Birthday game

[AlephZero]

Ok, seen a few b-day congratulations on this forum, I got an idea...

What happened on your birthday date or who was born on the same date?

Here's few of mine...

On May 8th..

1902 - In Martinique, Mount Pelée erupts, destroying the town of Saint-Pierre and killing over 30,000 people. Only a handful of residents survive the blast.

1945 – Dissolution and surrender of Nazi Germany and all its forces.

And births...

1884 – Harry S. Truman, American colonel and politician, 33rd President of the United States (d. 1972)
1920 – Tom of Finland, Finnish illustrator (d. 1991) 
1926 – David Attenborough, English television host
1953 – Alex Van Halen, Dutch-American drummer (Van Halen)
And my favorite.. On the very same day...
1978 – Josie Maran, American model and actress 

Sorry about this shameless self-indulging... please, indulge yourselves 

[Grant Lamontagne]

I posted something on this a while ago. I think I share a birthday with Snoop Dogg, which is perhaps the only thing he and I have in cizommon.

Def

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[Bensasupertool]

Karen Carpenters Diet plan stopped working the day of my birth.

[captain spaulding]

I posted something on this a while ago. I think I share a birthday with Snoop Dogg, which is perhaps the only thing he and I have in cizommon.

Def

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[AlephZero]

Sorry if this was posted before

[enki_ck]

Sorry if this was posted before

No worries. We like new threads. Gives us a chance to boost our post count.

[AlephZero]

dont tempt me

[Grant Lamontagne]

Sorry if this was posted before

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Def

[Nhoj]

Cheerios were invented on my birthday... that's the most interesting I could find.

[AlephZero]

[Monrogue]

The only thing off the top of my head is that I share my bday with Madonna   She's like my mother's age though.

[detron]

People born on my birthday
Verne Troyer (Mini-me from Austin Powers),
J Edgar Hoover,
Elin Nordegren (Tiger Woods ex)
Paul Revere

Other Events

 UK 1962 England The Beatles Turned Down 1st January, 1962 : The Beatles go for an audition with Decca Records and are turned down in favor of the Tremeloes. I can imagine someone had butts kicked for that decision

U.S. 1935 U.S.A. First Orange Bowl Game 1st January, 1935 : The First Orange Bowl Game was played and Bucknell University shut out University of Miami (score 26-0). Three of the four touchdowns were scored by a running back, and the fourth touchdown was scored as a result of a forward pass play. This game too place in Pennsylvania and a total of 12,000 fans witnessed it.

UN 1942 UN United Nations Established 1st January, 1942 : Representatives of 26 countries came together and signed a declaration that established the existence of the “United Nations” (the UN). President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill were among the leaders that were there.
One of the intentions of establishing the UN was to be able to enforce peacekeeping strategies. This particular meeting took place approximately in the middle of the timeline during which World War II took place.

Japan 1946 Japan Japanese Soldiers Surrender 1st January, 1946 : Years after the war was over Japanese Soldiers on the Island of Corregidor read about the end of the war in a local newspaper and surrendered to American Troops


U.S. 1953 U.S.A. Hank Williams Dies 1st January, 1953 : Hank Williams died this year of a heart attack. He was only 29 years old when he passed away suddenly, on a way to a show in Canton, Ohio. The media had suspected that his death was a result of drug and/or alcohol abuse.
Some of Hank Williams Hits included “Your Cheating Heart” and “Move it On Over”. His son, Hank Williams, Jr. followed in his (Hank William’s footsteps.)

Cuba 1959 Cuba Batista Flees Castro Takes Over Cuba 1st January, 1959 : Batista was the leader of Cuba that fled the country as of this date. This occurred less than a year after a revolution that was started by Fidel Castro. Castro later became premier in February of 1959.

Canada 1966 Canada Canada Pension Plan (CPP) Started 1st January, 1966 : Canada Introduces it's earnings-related social insurance program the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) . At age 65 The CPP provides regular pension payments calculated as 25% of the average contributory maximum over the last 5 years.

