Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Birthday meme

Look up your birthday in Wikipedia. Pick 4 events, 3 births, 2 deaths, and 1 holiday.

July 24th

Events
  • 1487 - Citizens of Leeuwarden, Netherlands strike against ban on foreign beer.
  • 1948 - Looney Tunes character Marvin the Martian makes his first appearance in the cartoon Haredevil Hare.
  • 1956 - At New York City's Copacabana Club, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis perform their last comedy show together. They began performing together on July 25, 1946.
  • 1969 - Apollo program: Apollo 11 splashes down safely in the Pacific Ocean.

Births
  • 1802 - Alexandre Dumas, père, French writer (d. 1870)
  • 1964 - Banana Yoshimoto, Japanese author
  • 1981 - Summer Glau, American actress

Deaths
  • 1129 - Shirakawa, Emperor of Japan (b. 1053)
  • 1980 - Peter Sellers, British comedian and actor (b. 1925)

Holidays
  • In the United States, National Tequila Day is July 24.

Special Bonus Saint's Day
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