Famous Event's On Your Birthday

[Kazmirl]

What sort of historical event's happened on your birthday?

 

My birthday being Today (November 5th) I share my birthdate with the Gunpowder Plot. One of the participant's Guy Fawkes is quite unknowingly Well-Known, as sit was his face they used for the V for Vendetta and Anonymous Masks.

 

Check it out here! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunpowder_Plot

[Sazandora]

The Jonestown mass suicide, which happened on November 18, 1978. Coincidentally, my older brother was born on September 11... 

[Nagapie]

The volcanic eruption which caused the destruction of Pompeii is traditionally thought to have happened on my birthday, August 24th, although the previously accepted date has apparently been under debate recently.

[Soulsborne]

August 12th:

 

I was born... well, not famous enough for you?

 

Hmm, the most interesting and least gruesome is probably that IBM released the first PC on August 12th 1981. Good for all of us

[hedy]

My birthday is 11th of November (cool date on it’s own) and in 1918, it was the day the first World War came to an end. 

[Dohaerys]

in June 28th,  1914, Franz Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated, marking the beginning of a chain of events that lead to WWI

also Henry VIII was born on this day.

Edited November 7, 2018 by Dohaerys

[Aqub]

I looked up my birthday and apparently 

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August 14th,1040 - King Duncan I of Scotland killed in battle against his first cousin and rival Macbeth (not murdered in his sleep as in Shakespeare's play). The latter does succeed him as King.

 

That's pretty cool.... 

[Cottoncat]

The 14th of March seems to be the Pi Day and I think that's pretty neat. 

[Ether-Equinox]

Holy...I didn't know June 1 had a LOT of dark events o.O

 

Some Include:

Death of Helen Keller

France WW2

 

But hey! At least Superman was released in this particular day! xD

[Sunlexor]

On 11/9/2018 at 9:54 AM, Cottoncat said:

The 14th of March seems to be the Pi Day and I think that's pretty neat. 

We share a birthday!

 

My birthday is quite eventful as March 14 is a multitude of holidays one of which is International Pi Day.

I share the same birthday as Albert Einstein.

Steven Hawking died on March 14.

I share a birthday with Simone Biles!

 

 

 

 

Alot happens on March 14 but those were the coolest things I knew.

 

Found a extended list on wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_14

Edited November 29, 2018 by Sunlexor

[catstaff]

Got some interesting ones for my birthday, good and bad.

12 May notable events:

 

1215 - English barons serve King John with an ultimatum leading to the Magna Carta.

1797 - Napoleon conquers Venice.

1875 - 1st recorded shutout in pro baseball; Chicago 1, St. Louis 0.

1932 - Body of kidnapped Lindbergh baby found, Hopewell, NJ.

1937 - Coronation of King George VI of Great Britain.

1938 - LSD manufactured by Sandoz Labs.

1951 - 1st H-bomb test, Enewetak Atoll.

1967 - 1st quadraphonic concert by Pink Floyd at the Games for May concert, London.

1967 - Jimi Hendrix debut album "Are You Experienced" released.

2002 - Former president Jimmy Carter visits Cuba, 1st US president/former president to visit the island since Castro's 1959 revolution.

 

Famous 12 May birthdays:

 

1820 - Florence Nightingale (nurse, "Lady with the Lamp")

1907 - Katharine Hepburn (actress)

1918 - Julius Rosenberg (alleged Soviet spy, executed for treason)

1924 - Tony Hancock (comedian)

1925 - Yogi Berra (baseball player/coach/manager, known for mangling quotes while speaking with reporters)

1968 - Tony Hawk (skateboarder)

[sh20000sh]

Looks like Feb. 20th was quite normal day. I saw Wikipedia, I couldn't find some notable(in my point of view) from those list. Well, if I count my birthday on Lunar calendar, it is second day of year tho.

[WildMagnolia]

November 27 1910 was the first Macy's Thanksgiving Parade.

[okutobee]

On september 17th, 1787 the american constitution was signed :0

[Husky51]

September 8:  Besides being the death date of one of my Grandfathers, things that happened on this date in history are:

 

1831- William IV crowned King of Great Britain...

1858- Abraham Lincoln is reputed to have said, "You may fool all of the people some of the time; You can even fool some of the people all of the time; But you can't fool all of the people all of the time"

1892- First appearance of the "Pledge of Allegiance" (Youth Companian).

[Vickery]

On my birthday.... ;-; Lele Pons was born.