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Gwen Wolfrose ([personal profile] wolfrose) wrote2008-08-18 10:07 pm
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Birthdate Wiki meme

The idea is to look your birthday up on Wiki and post 4 events, 3 birthdays, 2 deaths and 1 holiday.

March 2 is the 61st day of the year (62nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 304 days remaining until the end of the year.

Four Events:
  • 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks.
  • 1807 - The U.S. Congress passes an act to "prohibit the importation of slaves into any port or place within the jurisdiction of the United States... from any foreign kingdom, place, or country."
  • 1836 - Texas Revolution: Declaration of independence of the Republic of Texas from Mexico.
  • 1842 - The Grand National steeplechase at Aintree near Liverpool England is won by Gaylad, ridden by Tom Olliver.


Three Births:
  • 1316 - Robert II of Scotland, (d. 1390)
  • 1904 - Dr. Seuss, American author (d. 1991)
  • 1962 - Jon Bon Jovi, American musician (Bon Jovi)

Two Deaths:
  • 855 - Lothair, King of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor (b. 795)
  • 1316 - Marjorie Bruce, daughter of Robert I of Scotland (b. 1296)

One Holiday:
  • Texas Independence Day (1836).