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go to wikipedia and type in the month (spelled out) and day of your birth. list some of the interesting events, births, deaths, and holidays that share your birthday.
february 19
Events:
197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum, the bloodiest battle between Roman armies.
1807 - In Alabama, Former Vice President of the United States Aaron Burr is arrested for treason.
1846 - In Austin, Texas the newly-formed Texas state government is officially installed. The Republic of Texas government officially transfers power to the State of Texas government following Texas' annexation by the United States.
1847 - The Donner Party is rescued. It is noted that some of the survivors seem to be remarkably well-fed considering their ordeal.
1878 - The phonograph is patented by Thomas Edison.
1913 - Prizes are included in Cracker Jack candy boxes for the first time.
1942 - World War II: President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the executive order 9066, allowing the United States military to relocate Japanese-Americans to Japanese internment camps.
1964 - Paul Simon writes "The Sounds of Silence," the song which, in a year and a half, will catapult him and Art Garfunkel to stardom as Simon & Garfunkel.
1980 - Bon Scott (Ronald Belford Scott), lead singer of AC/DC, dies after a night of heavy drinking.
1986 - The Soviet Union launches the Mir space station.
1986 - After waiting 37 years, the United States Senate approves a treaty outlawing genocide.
2002 - NASA's Mars Odyssey space probe begins to map the surface of Mars using its thermal emission imaging system.
Births:
1473 - Nicolaus Copernicus, mathematician and astronomer (d. 1543)
1940 - Smokey Robinson, American musician
1940 - Saparmurat Niyazov, President of Turkmenistan
1957 - Falco, Austrian singer (d. 1998)
1963 - Seal, British singer
Death:
1997 - Deng Xiaoping, Chinese Communist leader and revolutionary (b. 1904)
1998 - Grandpa Jones, American banjo player and comedian (b. 1913)
Holidays and observances:
Chaoflux (Discordianism)
Astrology: First day of sun sign Pisces
Astrology: Can also be last day of sun sign Aquarius depending on the time of birth and the astrologer's viewpoint.
hm, i know there are more famous people who share my birthday that i've read about before that didn't show up in wikipedia... i didn't know about the discordian calendar thing.
february 19
Events:
197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum, the bloodiest battle between Roman armies.
1807 - In Alabama, Former Vice President of the United States Aaron Burr is arrested for treason.
1846 - In Austin, Texas the newly-formed Texas state government is officially installed. The Republic of Texas government officially transfers power to the State of Texas government following Texas' annexation by the United States.
1847 - The Donner Party is rescued. It is noted that some of the survivors seem to be remarkably well-fed considering their ordeal.
1878 - The phonograph is patented by Thomas Edison.
1913 - Prizes are included in Cracker Jack candy boxes for the first time.
1942 - World War II: President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the executive order 9066, allowing the United States military to relocate Japanese-Americans to Japanese internment camps.
1964 - Paul Simon writes "The Sounds of Silence," the song which, in a year and a half, will catapult him and Art Garfunkel to stardom as Simon & Garfunkel.
1980 - Bon Scott (Ronald Belford Scott), lead singer of AC/DC, dies after a night of heavy drinking.
1986 - The Soviet Union launches the Mir space station.
1986 - After waiting 37 years, the United States Senate approves a treaty outlawing genocide.
2002 - NASA's Mars Odyssey space probe begins to map the surface of Mars using its thermal emission imaging system.
Births:
1473 - Nicolaus Copernicus, mathematician and astronomer (d. 1543)
1940 - Smokey Robinson, American musician
1940 - Saparmurat Niyazov, President of Turkmenistan
1957 - Falco, Austrian singer (d. 1998)
1963 - Seal, British singer
Death:
1997 - Deng Xiaoping, Chinese Communist leader and revolutionary (b. 1904)
1998 - Grandpa Jones, American banjo player and comedian (b. 1913)
Holidays and observances:
Chaoflux (Discordianism)
Astrology: First day of sun sign Pisces
Astrology: Can also be last day of sun sign Aquarius depending on the time of birth and the astrologer's viewpoint.
hm, i know there are more famous people who share my birthday that i've read about before that didn't show up in wikipedia... i didn't know about the discordian calendar thing.
