I updated the born on this day WordPress plugin. The new 2.0 version is a major upgrade. I checked compatibility with WordPress 2.8.2, fixed a bug where there was no data for July 24, did some minor localization work, added a new [born-on-this-day] shortcode, upgraded the code to the new WordPress 2.8 widget structure and changed the widget date to use WordPress date format. You just have to put [born-on-this-day] in your posts or pages to have an embedded widget (see below). Get the born on this day WordPress plugin.