because I'm bored meme

[velcrocat]

Go to Wikipedia and look up your birth day (excluding the year). List three neat facts, two births and one death in your journal, including the year.

EVENTS:
1492 - Christopher Columbus sets sail from Palos de la Frontera, Spain
1914 - First World War: Germany declares war against France
1981 - In the United States, Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization walks off the job. All 13,000 members will eventually be fired by President Ronald Reagan

BIRTHS:
1941 - Martha Stewart, American publisher and media personality
1963 - James Hetfield, American singer and guitarist (Metallica)

DEATHS:
1954 - Colette, French writer (b. 1873)