Wikipedia birthday meme
Apr. 8th, 2006 12:14 am3 things that happened on the third of September:
1260 - The Mamluks defeat the Mongols at the Battle of Ain Jalut in Palestine, marking their first decisive defeat and the point of maximum expansion of the Mongol Empire.
1939 - World War II: France, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and Australia declare war on Germany.
1976 - Viking program: The Viking 2 spacecraft lands at Utopia Planitia on Mars and takes the first close-up, color photos of the planet's surface.
2 births:
1875 - Ferdinand Porsche, Austrian automotive engineer (d. 1951)
1963 - Amber Lynn, American porn star
2 deaths:
1658 - Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of England (b. 1599)
1962 - e. e. cummings, American poet (b. 1894)
1260 - The Mamluks defeat the Mongols at the Battle of Ain Jalut in Palestine, marking their first decisive defeat and the point of maximum expansion of the Mongol Empire.
1939 - World War II: France, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and Australia declare war on Germany.
1976 - Viking program: The Viking 2 spacecraft lands at Utopia Planitia on Mars and takes the first close-up, color photos of the planet's surface.
2 births:
1875 - Ferdinand Porsche, Austrian automotive engineer (d. 1951)
1963 - Amber Lynn, American porn star
2 deaths:
1658 - Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of England (b. 1599)
1962 - e. e. cummings, American poet (b. 1894)
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Date: 2006-04-08 12:56 am (UTC)1945 - Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun commit suicide after being married for one day.
1982 - Kirsten Dunst, American actress born
1938 - The animated cartoon short Porky's Hare Hunt debuts in movie theaters, introducing Bugs Bunny.
1991 - A tropical cyclone hits Bangladesh killing an estimated 138,000 people.
1933 - Willie Nelson, American musician, composer, and actor born.