because my flist appears to be demanding it: a meme

go to wikipedia, type in your birthdate, and list three interesting events, two births and a death that happened on it.

interesting events:

• 588 BC - Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah's reign. The siege lasts until July 18, 586 BC.

• 1559 - Elizabeth I of England is crowned in Westminster Abbey by Owen Oglethorpe, the Bishop of Carlisle, instead of the Archbishop of Canterbury.

• 1919 - The Boston Molasses Disaster kills 21 people.

births:

• 1754 - Richard Martin, Irish founder of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (d. 1834)

• 1929 - Martin Luther King Jr, American civil rights leader, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1968)

death:

• 41 - Caligula, Roman Emperor (b. 12)

wow- a big day, all around!