Meme

[patgund]

Instructions: Go over to Wikipedia and enter the day you were born [such as "June 1"] and then pick 3 events, 2 births, 2 deaths and 1 holiday that occurred on your birthday.

Events
1836 - Texas Revolution: Declaration of independence of the Republic of Texas from Mexico.
1863 - The United States Congress authorizes track width of 4 ft 8½ in (1,435 mm) for Union Pacific Railroad
1899 - In the state of Washington, USA, Mount Rainier National Park is established.

Births
1904 - Dr. Seuss, American author (d. 1991)
1931 - Mikhail Gorbachev, President of the Soviet Union and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize

Deaths
1939 - Howard Carter, British archaeologist (b. 1874)
1982 - Philip K. Dick, American author (b. 1928)

Holiday
Bahá'í Faith - Feast of 'Alá (Loftiness) - First day of the 19th month of the Bahá'í calendar.

Comments

[americanstd.livejournal.com]

Events:
1869 - "Black Friday": Gold prices plummet after Ulysses S. Grant orders the Treasury to sell large quantities of gold after Jay Gould and James Fisk plot to control the market.
1890 - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints officially renounces polygamy.
* 2007 - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gives a controversial speech on the campus of Columbia University.

Births:
1902 - Ruhollah Khomeini, Iranian politician, religious figure, and political leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution (d. 1989)
1911 - Konstantin Chernenko, Soviet premier (d. 1985)

Deaths:
768 - Pippin the Short, King of the Franks (b. 714)
1991 - Theodor Geisel, aka Dr. Seuss, American children's writer (b. 1904)

Holiday:
New Caledonia - Territorial Day.