Bob Hope American Variety." He last made an appearance at the Hope Classic in 2000, where he hugged Swedish golfer Jesper Pernevik. Hope celebrated his 100th birthday on May 29, 2003. He is among a small group of notable centenarians in the field of entertainment. To mark this event, the intersection of Hollywood and Vine in Los Angeles was named "Bob Hope Square" and his centennial was declared "Bob Hope Day" in 35 states. Even at 100, Hope maintained his self-deprecating sense of humor, quipping, "I'm so old, they've canceled my blood type." He converted to Roman Catholicism late in life. In
Birthday a person's name day in a calendar, or easily remember common name days (for example, "John" or "Mary"); however in pious traditions, the two were often made to concur by giving a newborn the name of a saint celebrated on its birthday, or possibly the name of a feast, for example, "Noel" or "Pascal" (French for Christmas and "of Easter"); as another example, Togliatti was given "Palmiro" as his first name because he was born on Palm Sunday. Some notables, particularly monarchs, have an "official birthday" on a fixed day of the year, which may not necessarily match the day