June 27

CD in Play: Wilco, Sky Blue Sky

So Geosomin tagged me for this meme and I am finally responding. The rules are listed below.

1. Go to wikipedia and type in your birthday, month and day only.

2. List 3 events that occurred on that day.

3. List 2 important birthdays.

4. List 1 death.

5. List a holiday or observance. (if any)

6. Tag 5 other bloggers.

I have chosen to list a few more in certain categories. as for tagging others - tag thyself if ye feel so inclined. But I do specifically tag Pete, who avoids these things like the plague.

On June 27th the following 3 events occured:

1. 1844 - Joseph Smith, Jr., (founder of Mormonism) murdered along with his brother, Hyrum, at the Carthage, Illinois jail.
2. 1979 - Muhammad Ali announces his retirement from boxing.
3. 1986 - The International Court of Justice finds against the United States in its judgement in Nicaragua v. United States.

The following Birthdays fall on June 27:

1. 1846 - Charles Stewart Parnell, Irish independence fighter (d. 1891)
2. 1869 - Emma Goldman, Lithuanian-born anarchist and feminist (d. 1940)
3. 1880 - Helen Keller, American spokeswoman for the deaf and blind (d. 1968)
I also share a birthday with Bob Keeshan (Captain Kangaroo) Toby Maguire, Ross Perot, Paul von Mauser and Krzysztof Kieślowski.

The following people died on June 27:

1. 1844, Josheph and Hyrum Smith.

2. 1957, Malcolm Lowry.

3. 1996, Cubby Broccoli.

4. 2001, Jack Lemmon.

5. 2004, John Entwistle.

The following Holdays, observances and Liturgical feasts fall on June 27:

1. National HIV Testing Day in United States.
2. National Veterans' Day in the United Kingdom.
3. Saint Cyril of Alexandria
4. Saint Deodatus
5. Saint Ferdinand of Aragon
6. Saint Ladislas
In Shirley Jackson's novel, The Lottery, the annual lottery is held on this date each year. Hooraaay! Who's next to die?

This is me btw.