Birthday Meme

I was tagged by Paulinus to do this birthday meme:

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The Rules:

1) Go to Wikipedia

2) In the search box, type your birth month and day but not the year.

3) List three events that happened on your birthday

4) List two important birthdays and one death

5) One holiday or observance (if any)



Here are my answers:


List three events that happened on your birthday

1827 - According to Joseph Smith, Jr., the angel Moroni gave him a record of gold plates, one-third of which Joseph translated into The Book of Mormon.

(nothing to be proud of!!)

1897 - The "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus" letter is published in the New York Sun.

(ha! How ironic, given my recent posts!!)

1937 - J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit is published.


List two important birthdays and one death

birth:

1866 - H. G. Wells, English writer

(author of 'The Time-Machine' and 'War of the Worlds')

...and I can't find anyone else I know!

death:

19 BC - Virgil, Roman poet (b. 70 BC)


One holiday or observance

Catholic feast day of St. Matthew the Evangelist.


I tag...Zoe, Radical Catholic Mom & Carmel...and anyone else who wants to play!