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What Important Event Happened on Your Birth Date?

Discussion in 'General' started by kickarse, 30 Jan 2006.

  1. [Tom]

    [Tom] Minimodder

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    Since I was born...
    # 19xx - Valentines Day
    # 1989 - Union Carbide agrees to pay $470 million to the Indian government for damages it caused in the 1984 Bhopal Disaster.
    # 1989 - Iranian leader Ruhollah Khomeini issues a fatwa encouraging Muslims to kill the author of The Satanic Verses, Salman Rushdie.
    # 1989 - The first of 24 satellites of the Global Positioning System is placed into orbit.
    # 1998 - Authorities in the United States announce that Eric Robert Rudolph is a suspect in an Alabama abortion clinic bombing.
    # 2000 - The spacecraft NEAR Shoemaker enters orbit around asteroid 433 Eros, the first spacecraft to orbit an asteroid.
    # 2002 - The Tullaghmurray Lass sinks off the coast of Kilkeel, County Down, Northern Ireland killing three members of the same family on board.
    # 2004 - In a suburb of Moscow, Russia, the roof of the Transvaal water park collapses, killing more than 25 people, and wounding more than 100 others.
    # 2005 - Lebanon's former Prime Minister, Rafik Hariri, is assassinated, prompting the Cedar Revolution (Intifada of Independence).
     
  2. LockmanX

    LockmanX What's a Dremel?

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    On december 21 1987, the following events occured:

    * On December 21, 1987, Soyuz TM-4 launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome carrying Musa Manarov, Anatoly Levchenko, Vladimir Titov to Mir. [source]
    * By letter dated December 21, 1987, the complainants requested copies of "any information written or otherwise, such as correspondence, memos, data drafts, preliminary or complete reports of the wage and classification study being prepared by Bugaeff-Cogswell Associates, Inc. [source]
    * By letter of complaint filed with this Commission on January 14, 1988, the complainants alleged that the respondent had not fully complied with the request for copies of records which they made on December 21, 1987 . [source]


    I also happen to know I share my bday (date, not year) with Stalin. Nothing compared to my man-hating dike aunt who shares a bday with Hitler though.
     
  3. Cabe

    Cabe What's a Dremel?

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    On my birthday (23rd April, 82)

    Lotus Development incorporated (i'm so sorry)

    They created a country!

    On this date

    Birth and Death of Shakespere. (1564>1616)
    1858 - Max Planck noted Physics luminary born.
    1939 - Lee Majors, American actor
    1954 - Michael Moore, American filmmaker (Ironically this is also Timothy McVeigh's Birthday)
    1960 - Steve Clark, English guitarist (Def Leppard)

    Deaths
    303 - Saint George, Roman soldier and Christian martyr
    1850 - William Wordsworth, English poet

    Notable Holidays

    Feast Day of Saint George, Patron Saint of England (Oh how I wish it was a bank holiday!)
    Independence Day for the Conch Republic
    UNESCO International Day of the Book (World Book Day)
    National Beer Day in Germany :D
     
  4. Fatboy

    Fatboy Bored

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    May 8th was VE day i think.

    And i was born of course.
     
  5. <A88>

    <A88> Trust the Computer

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    Actually, Jesus was born in March :p

    Wow, I'm dying of excitment.

    <A88>
     
  6. mimi_laurens

    mimi_laurens What's a Dremel?

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    11.7.88

    :jawdrop: my birthday was soooooooo boring.. the only thing that happened was the murder of some no-name guy... like that didn't happen every day;( 11.7.88 sucks! Guess I have to become famous.. so it gets some meaning :hip:
     
  7. geek1017

    geek1017 What's a Dremel?

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    British Forces defeat the Argentines at the Battle of Goose Green.

    No one important was born (except for me of course). No one died either.

    Republic Day in Azerbaijan and Armenia (both 1918)
    Sunset and sunrise occur along Manhattan's street grid centerline. That's neat.
    And it's the Feast Day of some saints who no one cares about.
     
  8. fullfat

    fullfat What's a Dremel?

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    my birthday was pretty boring for the world over, apart from me being sprung out ofcourse :D

    but 24 years later, my birthday became the same day as the london bombings, 7/7 :(
     
  9. kickarse

    kickarse What's a Dremel?

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    Actually, he was born around october (fall) and died on nisan 14, march...
     
  10. Lost.Soul

    Lost.Soul What's a Dremel?

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    On 5th february Bob Marley was born , but dunno what year :lol:
     
  11. monkeyville

    monkeyville Evilish Monkey ++;

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  12. olv

    olv he's so bright

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    we share the same birthday, but you are a year older.

    St George's Day for the winnar
     
  13. Altron

    Altron Minimodder

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    Missouri Compromise made March 3, 1820 (One of the factors that began the Civil War)
    Alexander Graham Bell born March 3, 1847 (Guy who invented telephone)
    Treaty of Brest-Litovsk signed March 3, 1918 (made Russia neutral in WWI after the commies took over earlier)
    First issue of TIME magazine published March 3, 1923
    Fleetwood Mac releases the Rumors CD March 3, 1977

    I couldn't confirm, but there was a scene on 'The Making of Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Bonus DVD' where Elton John says that the song 'Rocket Man' will be released March 3.
     
  14. Leeum

    Leeum What's a Dremel?

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  15. loops

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    I was born on the 6th of June 1987

    14-year-old Michelle Walker, whose body was found on June 6, 1987 behind 21 Greystone Terrace in Yonkers

    Oh and its the anniversary of Dooms day
     
  16. Ben

    Ben What's a Dremel?

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    .308AR What's a Dremel?

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    Stalin had more people murdered. </end history lesson>
     
  18. Firehed

    Firehed Why not? I own a domain to match.

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    QFT
    As for unimportant stuff, nothing on that very date, but take your pick of the 9/26 (or 26/9 if you will) events.

    edit - you know, I'm thinking "quoted for truth" might have had more meaning if I actually had checked the "quote post" checkbox... :wallbash:
     
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  19. Murdoc

    Murdoc Gas Mask..ZOMG

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    My birthday (today) looks a little slow through the years, national skivers day. I may have missed my last lecture at uni today :p

    'doc
     
  20. kenco_uk

    kenco_uk I unsuccessfully then tried again

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    wikipedia for September 12... comes up with some interesting stuff, notably:

    2005 - The grand opening of Hong Kong Disneyland.

    I shared my birthday with Q! And share it with Joe Pantoliano!
     

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