1) Go to
Wikipedia.
2) In the search box, type your birth month and day but not the year.
3) List three events that happened on your birthday.
4) List two important birthdays and one death.
5) One holiday or observance (if any).
Events:
1.
1184 BC -
Trojan War:
Troy is sacked and burned, according to the calculations of
Eratosthenes.
2.
1509 - The marriage of King
Henry VIII of England and
Catherine of Aragon takes place.
3.
1901 -
New Zealand annexes the
Cook Islands.
Births, Death and Holidays! :)
1939 - Sir
Jackie Stewart, Scottish race car driver, three-time
F1 world champion and former F1 team principal
1947 -
Richard Palmer-James, British lyricist and guitarist (
King Crimson and
Supertramp)
1999 -
DeForest Kelley, American actor (b.
1920)
Kamehameha Day, official state holiday of
Hawaii,
United States, in honor of its first monarch, celebrated with floral parades, hula competition, and festivals
Is quite fun really! :)
I tag anyone who feels like doing it!
:)