20 June 2014

ultimo

[uhl-tuh-moh]

adverb

– in or of the month preceding the current one. For example, ‘On the twelfth ultimo’. (meaning the 12th of the preceding month). Abbreviation: ult., ulto. Compare instant, proximo.

Origin:
1575–85; < Latin ultimō ( mēnse or diē ) in the last (month) or on the last (day)

Anagram

I moult

Today’s aphorism

Refugees driven from country to country represent the vanguard of their peoples.

– Hannah Arendt 1943

On this day

20 June – World Refugee Day – to raise awareness of the plight of refugees across the globe. Refugee Week is held Sunday to Saturday of the week that includes 20 June.

20 June 1864 – birth of Worm Pander, sculptor. Died 6 September 1919 … … no relation to this site’s Panda Man …

20 June 1909 birth of Errol Flynn, Australian-born American actor. Died 14 October 1959.

20 June 1966 – The Beatles release their ‘Yesterday and Today’ album with the controversial ‘butcher cover’. The Beatles appeared on the cover wearing white smocks and covered with decapitated baby dolls and pieces of meat. Some people took offense to this and the cover was withdrawn and replaced with something a little more savoury.

20 June 2001 – General Pervez Musharraf establishes himself as both President and Chief Executive of Pakistan. He had come to power as Chief Executive following a coup d’état in 1999.