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1. List five (5) famous people - dead or alive - born on that day.
- 1433 - Charles, Duke of Burgundy (d. 1477)
- 1483 - Martin Luther, German Protestant reformer (d. 1546)
- 1810 - George Jennings English sanitary engineer (d. 1882)
- 1871 - Winston Churchill, American novelist (d. 1947)
- 1933 - Ronald Evans, American astronaut (d. 1990)
2. List five (5) historical events on that day.
- 1619 - René Descartes has the dreams that inspire his Meditations on First Philosophy.
- 1942 - World War II: Germany invades Vichy France following French Admiral François
Darlan agreement to an armistice with the Allies in North Africa.
- 1951 - Direct-dial coast-to-coast telephone service begins in the United States.
- 1970 - Vietnam War: Vietnamization - For the first time in five years, an entire week
ends with no reports of American combat fatalities in Southeast Asia.- 1619 - René Descartes has the dreams that inspire his Meditations on First Philosophy.
- 1942 - World War II: Germany invades Vichy France following French Admiral François
Darlan agreement to an armistice with the Allies in North Africa.
- 1951 - Direct-dial coast-to-coast telephone service begins in the United States.
- 1970 - Vietnam War: Vietnamization - For the first time in five years, an entire week
- 1995 - In Nigeria, playwright and environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa along with
eight others from the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (Mosop) are
hanged by government forces.
eight others from the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (Mosop) are
hanged by government forces.
3. List any days of national or religious observance that occur on that day.
- Christianity - the feast day of Pope Leo I the Great and Andrew Avellino
- Russia - Day of Militsiya (analogue of police in Russia)
- United States Marine Corps Birthday
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hi beverly,
thanks for dropping by and for the comment. try it for yourself too.. :)
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