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Wiki-meme
Monday, March 26, 2007 at 05:24AM
Because I was having trouble writing recently, my dear internet friends came to the rescue. The first, daisies, unofficially tagged me for this meme, which I thought sounded pretty fun (Look for the second, coming soon):
1. Go to Wikipedia and type in your Birthday Month and day only.
2. List 3 Events that occurred that day.
3. List 2 important Birth days.
4. List 1 Death.
5. List a Holiday or Observance. (if any)
6. Tag 5 other bloggers.
Birthday: December 8
Events:
1. 1854 - Pope Pius IX proclaims the dogma of Immaculate Conception, which holds that the Virgin Mary was born free of original sin.
2. 1941 - World War II: After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the US Congress and Great Britain pass a declaration of war against Japan.
3. 1976 - The Eagles release the album Hotel California.
Important Birth days:
1. 1542 - Mary Queen of Scots
2. 1765 - Eli Whitney, American inventor (hello, the cotton gin?)
Bonus birthdays:
1925 - Sammy Davis Jr., American actor and singer
1943 - Jim Morrison of The Doors
1951 - Bill Bryson, American author
1953 - Kim Basinger, American actress
1961 - Ann Coulter, American author, political commentator, and attorney
1964 - Teri Hatcher, American actress
1966 - Sinead O'Connor, Irish musician
I had no idea I shared a birthday with so many cool people. Except for Ann Coulter, that's unfortunate.
Death:
1. 1980 - John Lennon
The same day, same year and only a few hours after I was born.
Holiday or Observance:
1. France - Fête des Lumières (Festival of Lights) held in Lyon to honor the Virgin Mary.
Tags:
I'll tag a few people, but no pressure if you're not really a meme kind of person.
Tripping Daisy (long time, no blog)
Quarter Life Crisis (back at ya)
Shannon (great name!)
1. Go to Wikipedia and type in your Birthday Month and day only.
2. List 3 Events that occurred that day.
3. List 2 important Birth days.
4. List 1 Death.
5. List a Holiday or Observance. (if any)
6. Tag 5 other bloggers.
Birthday: December 8
Events:
1. 1854 - Pope Pius IX proclaims the dogma of Immaculate Conception, which holds that the Virgin Mary was born free of original sin.
2. 1941 - World War II: After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the US Congress and Great Britain pass a declaration of war against Japan.
3. 1976 - The Eagles release the album Hotel California.
Important Birth days:
1. 1542 - Mary Queen of Scots
2. 1765 - Eli Whitney, American inventor (hello, the cotton gin?)
Bonus birthdays:
1925 - Sammy Davis Jr., American actor and singer
1943 - Jim Morrison of The Doors
1951 - Bill Bryson, American author
1953 - Kim Basinger, American actress
1961 - Ann Coulter, American author, political commentator, and attorney
1964 - Teri Hatcher, American actress
1966 - Sinead O'Connor, Irish musician
I had no idea I shared a birthday with so many cool people. Except for Ann Coulter, that's unfortunate.
Death:
1. 1980 - John Lennon
The same day, same year and only a few hours after I was born.
Holiday or Observance:
1. France - Fête des Lumières (Festival of Lights) held in Lyon to honor the Virgin Mary.
Tags:
I'll tag a few people, but no pressure if you're not really a meme kind of person.
Tripping Daisy (long time, no blog)
Quarter Life Crisis (back at ya)
Shannon (great name!)
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Reader Comments (2)
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fun read ~ you have a whole lot of shared birthday coolness (except for ann coulter, that IS unfortunate) ... i'm glad you did this!
Alright, so I rarely do memes on my blog, and I just did one, so I just can't do it there. Instead, I'll put my answers here, if that's alright with you.
Birthday: October 13
Events:
1. 1792 - In Washington, DC, the cornerstone of the United States Executive Mansion (known as the White House since 1818) is laid.
2. 1965 - The British rock band The Who first records their hit, My Generation.
3. 1976 - The first electron micrograph of an Ebola viral particle was obtained by Dr. F.A. Murphy, now at U.C. Davis, who was then working at the C.D.C..
Births:
1. 1941 - Paul Simon, American singer, songwriter, and guitarist
2. 1971 - Sacha Baron Cohen, British comedian
Deaths:
1. 1974 - Ed Sullivan, American television personality (b. 1901)
Holiday/Observance:
1. French Republican Calendar - Pêche (Peach) Day, twenty-second day in the Month of Vendémiaire
Yeah, October 13th. Not so much going on. Though, sharing a b-day with Borat is kinda cool.