Aug 08, 2008 14:15
Go over to Wikipedia and enter the day you were born [such as "March 27"] and then pick 3 events, 2 births and 1 holiday that occurred on your birthday.
Birthday December 8th
1941 - World War II: Pacific War - After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor the U.S. Congress passes a declaration of war against Japan.
1980 - Mark David Chapman shoots and kills John Lennon in front of The Dakota apartment building. Saddest birthday ever!
1991 - The leaders of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine sign an agreement dissolving the Soviet Union and establishing the Commonwealth of Independent States.
1542 - Mary Queen of Scots (d. 1587)
1943 - Jim Morrison, American poet, singer (The Doors) (d. 1971)
France - Fête des Lumières (Festival of Lights) held in Lyon to honor the Virgin Mary