Happy Birthday to me!

Good god. I'm 45. And it's the 21st century. Why aren't I vacationing on Mars?

I have no idea what I'll be doing to celebrate--I know I'm going out for Indian food either tonight or tomorrow, and I'm getting my hair cut tomorrow. Woo hoo!

It's supposed to be 104F today.  According to the National Weather Service, it was 105F on the day I was born. Hm. This is indicative of something, I'm sure.

Weird things what happened on this day:

1913 – Death Valley, California hits 134 °F (~56.7 °C), the highest temperature recorded in the United States.

• 1962 – Telstar, the world's first communications satellite, is launched into orbit.

births:
John Calvin, French religious reformer (d. 1564)
Friedrich August von Quenstedt, German geologist (d. 1889)
Adolphus Busch, German-born brewer (d. 1913)
Donald Sinclair, British hotel manager, inspiration for Fawlty Towers (d. 1981)
Bobo Brazil, American professional wrestler (d. 1998)
Jerry Nelson, American puppeteer
Zoogz Rift, singer/songwriter and wrestling booker
Tom Meents, American monster truck driver

Anyone know of any other obscure facts?