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Apr 10, 2006 17:14

Go to Wikipedia and look up your birth day (excluding the year). Listthree neat
facts, two births and one death in your journal, including the
year.

Facts:

600 - Pope Gregory I decreed that "God bless you" was the correct response to a sneeze.

1859 - The French government passes a law to set the A-note above middle C to a frequency of 435 Hz, in an attempt to standardize the pitch.

2005 - The National Hockey League cancels the entire 2004-2005 regular season and playoffs, becoming the first major sports league in North America to do so over a labour dispute.

Births:

1935 - Sonny Bono, singer, music producer, television producer, and U.S. Congressman (d. 1998)

1958 - Ice-T, American rapper, songwriter, and actor

Deaths:

2001 - William Masters, American gynecologist and sexologist (b. 1915)

The death amused me :)
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