An Eisengeiste Calendar

After a meeting of several contributors, I submit this rough draft of the offical Eisengeiste calendar. (Note that, in addition to their intrinsic merit, some holidays were selected to coincide with contributors' birthdays).


Major Holidays

January 3 - Alaska admitted to the Union (1959); Anna May Wong's birthday (1905); JRR Tolkien's birthday (1892), Sergio Leone's birthday (1929), Victor Borge's birthday (1909), George Martin's birthday (1926), and Cicero too (106 BC?).

February 21 - George Attla, Cinderella story comin' out of nowhere, wins his first Fur Rondy race (1958).

March 15 - The Ides of March

April 30 - Walpurgis Night --> May 1 is Loyalty Day, among other things.

May 15 - Scottish Whitsuntide

June 24 - Beat Down the Man Day: Bannockburn Anniversary, followed by June 25 - Anniversay of Little Big Horn

July 2 - Fighting For Freedom Day: Anniversary of the Charge of the First Minnesota (1863 - and no, you can not have your flag back)

July 30 - Smedley Butler's birthday (1881).

August 29 - First post to this blog (2003)

September 19 - Talk Like a Pirate Day

October 15 - Stop Hurting America Day: Jon Stewart smacks down Crossfire (2004)

November 5 - Guy Fawkes Night

December 3 - Literature Day: Joseph Conrad's Birthday, Robertson Davies's Death Day.

December 11 - Payback Day: Anniversary of Steve Largent's hit on Mike Harden (1988)


Minor Holidays

January 17, 1781 - Get Off Our Continent Day - Daniel Morgan whips the British at Cowpens
February 19, 1924 - David Bronstein's birthday.
March 14, 1879 - Einstein's birthday.
March 31, 1955 - Angus Young's birthday
April 22nd - Earth Day
April 23rd - Jurgi, ancient Latvian beginning of summer festival
May 4, 1886 - International May Day
June 4, 1942 - Battle of Midway.
July 7, 1909 - Gottfried von Cramm's birthday.
July 21 - Burns Night
August 17, 2000 - Laird Hamilton rides Teahupoo
August 18, 1812 - USS Constitution defeats Guerriere.
August 24, 1890 - Duke Kahanamoku's Birthday
September 5, 1781 - French Naval Victories Day: Battle of the Chesapeake.
September 12-18, 2005 - National Pie Week
September 17, 1998 - Matriculation Day (anniversary of first theatrical showing of Rushmore)
September 18, 1971 - Lance Armstrong's birthday.
October 2, 1869 - Gandhi's birthday.
October 21, 1805 - We Honor the British Day: Trafalgar Day
October 25, 1415 - Agincourt, Battle Off Samar
November 17, 1937 - Peter Cook's birthday
November 30, 1835 - Mark Twain's birthday
December 26, 1944 - Patton relieves Bastogne

What other holidays should we celebrate?