“you could not celebrate him without being known yourself.” [HOUN]
Every year, the Baker Street Irregulars meet in early January to celebrate Sherlock Holmes's birthday. Why January, or more specifically January 6? It's an interesting story.
We discuss what factors may support that supposition and highlight the scholarship that helped us arrive at this date. It's just a Trifle.
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Happy 167th Birthday, Sherlock Holmes (I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere)
"What Was the Month?" by Nathan Bengis, BSJ Vol. 7, No. 4 (1957)
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Music credits
Performers: Uncredited violinist, US Marine Chamber Orchestra
Publisher Info.: Washington, DC: United States Marine Band
Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
Sherlock Holmes's Birthday