17 April: Rudolph Name Day

Rudolph name day. It’s an ancient Germanic male first name, meaning "fame", "glory" "honour", "renown", and "wolf". 10 famous Rudolphs:

1. Rudolf I: first King of Germany from the House of Habsburg. The first of the count-kings of Germany, he reigned from 1273 until his death.
2. Rudolph Valentino: Italian silent film actor.
3. Rudolph Isley: American singer-songwriter and one of the founding members of The Isley Brothers.
4. Gerald Rudolph Ford: American politician who served as the 38th president of the United States
5. Rudolf Nureyev: Soviet-born dancer.
6. Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria: only son of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria and Duchess Elisabeth of Bavaria. He was heir apparent to the imperial throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. In 1889, he died in a suicide pact with his mistress Mary Vetsera at the Mayerling hunting lodge. The ensuing scandal made international headlines.
7. Rudolf Hess: Deputy Führer in Nazi Germany, one of the leaders of Beer Hall Putsch, best known for his solo flight to Scotland.
8. Rudolph Hass: American developer of the Hass avocado, the source of 95% of California Avocados grown commercially today.
9. Rudolph "Rudy" Giuliani: American lawyer, businessman, former politician, and public speaker, Mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2001.
10. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: fictional character created by Robert L. May in 1939.

Character birthday

Soldier, a member of Combat Team Alpha. He is an android, so today is his activation date rather than birthday. He was developed in Japan as a weapon during World War II but later acquired by the millionaire Llew Powell who had Soldier re-programmed to be used as a sharp-shooter for his team.