Greg
was born on April 23, the same day as William
Shakespeare (1564), James
Buchanan (1857), and Lester
Pearson (1897). Greg's Personal Trivia
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Greg
was born on April 23, the same day as William
Shakespeare (1564), James
Buchanan (1857), and Lester
Pearson (1897).
His birth
year, 1961, can be read upside-down as the same number.
Prime
Minister at time of birth: John Diefenbaker; President at time of birth: John F.
Kennedy.
"Where
were you when . . . "
(1) President Kennedy was assassinated (November 22, 1963) . . . don't know;
(2) Apollo 11
landed on the Moon (July 16, 1969) . . . with parents at the home of George
Williams
in Scarborough, Ontario;
(3) Canada defeated
USSR in hockey series (September 28, 1972) . . . in the boys' gym at
Balmy Beach
Public School;
(4) President
Reagan was shot (March 30, 1981) . . . in art history class at the University
of Toronto;
(5) the Space
Shuttle Challenger blew up (January 28, 1986) . . . in an elevator at
Robarts Library, University of Toronto;
(6) the Meech
Lake Accord was defeated (June 22, 1990) . . . at work with the television
set on;
(7) Princess Diana
died (August 31, 1997) . . . at a flyball tournament at Base Borden,
Ontario;
(8) the World Trade
Center buildings were attacked (September 11, 2001) . . . driving
through rural Ontario on my way to the town of Brussells.
He has three
university degrees - a BA (1984), an MA (1985), and a Ph.D. (1989) - all from
the University of Toronto.
Most
frequently seen movies: Cabaret (27 times), The Wizard of Oz (26), Singin'
in the Rain (25), Annie Hall (24), Dr. Strangelove (22), It's
a Wonderful Life (20), Nashville (19), The
Searchers (17), That's Entertainment (17), Planet of the Apes
(16), The Big Sleep (15), Citizen Kane (14), The Maltese Falcon
(13), The Godfather (12), Manhattan (12), Mary Poppins
(12), North by Northwest (12).
Favorite
TV program: The
Dick Van Dyke Show (1961-1966).
Only
American States never visited: Alaska and Rhode Island.