Thanks, Katie!
Go to Wikipedia and put in your birth date. Don't put in the year. Post in your LJ with three neat/important events, two births, and two deaths!
Events
1780 - Never-explained complete darkness falls on Eastern Canada and the New England area of the United States at 2 pm.
1802 - The Légion d'Honneur is founded by Napoleon Bonaparte.
1962 - A birthday salute to U.S. President John F. Kennedy takes place at Madison Square Garden, New York. The highlight is Marilyn Monroe's infamous rendition of Happy Birthday.
Births
1870 - Albert Fish, American serial killer and cannibal (d. 1936)
1925 - Malcolm X, American civil rights activist (d. 1965)
1925 - Pol Pot, Cambodian dictator and mass murderer (d. 1998)
Had to include this one so as not to be depressed by my own birthday: 1946 - André the Giant, French professional wrestler (d. 1993)
Deaths
1665 - Tui Malila, a female tortoise given to the royal family of Tonga by Captain James Cook. Also it is one of the longest living tortoises.
1864 - Nathaniel Hawthorne, American author (b. 1804)
2006 - Alexandrina van Donkelaar-Vink, oldest Dutch citizen (b. 1895)
Today I visited SCAD Atlanta. It is awesommmmeeee! Great campus and facilities, studying in france opps and interchangeable semesters in savannah or atlanta. plus scholarships everywhere. i signed up for the ACT in hopes of getting a better one. def. one of my first choices.
in other news, luc doesn't like the princess bride.
don't expect to see him again.
Events
1780 - Never-explained complete darkness falls on Eastern Canada and the New England area of the United States at 2 pm.
1802 - The Légion d'Honneur is founded by Napoleon Bonaparte.
1962 - A birthday salute to U.S. President John F. Kennedy takes place at Madison Square Garden, New York. The highlight is Marilyn Monroe's infamous rendition of Happy Birthday.
Births
1870 - Albert Fish, American serial killer and cannibal (d. 1936)
1925 - Malcolm X, American civil rights activist (d. 1965)
1925 - Pol Pot, Cambodian dictator and mass murderer (d. 1998)
Had to include this one so as not to be depressed by my own birthday: 1946 - André the Giant, French professional wrestler (d. 1993)
Deaths
1665 - Tui Malila, a female tortoise given to the royal family of Tonga by Captain James Cook. Also it is one of the longest living tortoises.
1864 - Nathaniel Hawthorne, American author (b. 1804)
2006 - Alexandrina van Donkelaar-Vink, oldest Dutch citizen (b. 1895)
Today I visited SCAD Atlanta. It is awesommmmeeee! Great campus and facilities, studying in france opps and interchangeable semesters in savannah or atlanta. plus scholarships everywhere. i signed up for the ACT in hopes of getting a better one. def. one of my first choices.
in other news, luc doesn't like the princess bride.
don't expect to see him again.