Friday, April 07, 2006

Try putting your date of birth (no year) into http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_historical_anniversaries and then post the 3 best events, 2 births and 2 deaths on your blog!

I found it hard to stick to just 2 births and deaths though.

Events

  • 1865 - History of slavery in the United States: William Henry Seward proclaims that the 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution has been ratified by the legislatures of 27 of the then 36 states.
  • 1892 - The first performance of Tchaikovsky's ballet The Nutcracker is held at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg.
  • 1969 - Capital punishment in the United Kingdom: Home Secretary James Callaghan's motion to remove the limit on the Murder (Abolition of Death Penalty) Act, which suspended the death penalty in England, Wales and Scotland for all crimes, except treason, piracy with violence, and certain crimes under the jurisdiction of the armed forces for a period of five years, is carried by both the House of Commons and the House of Lords.
Births (well they are good ones)

  • 1943 - Keith Richards, British guitarist (The Rolling Stones)
  • 1946 - Steven Spielberg, American film director 1946 - Steve Biko, South African anti-apartheid activist (d. 1977)
  • 1948 - Bill Nelson, British musician (Be Bop Deluxe) 1963 - Brad Pitt, American actor
Deaths (I thought they were all good too)

  • 1737 - Antonio Stradivari, Italian violin maker (b. 1644)
  • 1787 - Francis William Drake, British Admiral and Governor of Newfoundland (b. 1724)
  • 2000 - Kirsty MacColl, British singer and songwriter (b. 1959)

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