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 :)