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Post by lordoftherings on Mar 19, 2006 10:19:29 GMT -4
www.thehistorychannel.co.uk/site/this_day_in_history/this_day_September_11.phpI was born on September 11. In addition to the events in the site, I know of another 3. Bashar Assad's birthday was on that date, and the democratic rule in Chiley was removed in 1973 also at the same date. The famous mensioned event is the planes that hit the WTC. What is the date of your birthday? And what events happened at that time?
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Post by lordoftherings on Mar 22, 2006 17:23:46 GMT -4
No one wants to share? Come on. You don't have to say the year so I won't know your age. It is only the month and the day of the month. It is just for fun. I am apparently a looser among you, having drastic events and dictators born at my date of birth. ;D
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Post by Fnord Fred on Mar 22, 2006 21:54:46 GMT -4
Ah, I'll bite.
June 18th in History...
1815: Napoleon defeated at Waterloo
On this day, Napoleon Bonaparte suffers defeat at the hands of the Duke of Wellington, bringing an end to the Napoleonic era of European history. Forced to abdicate as French emperor in 1814, Napoleon escaped from a brief exile on the island of Elba in 1815 to France, where he raised a new Grand Army. For the next 100 days, Napoleon, once regarded as an invincible military commander, again enjoyed success on the battlefields of Europe. However, on June 18, 1815, at the Battle of Waterloo in Belgium, he suffered his last defeat against an allied force under Wellington. Soon after, Napoleon was arrested and exiled to the island of St. Helena, where he died six years later.
1997 Sirhan Sirhan, jailed for the assassination of US presidential candidate Robert Kennedy in 1968, has his 10th appeal for parole turned down. 1996 Benjamin Netanyahu is sworn in as Israel's youngest ever Prime Minister at the head of a right-wing coalition government. 1983 American Sally Ride becomes the first woman US astronaut in space with the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger. 1979 US President Jimmy Carter and Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev sign a Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT 2) in Vienna. 1975 In Riyadh ,Saudi Arabia, the public beheading in a shopping centre car park of Prince Faisal Ibn Musead Abdul Aziz for the murder of his uncle, King Faisal. 1963 British heavyweight champion Henry Cooper comes close to becoming world champion - knocking Cassius Clay (later Mohammed Ali) to the floor at the end of the fourth round of their world championship bout at Wembley Stadium, London. Clay wins the fight in Round Six when the referee decides the cut above Cooper' eye is too bad for the fight to continue. 1953 Following a military coup, Egypt is declared a republic. 1935 Germany signs a treaty with Britain limiting the size of the German fleet to 35 percent that of the Royal Navy. 1928 American air pioneer Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. 1867 Mexican Emperor Ferdinand Maximillian Josepoh is executed by firing squad following a revolution. 1822 London unveils its first nude statue - a bronze figure of Achilles in Hyde Park by sculptor Sir Richard Westmacott. The statue later acquires a discreet fig leaf. 1817 In London, the opening of Waterloo Bridge across the River Thames – originally Strand Bridge but re-named in honour of the British victory at Waterloo in 1815. 1815 Battle of Waterloo between the French forces of Napoleon Bonaparte and the combined armies of Britain, led by the Duke of Wellington and the Prussian forces commanded by Field Marshal Blucher. 1778 American War of Independence: Colonial forces enter Philadelphia following the British evacuation of more than 12,000 troops. 1633 In Edinburgh, Charles I is crowned King of Scotland. 1429 The French, led by Joan of Arc, defeat the English at the Battle of Patay. 1961 English singer Alison Moyet. 1942 Ex-Beatle Sir Paul McCartney born in Liverpool, England. 1942 South African President Thabo Mbeki. 1941 English TV cookery broadcaster Delia Smith. 1929 Hungarian actress Eva Bartok. 1920 British actor Ian Carmichael. 1913 American songwriter Sammy Cahn. 1912 American singer Perry Como. 1901 American actress/singer Jeanette MacDonald born in Philadelphia. 1886 English mountain climber George Mallory. 1982 German actor Curt Jurgens aged 66. 1975 In Riyadh ,Saudi Arabia, the public beheading in a shopping centre car park of Prince Faisal Ibn Musead Abdul Aziz for the murder of his uncle, King Faisal. 1958 Former England cricket captain Douglas Jardine - captain of the England touring side during the controversial 'bodyline' series against Australia in 1932-1933. 1936 Russian writer Maxim Gorky aged 68. 1928 Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen . 1916 German Chief of Staff during World War I, Helmuth von Moltke, aged 67. 1867 Mexican Emperor Ferdinand Maximillian Josepoh is executed by firing squad following a revolution.
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Post by lordoftherings on Mar 23, 2006 5:02:26 GMT -4
lots of execusions
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Post by truthseeker on Mar 23, 2006 14:51:35 GMT -4
I share my birthday with leonardo Da Vinci! Yay!!!!! lol
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Post by PhantomWolf on Mar 26, 2006 5:45:02 GMT -4
The only thing worth mentioning was the first ever F1 GP, so I didn't bother.
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Post by james on Mar 31, 2006 4:13:02 GMT -4
For Nov. 2nd
Out of the interesting ones:
1962 US President John Kennedy announces that the 'Cuban Missile Crisis' is over - after ships carrying nuclear missiles to Cuba are ordered to return to Russia.
1944 German World War II military commander Field Marshall Erwin Rommel commits suicide after being arrested for his involvement in the failed plot to assassinate German Fuhrer Adolf Hitler.
1930 Ras Tafari, King of Ethiopia, is crowned Emperor Haile Selassie.
1917 Britain issues the 'Balfour Declaration on Palestine' - promoting the idea of creating a national Jewish homeland in the Middle East.
1899 Boer War: Start of the siege of Ladysmith in Natal when Boers encircle British troops and civilians inside the town.
1871 British police begin their 'Rogue's Gallery' - taking photographs of all convicted prisoners.
1841 Start of the Second Afghan War.
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Post by gwiz on Mar 31, 2006 8:31:23 GMT -4
For some reason, my birthday always coincides with Burns Night.
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Post by reynoldbot on Apr 13, 2006 11:56:30 GMT -4
Einstein published his theory of relativity on my birthday March 20. It's also the day of the vernal equinox. Of course, the most important thing to happen on March 20 is that I was born. "The Acme of evolution" is my motto.
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