1. Type in your birthday (minus the year) in the search bar at Wikipedia.
Three interesting events:
1862 - Cinco de Mayo in Mexico: Troops led by Ignacio Zaragoza halt a French invasion in the Battle of Puebla.
1941 - Emperor Haile Selassie returns to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; this date has been since commemorated as Liberation Day.
1944 - Mohandas Gandhi is freed from prison.
Two births:
1813 - Søren Kierkegaard, Danish philosopher (d. 1855)
1954 - Dave Spector, American television personality and commentator
One death:
1821 - Napoleon I of France (b. 1769)
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2. List three interesting events, two births, and one death that happened on your birthday.
Three interesting events:
1862 - Cinco de Mayo in Mexico: Troops led by Ignacio Zaragoza halt a French invasion in the Battle of Puebla.
1941 - Emperor Haile Selassie returns to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; this date has been since commemorated as Liberation Day.
1944 - Mohandas Gandhi is freed from prison.
Two births:
1813 - Søren Kierkegaard, Danish philosopher (d. 1855)
1954 - Dave Spector, American television personality and commentator
One death:
1821 - Napoleon I of France (b. 1769)
Technorati tags: Meme, Birthday, Wikipedia