February 1 (not always a Friday) is the day for this literary character based on sailor Alexander Selkirk
... For Selkirk, there was no "Man Friday," a character Defoe created for ... 
providing a portrait of the real Robinson that is not always flattering... [DOC] [TLE] Mystery of Alexander Selkirk, the real Robinson Crusoe, solved ... [PAR] Oct 30, 2008 ...