Caligula, the Roman Emperor who was madder than all the rest, was born today in 12AD.
And a lot of people wished he hadn't been!
In other news ...
Van Morrison was also born today, but a little bit after Caligula - in 1945, in fact. I only mention the fact because I don't understand the cult of (white) Van man. We have Van Gogh, Van Johnson, Van Morrison, Van Diesel, Van Dango.
It's all Vanity, I suppose.
