What else happened on your birthday?
...or should I say, the date of your birth - not necessarily the year of your birth. I'm not enamoured of all those meme things doing the rounds on blogs, as I think you can get too blogged down in a lot of waffle, but this one caught my attention.
1. Go to Wikipedia and type in your birthday, month and day only
2. List three events that occurred on that day.
3. List two important birthdays
4. List one notable death
5. List a holiday or observance (if any)
I don't visit Wikipedia much (have too many other things to do!), but I was curious to see what popped up for my birthdate. PHEW!!! There were 27 newsworthy events (including the sinking of the Titanic); 115 VIPs of one kind or another were born on the same day (including Leonardo Da Vinci and Jeffrey Archer); 63 VIPs died on that day (including Abraham Lincoln and Greta Garbo); there are/were 6 holidays or observances, and 5 Liturgical Feast Days.
If you have 30 minutes to waste like I did (NOT), have a go!
1. Go to Wikipedia and type in your birthday, month and day only
2. List three events that occurred on that day.
3. List two important birthdays
4. List one notable death
5. List a holiday or observance (if any)
I don't visit Wikipedia much (have too many other things to do!), but I was curious to see what popped up for my birthdate. PHEW!!! There were 27 newsworthy events (including the sinking of the Titanic); 115 VIPs of one kind or another were born on the same day (including Leonardo Da Vinci and Jeffrey Archer); 63 VIPs died on that day (including Abraham Lincoln and Greta Garbo); there are/were 6 holidays or observances, and 5 Liturgical Feast Days.
If you have 30 minutes to waste like I did (NOT), have a go!
posted by Gina E. | 12:11 am
4 Comments:
Just saying hello - I've got a bit behind in blog reading since I don't have much time at home at the moment. Enjoying your posts. You have a real talent for making everyday events interesting. How lovely to feel that close to your mother-in-law - she's a lucky lady.
being born on New Years day - i tell myself that the whole world takes a holiday in honour of ME! ha!
I am sure you have seen our election results. my lips are sealed. nuff said.
Hi girls, nice to see you here!
Isabelle, I'm the lucky one - my MIL is a very special lady, liked and loved by all who meet and get to know her.
Robyn, I had to giggle at your comment about being born on New Year's Day - your own public holiday - LOL! Election? Yeah well..say no more.
Yep, I definately have better things to do with my time but I needed a break today.
So, I wasted a little time and will post it to my Medieval Lady blog.
Hope you have a great week.
Patty
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