World Left-handers Day!

Did you know that August 13 is World Lefthanders Day!

On August 13, 1976, an organization called, Lefthanders International (LI), launched International Left-Handers Day, an annual event. This day was (apparently) chosen because it was Friday the 13th and a way to poke fun at the superstitions that surrounded left-handed people for years. (the Latin word sinister actually means left!).

This event is now celebrated worldwide so left-handers everywhere can celebrate and increase public awareness of the advantages and disadvantages of being left-handed.

Famous left-handers include (in no particular order of priority) -

Marlon Brando,
Fidel Castro
George Bush (not Dubya, but his dad)
Charlie Chaplin
Julius Ceasar
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Phil Collins
Tom Cruise
Pierce Brosnan
Jim Carrey
Isaac Newton
Bill Clinton
Winston Churchill
Bill Gates
Henry Ford
Michelangelo
Goldie Hawn
Helen Keller
Sachin Tendulkar
Nicole Kidman
Amitabh Bachchan
Jay Leno
Saurav Ganguly
Demi Moore
Prince Charles
Queen Elizabeth II
Ronald Reagan
Mark Twain
H G Wells
Oprah Winfrey and
Yours truly :-)