Meme

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Gacked from azhure:

Look up your birthday in Wikipedia and list:

21 Jan:

Three Events

• 1853 - Russell L. Hawes patents the envelope-folding machine.


• 1908 - New York City passes the Sullivan Ordinance, making it illegal for women to smoke in public, only to have the measure vetoed by the mayor.


• 1997 - Newt Gingrich becomes the first leader of the United States House of Representatives to be internally disciplined for ethical misconduct.

Two Birthdays

• 1924 - Benny Hill, British actor, comedian, and singer (d. 1992)


• 1956 - Geena Davis, American actress

One Death

• 2002 - Peggy Lee, American singer (b. 1920)

One Holiday or Observance

• National Hugging Day

Comments

[mistymaria.livejournal.com]

I did this last year:

Events
1587 - Sir Francis Drake sinks the Spanish fleet in Cádiz harbor.
1971 [my actual birth date] - Launch of Salyut 1, first human-made space station.
1980 - In The Hague, Netherlands, Johnny Logan wins the twenty-fifth Eurovision Song Contest for Ireland singing "What's Another Year".

Birthdays
1935 - Dudley Moore, English actor, musician, comedian, composer (d. 2002)
1953 - Ruby Wax, British television personality

Deaths
1882 - Charles Darwin, English biologist (b. 1809)

And an extra snippet:
In the Gregorian Calendar Easter Sunday falls on 19 April more often than on any other date.

I have to say I found it very difficult choosing these because there were so many interesting contenders for each category!