That birthdate meme going around...

[fencerm2]

Go over to Wikipedia and enter your birth date (month/day) and then pick 3 events, 2 births and 1 holiday that occurred on the day of your birthday. 

September 2

44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. 

1666 - The Great Fire of London breaks out and burns for three days, destroying 10,000 buildings including St. Paul's Cathedral. 

1901 - Vice President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt utters the famous phrase, "Speak softly and carry a big stick" at the Minnesota State Fair. 

Births:

1753 - Marie Josephine Louise of Savoy, queen of France (d. 1810) 

1964 - Keanu Reeves, Canadian actor (He's Canadian?  I did not know that...)

Holiday:

Sedan Day (Sedantag) - traditional national German holiday (see Sedan, France) that commemorates Prussia's victory over France in 1870, making the German Empire a reality. 

Comments

[alysten.livejournal.com]

Interestingly enough... my birthday was apparently a good day to die. Had to search for the births.