Stolen From Numerous LJ Friends (The Last of Whom Is flyghosh)

Apr 07, 2006 14:55


1.Type in your birthday (minus the year) in the search bar at http://wikipedia.org/

2.List three interesting facts, two births, and one death that happened on your birthday.

May 21st is my day!

3 Interesting Facts

- 996 - Sixteen-year-old Otto III is crowned Holy Roman Emperor.
- 1881 - The ( Read more... )

memes, miscelaneous

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and what else.....?? cartayota April 7 2006, 23:38:39 UTC
1427 - Thomas la Warr, 5th Baron De La Warr, English churchman ( ... )

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madgirlslove April 8 2006, 04:42:53 UTC
Events

399 BC - The philosopher Socrates is sentenced to death.

1879 - Women's rights: American President Rutherford B. Hayes signs a bill allowing female attorneys to argue cases before the Supreme Court of the United States.

1942 - World War II: The Fall of Singapore. Following an assault by Japanese forces, the British General Arthur Percival surrenders. About 80,000 Indian, United Kingdom and Australian soldiers become prisoners of war, the largest surrender of British-led military personnel in history.

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Births

1564 - Galileo Galilei, Italian astronomer and physicist (d. 1642)

1812 - Charles Lewis Tiffany, American jeweler (d. 1902)

1948 - Art Spiegelman, American cartoonist

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Deaths

1965 - Nat King Cole, American singer and musician (b. 1919)

1984 - Ethel Merman, American singer and actress (b. 1908)

1981 - Mike Bloomfield, American musician (b. 1944)

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Holiday

Lupercalia

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karthik April 10 2006, 09:55:26 UTC
OK! Here's my list!

Interesting Facts:

1) TIME magazine's Man of the Year was for the first time given to a non-human, the personal computer.
2) Twenty-six inches of snow falls in 16 hours in New York City.
3) An earthquake measuring 9.0 on the Richter magnitude scale creates a tsunami causing devastation in Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, The Maldives and many other areas around the rim of the Indian Ocean, killing more than 300,000. :|

2 Births:

1) Steve Allen, American actor, comedian, composer, and author (d. 2000).
2) Lars Ulrich, Danish drummer (Metallica).

1 Death
1) Harry S. Truman, 33rd President of the United States (b. 1884).

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Re: November 26 djpekky April 11 2006, 16:03:13 UTC
197x - Kevin Miles, Canadian Porn Star (no, just kidding!!)
No porn actresses died on this date.

You are such a crack up! Silly, I know you are really a porn star. Stop lying! :P

Peace!

Pekky

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