birthday meme because dessilyn said to do it

Apr 07, 2006 15:00

The Rules:
1.Type in your birthday (minus the year) in the search bar at Wikipedia.org
2.List three interesting facts, two births, and one death that happened on your birthday.

February 29

Facts
1. 1504 - Christopher Columbus uses his knowledge of a lunar eclipse that night to convince Native Americans to provide him with supplies.
2. 1712 - February 29 is followed by February 30 in Sweden, in a move to abolish the Swedish calendar for a return to the Old style.
3. 2000 - A six-year-old student opens fire on a six-year-old classmate at Theo J. Buell Elementary School in Mount Morris Township, Michigan.

Births
1. 1956 - Aileen Wuornos, American serial killer (yay! a lesbian prostitute serial killer!)
2. 1976 - Ja Rule, American rapper and actor

Deaths
1. 1968 - Tore Ørjasæter, Norwegian poet (i have no idea who that is, but his last name looks cool)
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