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From: Magot
Date: 10-16-2005, 04:35 PM (1 of 18)
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Tony found this website htp://en.wikipedia.org that is quite fun - it is a constantly update encyclopaedia - but we put our birthdays in to see what momentous events happened inthe world onthe ay we were born. I deiscovered that on this day in 1783 England offiacially ceased hositilites with the UNited States The uss Nautilus ( a nuclear vessel) clocked it's 60 000 nautical mile - thus reaching the record set by the fictional Nautilus in Jules Vernes classic novel - and I share a birthday with Erasmus, Dietrich Bonnhoeffer, Dan Quayle and Alice Cooper! Lets her it for me and the philosphers! Yay! Who was born when you were - what shaped history on your birthday? love and kisses, Jan
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From: HeyJudee
Date: 10-16-2005, 05:51 PM (2 of 18)
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Some historical events on my birthday... 1813 - War of 1812: Canadians  and Mohawks beat the Americans  in the Battle of Chateauguay1760 - George III becomes King of Great Britain 1917 - The Bolshevik Revolution Commences 1861 - The Toronto Stock Exchange was created. Share a birthday with... Pablo Picasso - must be why I like art...althought not his kind  Minnie Pearl - none of her humour rubbed off on me Helen Reddy - can't sing a note...dogs howl when they hear me sing. ...and a heck of a lot of other people who may be famous but I haven't any idea who they are! And in 1999 Payne Stewart died on my birthday. TTFN from
Judy |
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From: MyGirlFriday
Date: 10-16-2005, 09:26 PM (3 of 18)
Tomorrow is my birthday.  Some of the people that share my special day are: Evel Knievel Margot Kidder-Lois Lane frmo Superman movies George Wendt-Norm on Cheers Alan Jackson-Country singer Ernie Els-golfer Eminem-singer Mike Judge-creater of King on the Hill I always grew up knowing that I shared my birthday day with Evel Knievel but after looking at that web site I found these others. I love the show King of the Hill~so that was kinda funny to find out. Thanks for sharing the site! mgf~ 
Blessings & Smiles
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Member since: 12-05-2004 Total posts: 288 
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From: Chrysantha
Date: 10-17-2005, 12:19 AM (4 of 18)
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Well lets see...I was born on Dec 8th. My parents (4th) anniversary was the 9th. I was brought up Catholic, Dec 8th is a Holy Day of Obligation. ( I always had to go to church on my birthday..for those who don't know and may care, it's the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, 1854) Dec 7th was the attack on Pearl Harbor...so on Dec 8th war was declared. 1941 was the first time Nazi's used gas on their victims. John Lennon was murdered outside his apt building. Mary Queen of Scots was born. Jim Morrison of the Doors. Sammy Davis Jr. Flip Wilson Teri Hatcher Lee J Cobb Sinead O'Connor Eli Whitney (of cotton gin fame) Well lets see...I can't act, sing or dance...I'm not royal. I'm not African American, Japanese or Jewish...I guess Eli Whitney is the best of the lot. I LOVE cotton fabric and I wear it EVERY DAY ! ( I wasn't always so happy having to go to church on my birthday....  )
Chrys
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From: bridesmom
Date: 10-17-2005, 08:11 AM (5 of 18)
 Chrys, I read your email and lost it! It read like you were born in 1854. Wow, do you look good for your age!!!!!!( I always had to go to church on my birthday..for those who don't know and may care, it's the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, 1854) And a big happy birthday to My Girl Friday! The people that share my birthday I've never heard of, except the Alberta premier Ralph Klein (woohoo). It's All Saints Day or the Day of the Dead - oh yuck Laura
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From: Pudge99
Date: 10-17-2005, 09:51 AM (6 of 18)
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1916 - The Professional Golfers Association (PGA) is formed 1929 - Popeye the Sailor Man, a cartoon character created by Elzie Crisler Segar, first appeared in a newspaper comic strip. 1945 - The Nazis begin the evacuation of the Auschwitz concentration camp as Soviet forces close in. 1977 - Convicted murderer Gary Gilmore is executed by a firing squad in Utah, ending a ten-year moratorium on the death penalty in the United States. 1991 - Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm began early in the morning. Iraq fires 8 Scud missiles into Israel in an unsuccessful bid to provoke Israeli retaliation. 1994 - A magnitude 6.7 earthquake occurs in Northridge, California see 1994_Northridge_Earthquake 1995 - A magnitude 7.3 earthquake called "the Great Hanshin earthquake" occurs near Kobe, Japan, causing extensive property damage and killing 6,433 people. 1998 - Paula Jones accuses President Bill Clinton of sexual harassment. 2002 - Mount Nyiragongo erupts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, displacing an estimated 400,000 people Shared Birthdays 1504 - Pope Pius V 1706 - Benjamin Franklin 1899 - Al Capone 1928 - Vidal Sassoon My Birthday occasionally falls on Martin Luther King Jr. Day All in all my birthday is a day of death and mass distruction. I don't have a lot in common with my birthday sharers. I am Catholic, but definately no Pope, I can't invent, definately not a Gangster, I buy Suave it is cheaper that Vidal Sassoon. 
