every day.
said like a true sweetheart…
isn’t there a calender called gods calendar. i’m not sure exactly but i had a homeless guy talking to me about numerology, astrology, and he mention that in “gods calendar’ the year begins in march! it sounds interesting, maybe you can enlighten all of us on that? or maybe that homeless guy was a little too buzzed.
CABESONMAN
Here is one possibility…
He may have been referring to “God’s” (possessive) calendar, not “gods” (plural) calendar. The Hebrew month of Nisan is the first month of the Hebrew religious calendar. This month often occurs during March. The reference for this month is in Torah, in Vayikra (The Book of Numbers) chapter 23. Some folks who claim to study the Torah chase rabbit trails into Kaballah (Hebrew mysticism), gematria (a form of numerology), astrology, gnosticism, and other weird stuff.
In 2009 (Hebrew year 5769) the first day of Nisan is on the 26th day of March.
September 19th (every year)
is International Talk Like A Pirate Day
February 26, 2007
The historical day that you created your youtube channel !!!!
Be sure to add it !
Marina, Oh, you must include “…Be With You, Always” day….
You KNOW when that is celebrated?
It’s May the Fourth be with you, Always”
Marina, Please include the Moon Phases each month… and BTW, How did “Mooning” get it’s Meaning? Maybe you could include tiny Mooning Icons for *Full Mooning* (by the light of the silvery moon) and the *New Mooning* (for those starry starry nights)
Also, include The summer and winter Solstice
and the spring and Fall equinox….
A couple of more good words too!
March 4th! It’s the only date on the calendar that’s a command (and it just happens to be my birthday…
March forth! Why didn’t I think of that? It’s the day I LOST my freedom and got married.
May 4, 1776 – RHODE ISLAND INDEPENDENCE DAY
The date that the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations became the first American Colony to declare its independence from the British Crown – two full months before the 4th of July!
How about your birth day Marina
Revealing the Origin of Marina, Perhaps?
I changed my gravatar for awhile, actually not “sleeping”. Something else. Cheers.
Other ideas: You may not want to do these as they put more strain on your time and they may be more costly, but I thought I would mention these out loud as they may trigger other ideas.
- Advent days (Dec 1-24) or 12 days of Christmas: Have a picture of you similar to the Fuel TV photos on each of those days; either the full square or 1/2 square. Opening calendar doors may be costly; maybe remove stickers to see the picture.
- Easter: On the calendar is a link. People enter the link on your site and have to find the easter eggs, which reveal Marina bunnies.
Good one PK
Bram Stroker’s birthdate or better still “Death” date.
To go with Vampire.
Here are some dates you might consider:
- Valentine’s Day
- Trick or Treat, Halloween
- Mayday (play on words with your video)
- 4th july (Barbecue & hot dog video)
- Election day Nov 4 (Democrats & Republicans video)
- Presidents day Feb 16 (Lame duck video, etc)
- Juneteenth (end of slavery – ref feckless)
- Salmon Homecoming (see google)
- Apr 15 tax day – Sisyphean task
Marina, if you have empty days on your calendar that you want to fill, you can go to this site and click on a calendar date to see what could be used for your calendar.
http://www.on-this-day.com/onthisday/thedays/dayselect-misc.htm
April 15th…TOTALLY a Sisyphean task!!
i think you should put the day you have your birthday
trully yours the greek man
Mikhail Timofeyevich Kalashnikov birthday or death day.
Goes with AK-47
George Bush’s birthday.
World leader in our time that bastardies the language.
Goes with
I’m gonna go all nucular on you!
How about HotForWords Day
Every day is HotForWords Day.
If you would pick one day, it might be your birthday, or the day you joined YouTube or ?
I like the day she joined YouTube. How about the HOTTEST days too!! May not be HotFORWORDS, but they were damn hot!!
7/10/09 Anniversary of the US record hottest day 134° on
[[1913 in Death Valley, Calif]]
9/13/09 Anniversary of the WORLD record hottest day 136°
[[1922 in El Azizia, Libya]]
National Magic Day is celebrated October 31 in honor of Harry Houdini. The great magician Houdini died on Halloween in 1926. The Society of American Magicians, known for its professional and charitable works, promotes public events and exhibits for the week leading up to this day.
Goes with Abracadabra.
There’s no National Karaoke Day.
Are you looking for the stuff like this?
oh My brithday is January 7, 1960
Dr W C Minor is the name of the man in the book The Professor and the Madman.
There’s no “etymology day”
grr sorry for my typos and bad spelling in that comment which follows
how bout the date the first Oxford English Dictionary or Etemological Dictionary came into print.
Or the birthday of Guttenberg inventor of the Press.
Or the birthday of the enventor of paper that chinese dude.
Or the birthday of the man in the Insane Assylum in the book The Professor and The Madman who did much etemological research
while he was there institutionalised. His research was a bit interrupted on that day he tried to cut his penis off as it was to him the source of all his evil, but do please, leave that date off.
That is a real book that was a best-seller, The Professor and the Madman.
I hope this is of some interest to you Marina my dear teacher.
Do you adore clean, correct sentences? Do ungrammatical advertisements make you cringe? We understand completely, and this is why the Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar and MSN Encarta have designated March 4, 2008 as National Grammar Day.
http://nationalgrammarday.com/
You can put maybe like historical dates of you career. Such as getting on the Bill O’Reilly, reaching 100 Million views, getting Kobe, and moving from your aparment. Also you can add historical days in etymology like you said along with the normal holidays such as Christmas. You can add my birthday on April 18th too.
(I’m kidding)
Hope I gave you some help.
Looking forward to copping me a calendar ASAP
How about the Etymology of the days of the week? Brief versions. Just a thought.
–Nathan
Does Oxford English Dictionary publish a new version evey year?
Their expected release date.
How much for the calendar Marina? Student discount?
Are you trying to do all 365?
Not all 365 days.. just days that are fun, with some kind of relationship to etymology… related to a story I have told as well…
You know what would sell nicely if you had 365 unique modeling photos?
A word of the day calendar 4″ x 4″ tear off style.
I’m brain storming.
But all 12 months correct?
I’m liking wetsuits suggestion. Kind of like those ESPN swimsuit calendars or those joke calendars. Seems like it would take some time to take 365 photos though. Heck, add in Kobe! He needs some love too!
i volunteer to help with the outfits…
How about Easter, the definition of calculating Easter, and who decided it.
Marina, is that the kind of stuff your looking for?
Just trying to get on the same song sheet before making suggestions.