Heh. Thanks everyone. I'm glad that you did remember at all. I did have a great birthday, presents from mum's side of the family was better than dad's side, as usual since Linda can't differ an orange from a donkey's arse, but still, it was great.
Various random events that happened on July 22: 1298 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Battle of Falkirk - King Edward I of England and his longbowmen defeats William Wallace and his scottish schiltrons outside the town. 1587 - Colony of Roanoke: A second group of English settlers arrive on Roanoke Island off of North Carolina to re-establish the deserted colony. 1793 - Alexander Mackenzie reaches the Pacific Ocean becoming the first Euro-American to complete a transcontinental crossing north of Mexico. 1916 - In San Francisco, California, a bomb explodes on Market Street during a Preparedness Day parade killing 10 and injuring 40. 1944 - The Polish Committee of National Liberation publishes its manifesto, starting the period of Communist rule in Poland 1962 - Mariner program: Mariner 1 spacecraft flies erratically several minutes after launch and has to be destroyed. 1999 - The first version of MSN Messenger was released by Microsoft. People what were born on the day: 1510 - Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence (d. 1537) 1519 - Pope Innocent IX (d. 1591) 1535 - Katarina Stenbock, wife of Gustav I of Sweden (d. 1621) 1822 - Gregor Mendel, Austrian geneticist (d. 1884) 1887 - Gustav Ludwig Hertz, German physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 1975) 1936 - Tom Robbins, American author 1940 - Alex Trebek, Canadian-born game show host 1941 - George Clinton, American musician 1964 - David Spade, American actor and comedian 1973 - Ronald Ray Howard, American murderer, "Rap Music Killer" (d. 2005) People what died on the day: 1387 - Franz Ackerman, Flemish statesman (b. 1330) 1619 - Lawrence of Brindisi, Italian monk (b. 1559) 1832 - Emperor Napoleon II of France (b. 1811) 1908 - William Randal Cremer, English politician and pacifist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1828) 1934 - John Dillinger, American bank robber (shot) (b. 1903) 1967 - Carl Sandburg, American poet (b. 1878)
[quote:d8a3591b00="Ba"]1999 - The first version of MSN Messenger was released by Microsoft. [/quote:d8a3591b00] :shock: It's also meant to be Ratcatcher's Day on the 22nd. Now I could make a really nasty comment, linking those points, about Myn now, but I value my legs, so I'll just add more Birthday wishes... *adds*
[quote:53e80a5013="Ba"]Various random events that happened on July 22: ... People what were born on the day: ... 1941 - George Clinton, American musician [/quote:53e80a5013] Godfather of Funk!
[quote:cbcdbc0a33="Ba"]1916 - In San Francisco, California, a bomb explodes on Market Street during a Preparedness Day parade killing 10 and injuring 40.[/quote:cbcdbc0a33] Amusingly ironic, simply tragic or both?
*is far slower* Sorry for the slow uptake, but I somehow melted into the asphalt on front of our door. Happy belated birthday! May there be many many more.
