Sunday, July 9

Wikibirthday to you.

Wikibirthday to you.

"Go to Wikipedia and do a search for your birthday (day and month only, exclude the year).
Post three facts, two births and one death on your blog including the years."

3 Facts:

  1. 1786 - Peter Leopold Joseph of Habsburg-Lorraine, Grand Duke of Tuscany, promulgates a penal reform making his country the first state to abolish the death penalty. November 30 is therefore commemorated by 300 cities around the world as Cities for Life Day.

  2. 1804 - The Jeffersonian Republican-controlled United States Senate begins an impeachment trial against Federalist-partisan Supreme Court of the United States Justice Samuel Chase. (let's hope this happens to GWB this year)

  3. 1999 - In Seattle, Washington, United States, protests against the WTO meeting by anti-globalization protesters catch police unprepared and force the cancellation of opening ceremonies.

2 Births:

  1. 1719 - Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, Princess of Wales (d. 1772)
  2. (my birthyear was 1964, but this is as close as they had) 1965 - Ben Stiller, American actor and writer

1 Death:

  1. 1718 - King Charles XII of Sweden (b. 1682)

Rambleman

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