National Pistachio Day; Grapefruit Day in Japan; Birthday of Dr. William Lambe; Birthday of Erykah Badu; Publication of Animal Wise: How We Know Animals Think and Feel, by Virginia Morell; Publication of Tarsier Sings His Song: Endangered and Misunderstood Animals, by Terri Tatchell, illustrated by Ivan Sulima; Publication of Beauty of the Beasts: Rethinking Nature's Least Loved Animals, by Jo Wimpenny; Young Singer, by Langston Hughes.