

Peltier is considered by many to be a political prisoner and has received support from individuals and groups including Nelson Mandela, Rigoberta Menchú, Amnesty International, the UN High Commissioner on Human Rights, Tenzin Gyatso (the 14th Dalai Lama), the European Parliament, the Belgian Parliament, the Italian Parliament, the Kennedy Memorial Center for Human Rights, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Michael Apted, Kris Kristofferson, Peter Matthiessen, Madonna, Bono, Sting, Vivienne Westwood, Giorgio Armani, Cher, Kylie Minogue, Elton John, Oliver Stone, Danielle Mitterrand, Mikhail Gorbachev, Raquel Welch, Joan Collins, Ozzy Osbourne, Bianca Jagger and Kate Moss ...
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1837 Sir James Murray (d. 1915), Scottish philologist and lexicographer.

1827 Peter Lalor (d. 

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1923 Norman Mailer (d.

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According to two fish-cutters at the New Square (30 miles north of Manhattan, New York) Fish Market, on this day in 2003 they were about the slaughter a 20-pound carp to make into gefilte fish for Sabbath dinner, when it suddenly began shouting apocalyptic warnings in Hebrew. 
Today in 1870 at the 



1928 Professor Gene Sharp, PhD, American academic known for his extensive writings on nonviolence and power. He has been called both the '
Feast day of St Sebastian


Arabella Goddard


Feast day of St Geraint
Fillan was a Scottish saint, famous for his piety and good works. 

1707 Death of John, Earl of Stair
1880 
Epiphany, the oldest festival on the Christian Church calendar, is a national holiday in at least 15 nations. Celebrations generally are related to children.

