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Your birthday

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by JackReacher, Feb 14, 2013.

  1. HandsomeHarley

    HandsomeHarley Well-Known Member

    March 27

    Born: Mariah Carey, Quentin Tarantino, my Grandma Alice, and a bunch of so-called famous people I've never heard of.

    Died: Dudley Moore (2002), Milton Berle (2002), Ferry Porsche (1998).

    Events: I was born on the day of the biggest earthquake in U.S. history, an 8.4 that struck Fairbanks, Alaska (I shook the world!).
     
  2. three_bags_full

    three_bags_full Well-Known Member

    21 August, along with The Gambler and Wilt.
     
  3. SFIND

    SFIND Well-Known Member

    Oct. 5

    Born: Jonathan Edwards (the theologian), Ray Kroc, Steve Miller (the musician), Bernie Mac, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Kate Winslet, Jesse Palmer, Jesse Eisenberg.

    Deaths: Steve Jobs, Tecumseh.

    Events: 1789, women march on Versailles and demand bread.
    1914: First aerial combat resulting in fatality
    1921: World series broadcast on radio for the first time
    1945: Hollywood Black Friday
    1947: Truman gives first televised presidential address
    1970: PBS is founded
    2001: Barry Bonds break McGuire's single-season HR record
     
  4. ColdCat

    ColdCat Well-Known Member

    dang, thanks YF
     
  5. albert77

    albert77 Well-Known Member

    OK, I'll play:

    April 8 (I was born on Good Friday)

    EVENTS
    217 -- Roman Emperor Caracalla is assassinated.
    1230 -- Mongols begin seige of Kaifeng, capital of the Jin Dynasty.
    1820 -- Venus de Milo is discovered on the island of Melos in Aegean Sea.
    1904 -- Entente Cordiale is signed between France and Britain.
    1913 -- The 17th Amendment, direct election of U.S. Senators, takes effect.
    1942 -- Bataan Peninsula in the Philippines falls to Japan.
    1974 -- Hank Aaron hits his 715th career HR, breaking Babe Ruth's record.
    1992 -- Former tennis great Arthur Ashe announces he has AIDS.

    BIRTHS
    1842 -- Elizabeth Bacon Custer, widow of Gen. G.A. Custer (d. 1933).
    1892 -- Mary Pickford, American actress & co-founder of United Artists (d. 1979).
    1912 -- Sonja Henie, Norwegian figure skating champ and actress (d. 1969).
    1918 -- Betty Ford, wife of President Gerald Ford & advocate for sobriety (d. 2011).
    1938 -- Kofi Annan, former UN Secretary General.
    1940 -- John Havlicek, former Boston Celtics great.
    1946 -- Jim "Catfish" Hunter, former A's & Yankees pitcher (d. 1999).
    1947 -- Steve Howe, Yes guitarist.
    1954 -- Gary Carter, former Mets & Expos catcher (d. 2012).
    1963 -- Julian Lennon, British musician & son of John.

    DEATHS
    1861 -- Elisha Otis, founder of Otis Elevator Co. (b. 1811).
    1950 -- Vaslav Nijinsky, Polish dancer & choreographer (b. 1890).
    1973 -- Pablo Picasso, arguably greatest artist of 20th century (b. 1881).
    1981 -- Omar Bradley, American WWII general (b. 1893).
    1997 -- Laura Nyro, American folk singer (b. 1947)
    2013 -- Annette Funicello, American actress (b. 1942)
    2013 -- Margaret Thatcher, former British prime minister (b. 1925)
     
  6. Lil_Nip

    Lil_Nip New Member

    June 16th, 1971.
    Mama gave birth to a hell raisin' heavenly son.
    See the doctor tried to smack, but I smacked him back.
    My first words was "Thug for life" and "Papa pass the Mac."
     
  7. HandsomeHarley

    HandsomeHarley Well-Known Member

    I was born on Good Friday, too. (March 27)

    What's odd is my mother was born on Christmas.
     
  8. Buck

    Buck Well-Known Member

    I share a birthday with George Gordon/Lord Byron, which is very cool.
    I share a birthday with Robert E. Howard, which is very cool.
    I share a birthday with Rasputin, which is very cool.

    I share a birthday with Guy Fieri, which brings me shame.
     
  9. forever_town

    forever_town Well-Known Member

    July 10:
    Births: Arthur Ashe, Tommy Bowden, Andre Dawson, Virgina Wade
    Deaths: Mel Blanc,
    Events: Louis XVI of France declares war on Great Britain in 1778; Belfast's Bloody Sunday occurs in 1921; The Bahamas become independent hours before I was born in 1973
     
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