Birthday Meme

[cbtreks]

Birthday Meme: Look up your birthday in Wikipedia. Pick 4 events, 3 births, 2 deaths, and 1 holiday.

June 27 [1963]

4 Events: (I was going to delve further back into history, but events within my lifetime turn out to be pretty interesting.)

1966 - The first broadcast of Dark Shadows is aired on ABC-TV.

1969 - The Stonewall riots that mark the beginning of the gay liberation movement begin in Greenwich Village in Manhattan.

1985 - U.S. Route 66 ceases to be an official U.S. highway.

2001 - Pope John Paul II beatifies 28 Ukrainian Greek Catholics, including 27 martyrs most of whom were killed by the Soviet secret police. Beatification takes place at the service in Lviv, western Ukraine during his first visit to this country.

3 Births:

1880 - Helen Keller, American deaf and blind activist (d. 1968)

1963 - Paul Roos, Australian rules footballer (I don't know who this is but we're birthday twins. *g*)

1966 - J. J. Abrams, American television writer and producer

2 Deaths:

2002 - John Entwistle, English bassist (The Who) (b. 1944)

2005 - Ray Holmes, Battle of Britain veteran (b. 1914)

1 Holiday:

National HIV Testing Day in United States


Anyone who cares to, play along.