November 1st
As it's my birthday today you should all bring me lots of presents here are some events and births taken from wikipedia f0r November 1st:
Events:
1512 - The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, painted by Michelangelo, is exhibited to the public for the first time.
1611 - William Shakespeare's romantic comedy The Tempest is presented for the first time, at Whitehall Palace in London.
1896 - A picture showing the unclad (bare) breasts of a woman appears in National Geographic magazine for the first time.
1914 - World War I: the first British Royal Navy defeat of the war with Germany, the Battle of Coronel, is fought off of the western coast of Chile, in the Pacific Ocean.
1938 - Seabiscuit defeats War Admiral in an upset victory during a match race deemed "the match of the century" in horse racing.
1939 - The first rabbit born after artificial insemination is exhibited to the world.
1950 - Pope Pius XII witnesses "The Miracle of the Sun" while at the Vatican
1951 - American soldiers are exposed to an atomic explosion for training purposes in Desert Rock, Nevada. Participation was not voluntary.
1969 - After seven years off the top position on the music sales charts, Elvis Presley hits number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with his song "Suspicious Minds."
1993 - The Maastricht Treaty takes effect, formally establishing the European Union.
And the winner of the 'Really Wish They Hadn't Bothered' Category is:
1994 - George Lucas leaves the day-to-day operations of his film-making business, and he starts a sabbatical. While on sabbatical, he writes the prequel section of the Star Wars movies.
Births:
1887 - L. S. Lowry, British painter of industrial scenes (d. 1976)
1942 - Larry Flynt, American magazine publisher
1946 - Dennis Muren, American special effects artist
1948 - James Richard Steinman American songwriter
1962 - Anthony Kiedis, American singer (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
And continuing the National Geographic/Larry Flynt theme...
1972 - Jenny McCarthy, American "Playmate of the Year" and TV actress
Events:
1512 - The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, painted by Michelangelo, is exhibited to the public for the first time.
1611 - William Shakespeare's romantic comedy The Tempest is presented for the first time, at Whitehall Palace in London.
1896 - A picture showing the unclad (bare) breasts of a woman appears in National Geographic magazine for the first time.
1914 - World War I: the first British Royal Navy defeat of the war with Germany, the Battle of Coronel, is fought off of the western coast of Chile, in the Pacific Ocean.
1938 - Seabiscuit defeats War Admiral in an upset victory during a match race deemed "the match of the century" in horse racing.
1939 - The first rabbit born after artificial insemination is exhibited to the world.
1950 - Pope Pius XII witnesses "The Miracle of the Sun" while at the Vatican
1951 - American soldiers are exposed to an atomic explosion for training purposes in Desert Rock, Nevada. Participation was not voluntary.
1969 - After seven years off the top position on the music sales charts, Elvis Presley hits number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with his song "Suspicious Minds."
1993 - The Maastricht Treaty takes effect, formally establishing the European Union.
And the winner of the 'Really Wish They Hadn't Bothered' Category is:
1994 - George Lucas leaves the day-to-day operations of his film-making business, and he starts a sabbatical. While on sabbatical, he writes the prequel section of the Star Wars movies.
Births:
1887 - L. S. Lowry, British painter of industrial scenes (d. 1976)
1942 - Larry Flynt, American magazine publisher
1946 - Dennis Muren, American special effects artist
1948 - James Richard Steinman American songwriter
1962 - Anthony Kiedis, American singer (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
And continuing the National Geographic/Larry Flynt theme...
1972 - Jenny McCarthy, American "Playmate of the Year" and TV actress
posted by The Neath at 9:25 am
5 Comments:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Happy Birthday!! :)
Late but, in my defence, I was in London all day yesterday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
ps thanks for the link to artifical insemination, very interesting
happy one day late birthday. hope it was the best.
:)
AM
hey foxman you gone off planet or what !!!!
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