U.S. 1974 U.S.A. Watergate 1st January, 1974: An indictment (formal accusation which leads to a criminal case) had taken place today. Certain top presidential aids such as former Attorney General John M. Mitchell (Nixon’s campaign director), Jed Stuart Magruder, (tried guilty of conspiracy to obstruct justice), and others. Different bits of information about the Watergate scandal were revealed on this day. For instance, Magruder had said that Mitchell had approved the burglary and wiretapping. Other people were have found out to have had knowledge of the cover-up of the Watergate incident.

UK 1985 UK First Mobile Phone Call 1st January, 1985 : The British comedian Ernie Wise makes the First Mobile Phone Call in Britain to Vodafone.

Canada 1991 Canada Goods and Services Tax (GST) Introduced 1st January, 1991 : Canada introduces the national sales tax the Canadian Goods and Services Tax (GST) is introduced which is a 5% tax on all products, except
Food and groceries
residential rent
medical services
financial services

Czechoslovakia 1993 Czechoslovakia Czech Republic and Slovakia Created 1st January, 1993 : Czechoslovakia splits into two new countries, the Czech Republic and Slovakia

Indonesia 2005 Southern Asia Tsunami Death Toll 1st January, 2005 : One week after tsunami in southern Asia, the confirmed death count is over 120,000. Indonesia approx 80,000
Sri Lanka approx 28,500
India approx 8,000
Others approx 4,000
Indonesia has now stopped counting and is struggling to deal with the aftermath and prevent a massive outbreak of a typhoid epidemic.
It is estimated 5 - 7 million have been made homeless.


United States 2011 United States Tornadoes Hit Southern Midwest States 1st January, 2011 :  Tornadoes hit the states of Arkansas and Missouri on New Year’s day, killing seven people and injuring others. The tornadoes destroyed several houses and power lines causing a crisis in the area during the holiday season.

[Grant Lamontagne]

I posted something on this a while ago. I think I share a birthday with Snoop Dogg, which is perhaps the only thing he and I have in cizommon.

Def

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Here's the link I found before:

http://www.historyorb.com/birthdays/october/20

Snoop Dogg, Bela Lugosi, Christopher Wren, Tom Petty and Connie Chung all have the same birthday as me, although in different years.

Def

[jerseydevil]

March 1
Birthdays- Amongst a lot of people I've never heard of, Roger Daltrey (which is cool, love The Who), Ron Howard, Ron Francis (NHL Hall of fame forward who i hated when he was playing  ) .

In history:
1692 - The Salem Witch Trials begin. 
1815 - Napoleon returns from exile on Elba
1954 - The US detonates its most powerful thermonuclear weapon, 15Mt
1979 - the biggest Devils nut known to man enters the world, three years before the team moves to NJ. 

[Grant Lamontagne]

Yeah, ok, but how hard is it to be the biggest Devils fan?  There's only like 6 of you...   

Def

[jerseydevil]

And I'm related to most of the others..... 

[Grant Lamontagne]

 

I guess I shouldn't laugh, that's four more fans than my team, the Winnipeg Jets has....

Def

[bmot]

4th of November...

Birthdays:
1650 - William III of Orange, king of England (1689-1702)
1923 - Alfred Heineken, beer brewer (Heineken)
1956 - Jordan Rudess, American musician (Dream Theater)
 
And, some events:
1862 - Dr Richard Gatling patents Gatling machine gun (Indianapolis)
1922 - Howard Carter discovers tomb of Tutankhamen in Egypt
1973 - The Netherlands experiences the first Car Free Sunday caused by the 1973 oil crisis. Highways are deserted and are solely used by cyclists and roller skaters.
(and quite a number of US-presidents were elected)

[Jailbird]

Wow, I got the short end of this stick! The only names I remotely recognize are Serena Williams and Olivia Newton John. Sept. 26th.

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[Chako]

I am going to post a link...it seems extensive. 

http://www.historyorb.com/birthdays/august/19