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Apr 09, 2006 17:36

The birthday meme:
Three Interesting Things
1885 - Although the exact date is unknown, the US Patent Office acknowledges December 1st, 1885 as the first day Dr Pepper was served.
1919 - Lady Astor becomes first female member of the British Parliament to take her seat (she had been elected to that position on November 28).
1973 - Papua New Guinea gains self government from Australia.

Two Deaths
1947 - Aleister Crowley, English occultist (b. 1875) (i never liked wicca anyway)
1521 - Pope Leo X (b. 1475) (me and the pope go back aways)

Two Births
1935 - Woody Allen, American film director, actor, and comedian
1949 - Pablo Escobar, Colombian drug lord (d. 1993)

I was also born on world AIDS day (woohoo) I remember last year when ever i saw the ads on TV for world AIDS day i'd be like "I support the fight against AIDS...with my birth"
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