Birthdate Meme
Stolen from demon_rays & silveryxdark (I guess :P )
Type your birthday date (minus the year) in the Wikipedia search engine. List 5 events that occurred on that day. List 5 births, 5 deaths, 5 holidays and events.
Events
636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine away from the Byzantine Empire, marking the first great wave of Muslim conquests and the rapid advance of Islam outside Arabia.
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1775 - The Spanish establish a presidio (fort) in the town that became Tucson, Arizona.
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1900 - Japan's primary school law is amended to provide for four years of mandatory schooling.
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1926 - Japan's public broadcasting company, Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai (NHK) is established.
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1986 - In Edmond, Oklahoma, U.S. Postal employee Patrick Sherrill guns down 14 of his co-workers and then commits suicide. (WTF? :O)
Births
1970 - John D. Carmack, American computer game programmer
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1970 - Fred Durst, American singer (Limp Bizkit)
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1974 - Misha Collins, American actor and producer
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1975 - Marcus Mastin, American author
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1977 - Mayra Veronica, Cuban model and actress
Deaths
984 - Pope John XIV
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1823 - Pope Pius VII (b. 1740)
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1914 - Pope Pius X (b. 1835)
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2001 - Kim Stanley, American actress (b. 1925)
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2007 - Larry Hartsell, American martial artist, bodyguard, trainer, student of Bruce Lee and Dan Inosanto (b. 1942)
Holidays and observances
Bahá'í Faith: Feast of Asmá’
Estonia: Restoration of Independence Day
Hungary: Saint Stephen’s Day
Morocco: Revolution of the King and People
Nepal: Children’s Day
World Union: World Union Day.
Roman Catholic saints: Saint Bernard of Clairvaux
BTW, Hi everyone. :D
Type your birthday date (minus the year) in the Wikipedia search engine. List 5 events that occurred on that day. List 5 births, 5 deaths, 5 holidays and events.
Events
636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine away from the Byzantine Empire, marking the first great wave of Muslim conquests and the rapid advance of Islam outside Arabia.
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1775 - The Spanish establish a presidio (fort) in the town that became Tucson, Arizona.
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1900 - Japan's primary school law is amended to provide for four years of mandatory schooling.
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1926 - Japan's public broadcasting company, Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai (NHK) is established.
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1986 - In Edmond, Oklahoma, U.S. Postal employee Patrick Sherrill guns down 14 of his co-workers and then commits suicide. (WTF? :O)
Births
1970 - John D. Carmack, American computer game programmer
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1970 - Fred Durst, American singer (Limp Bizkit)
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1974 - Misha Collins, American actor and producer
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1975 - Marcus Mastin, American author
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1977 - Mayra Veronica, Cuban model and actress
Deaths
984 - Pope John XIV
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1823 - Pope Pius VII (b. 1740)
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1914 - Pope Pius X (b. 1835)
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2001 - Kim Stanley, American actress (b. 1925)
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2007 - Larry Hartsell, American martial artist, bodyguard, trainer, student of Bruce Lee and Dan Inosanto (b. 1942)
Holidays and observances
Bahá'í Faith: Feast of Asmá’
Estonia: Restoration of Independence Day
Hungary: Saint Stephen’s Day
Morocco: Revolution of the King and People
Nepal: Children’s Day
World Union: World Union Day.
Roman Catholic saints: Saint Bernard of Clairvaux
BTW, Hi everyone. :D