Wikipedia meme

[yesthattom]

Three things that happened on my birthday: (plus 1 bonus one)
• 1984 - Bhopal Gas Tragedy in India
• 2000 - The Smashing Pumpkins perform for the last time at The Metro in Chicago.
• 2001 - Enron files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
• 2004 - Brian Williams succeeds Tom Brokaw as host of NBC Nightly News.

Three people born on the same day as me: (I can't limit to just 3!) Check this out. 3 politicians of note, and three female sex-symbols of note.
• 1924 - Alexander M. Haig, Jr., American soldier and politician
• 1931 - Edwin Meese, American politician
• 1939 - Harry Reid, American politician
• 1968 - Lucy Liu, American actress
• 1970 - Sarah Silverman, American comedian
• 1981 - Britney Spears, American singer

Three people that died on the same say as my birthday:
Historical:
• 1547 - Hernán Cortés, Spanish explorer and conqueror (b. 1485)
• 1814 - Marquis de Sade, French writer (b. 1740)
• 1892 - Jay Gould, American entrepreneur (b. 1836)
Famous:
• 1957 - Harrison Ford, American actor (b. 1884)
• 1982 - Marty Feldman, British comedian, writer and actor (b. 1933)
• 1986 - Desi Arnaz, Cuban-born actor, musician, band leader, and composer (b. 1917)
• 1990 - Aaron Copland, American composer (b. 1900)
Infamous:
• 1993 - Pablo Escobar, Colombian drug dealer (b. 1949)

(So much for trying to limit myself to just 3!)

Comments

[ayse.livejournal.com]

Harrison Ford is dead?

[lordlnyc.livejournal.com]

A different Harrison Ford. This one was in silent movies.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrison_Ford_%28silent_film_actor%29

[cyan-blue.livejournal.com]

I got scared for a moment there...

[lordlnyc.livejournal.com]

>1957 - Harrison Ford, American actor (b. 1884)

It was the years that gave it away for me. I also remember Tom posting a list with the current Harrison Ford on it [with his birth year incorrect] a few months back.

-Larry-

[yesthattom.livejournal.com]

That must have been the origin of that earlier typo.