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Gianluca

Zoyla and Mario have chosen the name Gianluca for their beautiful new son born at Mid-Columbia Medical Center.

9 04 a.m.
Friday, October 2, 2009
20 inches
6 pounds, 11 ounces
Origin of the name Gianluca: Italian, Latin
Name's original meaning: Gian: "God is gracious", Luca: "Light; bringer of light"

This day in history

Other interesting people born on this date:

1895 - Bud Abbott - Comedian who starred in 35 movies with partner Lou Costello and is most famous for the timeless act, "Who's on First?"
1890 - Groucho Marx - One of the great comedic actors and personalities of all time. He starred with the Marx Brothers in classic films "Animal Crackers", "Duck Soup", "Horse Feathers", and others.
1869 - Mahatma (Mohandas) Gandhi - Indian spiritual leader whose non-violent political strategies won independence from Great Britain for his nation.
1737 - Francis Hopkinson - American member of Continental Congress and probable designer of the American flag. You will find his signature on the Declaration of Independence.

Other notable events
on this day in history:

1967 - Thurgood Marshall took the oath of office becoming the first American of African descent to hold the office of Justice of the US Supreme Court.


Population:

The Dalles:
11,600
U.S. population:
306,436,511

Sunrise and sunset:

Sunrise:7:05 a.m.
Sunset:6:42 p.m.

Local weather:

The Dalles high:
66° F
The Dalles low:
48° F

The nation's weather extremes:

High: 99° at McAllen, Texas
Low: 3 at Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska

The day's Dow Jones close:

9,509.28

Your dollar's worth

Loaf of bread:
$2.49
Gallon of milk:
$3.85
Gallon of gasoline:
$2.92
First-class stamp:
$0.44
New car:
$21,750.00
Average new home:
$165,000.00