Wikipedia Birthday Meme
Three events, Two births, One death:October 7th
Three events:
1777 - American Revolutionary War: Americans beat the British in the Battle of Second Saratoga and the Battle of Bemis Heights.
1928 - Ras Tafari Makonnen crowned negus of Abyssinia by Empress Zauditu.
2003 - California recall: California governor Gray Davis is recalled from office and replaced by Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Two births:
1728 - Caesar Rodney, American lawyer and signer of the Declaration of Independence (d. 1784)
1952 - Vladimir Putin, President of Russia
One death (and one for luck):
1792 - George Mason, American patriot (b. 1725)
1967 - Norman Angell, British politician, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1872)
posted by Ken @ 2:33 PM
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