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Apr. 13th, 2006 08:48 pmAs seen all over LiveJournal: the Wikipedia birthday meme. Formula: three events, two births, one death.
Date: April 21
Events: 1918 - World War I: German fighter ace Manfred von Richthofen, known as "The Red Baron," is shot down and killed by Allied fire over Vaux sur Somme in France.
1944 - Women in France receive the right to vote.
1956 - Elvis Presley's song "Heartbreak Hotel" becomes the "King's" first song to reach the top of the Cash Box magazine [1] music charts.
Births: 1729 - Empress Catherine II of Russia (d. 1796) (O_o)
1947 - Iggy Pop, American musician (The Stooges)
Death: 1910 - Mark Twain, American author and humorist (b. 1835) (I trust in this case the reports were not greatly exaggerated?)
Date: April 21
Events: 1918 - World War I: German fighter ace Manfred von Richthofen, known as "The Red Baron," is shot down and killed by Allied fire over Vaux sur Somme in France.
1944 - Women in France receive the right to vote.
1956 - Elvis Presley's song "Heartbreak Hotel" becomes the "King's" first song to reach the top of the Cash Box magazine [1] music charts.
Births: 1729 - Empress Catherine II of Russia (d. 1796) (O_o)
1947 - Iggy Pop, American musician (The Stooges)
Death: 1910 - Mark Twain, American author and humorist (b. 1835) (I trust in this case the reports were not greatly exaggerated?)
