The Wiki Meme

Jun 04, 2006 11:36

Search your date of birth (not the year) on Wikipedia and then choose three events, two births and a death.

Events:
1268 - The Principality of Antioch, a crusader state, falls to the Mamluk Sultan Baibars in the Battle of Antioch; Baibars' destruction of the city of Antioch was so great as to permanently negate the city's importance.

1803 - Napoleonic Wars: The United Kingdom revokes the Treaty of Amiens and declares war on France.

1897 - Dracula, a novel by Irish author Bram Stoker is published.

Births:
1897 - Frank Capra, American producer, director, and writer (d. 1991)

1920 - Pope John Paul II (d. 2005)

1955 - Chow Yun-Fat, Hong Kong actor

Deaths:
2006 - Andrew Martinez, U.C. Berkeley's "Naked Guy".

Honorable mentions:
1876 - Wyatt Earp starts work in Dodge City, Kansas under Marshal Larry Deger.
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