3 posts tagged “birthday”
Today I turn 42, and this was waiting for me on the kitchen counter when I woke up:
A free list of number one hits by date at Wikipedia.
August 15, 1964: "Everybody Loves Somebody" by Dean Martin
August 10-17, 1985: "Shout" by Tears for Fears.
Both meh, although "Everybody Loves Somebody" is noteworthy for having replaced "Hard Day's Night" by the Beatles.
Instructions
- Go to Wikipedia.
- In the search box, type your birth month and day (but not year).
- List three events that happened on your birthday.
- List two important birthdays and one interesting death.
- One holiday or observance (if any).
My birthday, August 15 (1964)
Three Events
- 1620 - The Mayflower departs Southampton, England
- 1877 - Thomas Edison makes the first-ever recording - "Mary Had a Little Lamb"
- 1961 - Construction begins on the Berlin Wall
Two Births
- 1769 - Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of France (d. 1821)
- 1912 - Julia Child, American cook (d. 2004)
One Death
- 1967 - René Magritte , Belgian painter (b. 1898 )
One Event
- India – Independence Day (from the United Kingdom, 1947 )