Gina
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From: LauraM62
Date: 10-17-2005, 10:04 AM (7 of 18)
Okay now I know my date of birth isn't a good day  I knew the Kansas City Sky Walks collapsed on my birthday. But now I see all the things I'd forgotten like TWA Paris bound flight that exploded, the Tsunami, all within my life. Then there is the past history of horrible battles of war, the entire Russian family of Nicolas II killed! I think I need to change my birthday! But I a couple of original funny people shared the day with me, like Phyllis Diller & Art Linkletter! Then there is David Hasselhoff of Bay Watch fame 
LauraM
SW Indiana If everyone cared and nobody cried; If everyone loved and nobody lied; If everyone shared and swallowed their pride; Then we'd see the day when nobody died --'If Everyone Cared' by Nickelback |
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From: DorothyL
Date: 10-17-2005, 11:03 AM (8 of 18)
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I share a birthday with Mary. Dorothy |
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From: Jayde877
Date: 10-17-2005, 12:06 PM (9 of 18)
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There are so many events and birthdays but I figured everyone was just listing a few of them. I was reading through trying to figure out what to list and came across this and I found it rather funny so I had to list it. 1984 - United States President Ronald Reagan, during a voice check for a radio broadcast remarks "My fellow Americans, I'm pleased to tell you today that I've signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes". As for birthdays 1944 - Ian McDiarmid, Scottish actor 1950 - Steve Wozniak, American computer pioneer 1953 - Hulk Hogan, American professional wrestler those are the only ones I really 'know'. Charity |
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Member since: 07-27-2005 Total posts: 106 
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From: MaryW
Date: 10-17-2005, 12:59 PM (10 of 18)
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Hmmm, is that good or bad Dorothy? LOL.
MaryW
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From: Magot
Date: 10-17-2005, 01:29 PM (11 of 18)
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What greater fame could she require, Mary?
love and kisses, Jan
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Member since: 12-22-2002 Total posts: 3626
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From: DorothyL
Date: 10-17-2005, 03:12 PM (12 of 18)
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We are in good company, Mary, each other. Dorothy |
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From: Bama
Date: 10-17-2005, 04:25 PM (13 of 18)
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1964- The Good Friday earthquake, the most powerful earthquake in U.S. history at a magnitude of 9.2 strikes South Central Alaska. 1969- Mariner 7 is launched 1976- The 1st 4.6 miles of the Washington D.C. subway is opened. 1994- One of the biggest tornado outbreaks in recent memory hits the Southeastern U.S. One tornado slams into a church in Piedmont, AL during Palm Sunday services killing 20 and injuring 90. (another church a few miles away was also hit. My cousin and her family were inside. Her little girl told us how the walls started waving before the roof gave way and how they crawled out with part of the roof resting on top of the church pews above their heads. I won't forget this birthday. We spent most of the day in my parent's basement with tornado warnings all day. )2005- My birthday was on Easter Poeple born on my birthday: 1899- Gloria Swanson, American actress 1901- Carl Barks, illustrator for Disney 1914- Richard Denning, actor on Hawaii Five-O 1939-Cale Yarborough, Nascar driver 1942- Michael York, British actor Two popes died on my birthday. |
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From: Magot
Date: 10-17-2005, 05:37 PM (14 of 18)
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What a scarey birthday Bama! and you managed to see off 2 popes!
