December 13

Apr 08, 2006 20:37

* Type in your birthday (minus the year) in the search bar at http://wikipedia.org
* List 1 death, 2 births and 3 interesting events that happened on your birthday.

1 Death:
2005 - Stanley Williams (Stanley Tookie Williams III), Founder of the Crips street gang, convicted murderer and anti-gang activist (lethal injection) (b. 1953)

2 Births:
1975 - Tom Delonge, American guitarist (Blink-182)
1981 - Amy Lee, American singer (Evanescence)

3 Events:
1977 - A United States government aircraft DC-3 crashes near Evansville Regional Airport, killing 29, including the University of Evansville basketball team.
2000 - The "Texas 7" escape from the John Connally Unit near Kenedy, Texas and go on a robbery spree, during which police officer Aubrey Hawkins is shot and killed.
2003 - Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is captured near his home town of Tikrit
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