Aug. 14th, 2008

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stolen from [livejournal.com profile] comradecharlie

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

4 Events:

1415 - The army of Henry V of England defeats the French at the Battle of Agincourt.

1875 - The first performance of the Piano Concerto No. 1 by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is given in Boston, Massachusetts with Hans von Bülow as soloist.

1936 - Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini create the Rome-Berlin Axis.

1970 - The wreck of Confederate submarine Hunley was found off Charleston, South Carolina, by pioneer underwater archaeologist, Dr. E. Lee Spence, then just 22 years old. Hunley was the first submarine to sink a ship in warfare.


3 births:

1825 - Johann Strauss II

1881 - Pablo Picasso

1924 - Billy Barty


2 deaths:

1400 - Geoffrey Chaucer

1921 - Bat Masterson

1 holiday:

Kazakhstan - Republic Day. Lol!

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