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Aug 21, 2008 23:00

Wikipedia Meme

Enter your date of birth, then pick four events, three births, two deaths, and one holiday.

Events

1536 - Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII of England, is beheaded for adultery, treason, and incest.

1649 - An Act declaring England a Commonwealth is passed by the Long Parliament. England would be a republic for the next eleven years.

1943 - World War II: British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt set Monday, May 1, 1944 as the date for the cross-English Channel landing (D-Day would later be delayed over a month due to bad weather).

1962 - A birthday salute to U.S. President John F. Kennedy takes place at Madison Square Garden, New York City. The highlight is Marilyn Monroe's infamous rendition of Happy Birthday.

Births

1797 - Maria Isabel of Portugal, queen of Spain (d. 1818)

1870 - Albert Fish, American serial killer (d. 1936)

1925 - Malcolm X, American civil rights activist (d. 1965)

Deaths

1945 - Philipp Bouhler, German nazi leader (b. 1889)

1965 - Tui Malila, world's oldest tortoise (b. 1773 or 1777)

Holiday

Feast Day for the following Saints in the Roman Catholic Church:


I'll post a big update of my life once I get back home. I'm busy packing for the trip back. <3

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