Wikipedia Meme


Look up your birthday in Wikipedia. Pick 4 events, 3 births, 2 deaths, and 1 holiday.

events:

1349 - The Jewish population of Basel, Switzerland, believed by the residents to be the cause of the ongoing bubonic plague, were rounded up and incinerated - Oh joy. Perhaps that's what my dreams have been about lately.

1799 - British Prime Minister William Pitt introduces income tax to raise funds for the war against Napoleon.

1861 - American Civil War: The "Star of the West" incident occurs near Charleston, South Carolina. It is considered by some historians to be the "First Shots of the American Civil War".

1968 - The only known snowfall in Mexico City occurs; additional snow falls on January 10 and 11.

Births:

1624 - Empress Meishō

1914 - Gypsy Rose Lee (or 1911), American burlesque entertainer (d. 1970)

1982 - Kate Middleton, girlfriend of Prince William of Wales - Yuck. Why is this even on Wikipedia?

Deaths:

1858 - Anson Jones, 5th and last President of Texas (suicide) (b. 1798)

1995 - Peter Cook, British actor and comedian (b. 1937)

Holiday:

Martyrs' Day (Panama) commemorates the 1964 riots over sovereignty of the Panama Canal Zone


I share a birthday with Income Tax. Great.