44 for Frank 44 today. I’m not talking about .44 magnum It’s my birthday. Thanks to everyone who has dropped me a note, an sms, a twitter. wrote on my wall in facebook, etc etc etc. It is really appreciated. Forty-four is a tribonacci number , a happy number and an octahedral number. What else happened on this day? November 18: Independence Day in Latvia ( 1918 ), National Day in Oman ( 1940 ) . 1307 – William Tell , a legendary marksman in Switzerland , is said to have successfully shot an apple on his son’s head with a single bolt from his crossbow. 1626 – St. Peter’s Basilica , one of four major basilicas of Rome , was consecrated on the anniversary of that of the previous church in 326. 1905 – Prince Carl of Denmark became Haakon VII (pictured) , the first King of Norway after the personal union between Sweden and Norway was dissolved. 1928 – Walt Disney ‘s Steamboat Willie , the first completely post-produced synchronized sound animated cartoon , was released. 1985 – Calvin and Hobbes , a comic strip by Bill Watterson featuring six-year old Calvin and his stuffed tiger Hobbes , was first published. 1987 – An underground fire killed 31 people at London ‘s busiest underground station at King’s Cross St Pancras. 1991 – Croatian War of Independence: Republic of Serbian Krajina forces captured the Croatian city of Vukovar , ending an 87-day siege. Technorati Tags: Frank Arrigo, 44 Comments Anonymous November 18, 2007 New post at blogs.msdn.com Anonymous November 18, 2007 Hope you celebrated with a few beers - and the “Aussie-style” birthday bashings from the kids ?   :-) Congrats - Happy Frank-day ! Anonymous November 18, 2007 PingBack from http://australia.quemp.com/?p=13548 Anonymous November 18, 2007 Hey Frank, Happy birthday! Anonymous November 19, 2007 Happy Belated Birthday Frank! Anonymous November 19, 2007 A belated Happy Birthday Frank! :) Anonymous November 18, 2008 I’m celebrating another birthday today . It happens every year, around this time . I’ve been overwhelmed Additional resources Last updated on 2007-11-18