events 1580 - Sir Francis Drake circumnavigates the globe. 1983 - Soviet military officer Stanislav Petrov averts a worldwide nuclear war. 1984 - United Kingdom agrees handover of Hong Kong.
births 1976 - Michael Ballack, German footballer 1981 - Serena Williams, American tennis player
death 2003 - Robert Palmer, British singer (b. 1949)
1835 - A mentally ill man named Richard Lawrence attempts to assassinate President Andrew Jackson in the United States Capitol -- the first assassination attempt against a President. Both of Lawrence's pistols misfire, and Jackson proceeds to beat his would-be assassin with his cane.
1933 - Adolf Hitler is sworn in as Chancellor of Germany. (Ironic, that)
1969 - The Beatles' last public performance, on the roof of Apple Records in London. The impromptu concert is broken up by the police.
Births
1882 - Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd. President of the United States 1930 - Gene Hackman, American actor 1974 - Christian Bale, British actor
Deaths
2006 - Coretta Scott King, civil rights activist and wife of Martin Luther King, Jr. (b. 1927) :(
Events: 1941 - World War II: Attack On Pearl Harbor - The Imperial Japanese Navy attacks the U.S. Pacific Fleet and its defending Army Air Corps and Marine air forces at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
1987 - PSA Flight 1771 crashes near Paso Robles, California, killing all 43 on board, after a disgruntled passenger shoots his ex-boss on the flight, then shoots both pilots and himself.
1982 - In Texas, Charles Brooks, Jr. becomes the first person to be executed by lethal injection in the United States.
Births: 521 - Saint Columba, Irish Christian missionary to Scotland (d. 597) 1873 - Willa Cather, American novelist 1949 - Tom Waits, American singer, composer, and actor (Had to add a third.)
Death: 43 BC - Cicero, Roman politician and author
That was quite interesting... never would have thought of it.
Re: December 7putabonitaApril 8 2006, 18:18:00 UTC
Hah, wow, mine's the 6th. There's nothing as cool in my birthday as Pearl Harbor (yours) or John Lennon's death (the 8th), though I do occasionally get Channukah.
Events: 1610 - Henry Hudson sails into what it is now known as Hudson Bay, thinking he had made it through the Northwest Passage and reached the Pacific Ocean. 1934 - Gleichschaltung: Adolf Hitler becomes Führer of Germany. 1964 - North Vietnam allegedly fires on a US destroyer in the Gulf of Tonkin Incident.
Birthdays: 1932 - Peter O'Toole, Irish-born actor 1970 - Kevin Smith, American actor, director, and screenwriter (aw, cool!)
Death: 1100 - King William II of England. (two kings and a pope died on this day!)
Also I think you ought to know that my birthday is St. Ilya's day in Bulgaria, which autmoatically makes me super-cool.
Events: 1793 - After being found guilty of treason by the French Convention, Louis XVI of France is guillotined. 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. 1977 - President Jimmy Carter pardons nearly all Vietnam War draft evaders.
Birthdays: 1956 - Geena Davis, American actress 1905 - Christian Dior, French fashion designer (d. 1957)
Death: 1924 - Vladimir Lenin, Russian Revolutionary (b. 1870) (Lenin!!!)
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events
1580 - Sir Francis Drake circumnavigates the globe.
1983 - Soviet military officer Stanislav Petrov averts a worldwide nuclear war.
1984 - United Kingdom agrees handover of Hong Kong.
births
1976 - Michael Ballack, German footballer
1981 - Serena Williams, American tennis player
death
2003 - Robert Palmer, British singer (b. 1949)
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1835 - A mentally ill man named Richard Lawrence attempts to assassinate President Andrew Jackson in the United States Capitol -- the first assassination attempt against a President. Both of Lawrence's pistols misfire, and Jackson proceeds to beat his would-be assassin with his cane.
1933 - Adolf Hitler is sworn in as Chancellor of Germany. (Ironic, that)
1969 - The Beatles' last public performance, on the roof of Apple Records in London. The impromptu concert is broken up by the police.
Births
1882 - Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd. President of the United States
1930 - Gene Hackman, American actor
1974 - Christian Bale, British actor
Deaths
2006 - Coretta Scott King, civil rights activist and wife of Martin Luther King, Jr. (b. 1927)
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1941 - World War II: Attack On Pearl Harbor - The Imperial Japanese Navy attacks the U.S. Pacific Fleet and its defending Army Air Corps and Marine air forces at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
1987 - PSA Flight 1771 crashes near Paso Robles, California, killing all 43 on board, after a disgruntled passenger shoots his ex-boss on the flight, then shoots both pilots and himself.
1982 - In Texas, Charles Brooks, Jr. becomes the first person to be executed by lethal injection in the United States.
Births:
521 - Saint Columba, Irish Christian missionary to Scotland (d. 597)
1873 - Willa Cather, American novelist
1949 - Tom Waits, American singer, composer, and actor (Had to add a third.)
Death:
43 BC - Cicero, Roman politician and author
That was quite interesting... never would have thought of it.
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1610 - Henry Hudson sails into what it is now known as Hudson Bay, thinking he had made it through the Northwest Passage and reached the Pacific Ocean.
1934 - Gleichschaltung: Adolf Hitler becomes Führer of Germany.
1964 - North Vietnam allegedly fires on a US destroyer in the Gulf of Tonkin Incident.
Birthdays:
1932 - Peter O'Toole, Irish-born actor
1970 - Kevin Smith, American actor, director, and screenwriter (aw, cool!)
Death:
1100 - King William II of England. (two kings and a pope died on this day!)
Also I think you ought to know that my birthday is St. Ilya's day in Bulgaria, which autmoatically makes me super-cool.
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1793 - After being found guilty of treason by the French Convention, Louis XVI of France is guillotined.
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.
1977 - President Jimmy Carter pardons nearly all Vietnam War draft evaders.
Birthdays:
1956 - Geena Davis, American actress
1905 - Christian Dior, French fashion designer (d. 1957)
Death:
1924 - Vladimir Lenin, Russian Revolutionary (b. 1870)
(Lenin!!!)
--MrHappy87
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