A fun new meme from Justin’s yet another new blog of so far unpublished address (just in case, therefore, no link), but originally from Beta (a non-mutual friend, I presume, but credit where due).
“Look up your birthday (minus the year) on Wikipedia and list 3 events, 2 births, and one death.”
But I will list five events, because it is impossible to choose between these.
Events
49 BC – Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war.
1920 – League of Nations holds its first meeting and ratifies the Treaty of Versailles ending World War I.
1929 – Tintin, a comic book character created by Hergé, makes his debut. He went on to be published in over 200 million comic books in 40 languages.
1946 – First General Assembly of the United Nations opens in London. Fifty-one nations are represented.
2001 – Wikipedia starts as part of Nupedia. It becomes a separate site five days later.
Births
1869 – Grigori Rasputin, Russian monk (d. 1916)
1945 – Rod Stewart, English singer
Deaths
1971 – Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel, French fashion designer (b. 1883)
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