love and kisses, Jan
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Member since: 12-22-2002 Total posts: 3626
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From: Chrysantha
Date: 10-17-2005, 09:47 PM (15 of 18)
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LMAO Laura !!!!! I guess I should have said I was born in 1954 a hundred yrs later !!! Chrys
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User: Chrysantha
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From: Sewhappie
Date: 10-18-2005, 04:07 AM (16 of 18)
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Well I guess I share my Birthday April 3rd with many interesting things: 33 - Crucifixion of Jesus (traditional date) 1860 - The first successful Pony Express run from Saint Joseph, Missouri to Sacramento, California begins, and is completed on April 13). 1922 - Joseph Stalin succeeds Vladimir Lenin as leader of the Soviet Union. 1936 - Richard Bruno Hauptmann is executed for the kidnapping and death of Charles Augustus Lindbergh III, the baby son of Anne and world-famous pilot Charles Lindbergh. 1953 - TV Guide debuts. 1968 - Elvis Presley sings "Heartbreak Hotel" on the Milton Berle Show, with an estimated 25% of the United States population viewing. 1968 - Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his "mountaintop" speech. 1972 - The first ever Mobile phone call is placed by Martin Cooper, in New York City 1974 - The Super Outbreak occurs, with 148 tornadoes affecting 13 states and 1 Canadian province in 18 hours, the biggest tornado outbreak in recorded history. The death toll is 315, with nearly 5,500 injured. Including the one in Zenia Ohio. 1986 - IBM unveils the PC Convertible, their first laptop computer. 1996 - Suspected "Unabomber" Theodore Kaczynski is arrested at his Montana cabin. 1996 - An Air Force 737 carrying United States Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown crashes in Croatia, killing 35 of the 36 on-board, including Brown. Births 1245 - King Philip III of France (d. 1285) 1367 - King Henry IV of England (d. 1413) 1885 - Allan Dwan, Canadian-born American film director (d. 1981) 1898 - George Jessel, American comedian (d. 1981) 1904 - Iron Eyes Cody, American actor (d. 1999) 1921 - Jan Sterling, American actress (d. 2004) 1924 - Marlon Brando, American actor (d. 2004) 1924 - Doris Day, American actress 1926 - Gus Grissom, astronaut (d. 1967) 1928 - Don Gibson, American country musician (d. 2003) 1928 - Kevin Hagen, American actor (d. 2005) 1934 - Jane Goodall, English zoolo 1941 - Jan Berry, American musician (Jan and Dean) (d. 2004) 1942 - Marsha Mason, American actress 1942 - Wayne Newton, American singer 1942 - Billy Joe Royal, American singer 1943 - Richard Manuel, Canadian musician and songwriter (d. 1986) 1944 - Tony Orlando, American musician 1949 - Lyle Alzado, American football playe 1958 - Alec Baldwin, American actor 1959 - David Hyde Pierce, American actor 1961 - Eddie Murphy, American actor and comedi 1970 - My Nephew!!!!! 1972 - Jennie Garth, American actor 1986 - Amanda Bynes, American actress and show host Deaths 1882 - Jesse James, American outlaw (b. 1847) |
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From: MyGirlFriday
Date: 10-22-2005, 11:55 PM (17 of 18)
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I think it is really interesting to read about things that occured on the day of a persons birth or other people that we share it with. My daughter started Kindergarten and met a little girl that was born on the same day as her, in the same hospital just a few hours prior to her birth. I will never forget my daughter coming home telling me this information then asking if I had any photos of the other babies in the nursery. I told her that there was only 1 baby that I was interested in and all of my photos are of her....She then asked if I remembers a little brown baby next to her in the nursery...once again there was only 1 baby on my mind. Now my daugher is in 6th grade and her and the other little girl are best buddies! Who would have ever thought that would occur?? mgf~
Blessings & Smiles
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User: MyGirlFriday
Member since: 12-05-2004 Total posts: 288
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From: DorothyL
Date: 10-23-2005, 09:32 AM (18 of 18)
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My husband was nearly 50 and had lived all over the world when we moved back to the area he was born in and he met a guy born the same day, same year, same hospital. They, too, became very good friends. His mom didn't remember the other baby either. Dorothy |
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