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Sunday, March 21, 2010

On This Day in History

Just some trivia .. who knows it might come in handy one day :P

Famous Birthdays
Johann Sebastian Bach 1685
Timothy Dalton 1944 - Actor
Gary Oldman 1958 - Actor
Matthew Broderick 1962 - Actor
In 2233 Captain James T Kirk of the Starship Enterprise will be born

Music History
1826 - Beethoven's Quartet #13 in B flat major (Op 130) was premiered in Vienna.
1952 - The Moondog Coronation Ball, the first "rock 'n' roll" stage show, was held at the Cleveland Arena.
1963 - Elliott Gould and Barbra Streisand were married.

History
1413 - Henry V becomes King of England.
1788 - Fire destroyed 856 buildings in New Orleans Louisiana
1935 - Persia officially renamed Iran
1952 - 31 storms crosses 6 states killing 340 in South-Central US
1963 - Alcatraz federal penitentiary in SF Bay closed
1998 - Good Friday Agreement signed in Northern Ireland.

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