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Oct 24, 2008 11:09

Wikipedia your birthday and pick 4 events, 3 births, 2 deaths, and 1 holiday.

Events

* 1877 - U.S. presidential election, 1876: Just two days before inauguration, the U.S. Congress declares Rutherford B. Hayes the winner of the election even though Samuel J. Tilden had won the popular vote on November 7, 1876.
* 11903 - In New York City the Martha Washington Hotel opens, becoming the first hotel exclusively for women.
* 1972 - The Pioneer 10 space probe is launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida with a mission to explore the outer planets.
* 1998 - Data sent from the Galileo spacecraft indicates that Jupiter's moon Europa has a liquid ocean under a thick crust of ice.

Births

* 1316 - Robert II of Scotland, (d. 1390)
* 1904 - Dr. Seuss, American author (d. 1991)
* 1977 - Heather McComb, American actress

Deaths

* 1855 - Nicholas I of Russia, Emperor of Russia (b. 1796)
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Holidays

* Bahá'í Faith - Feast of 'Alá (Loftiness) - First day of the 19th month of the Bahá'í calendar.
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