Apr. 7th, 2006

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On my birthday:

Events:
1803 - Chief Justice John Marshall declares that any act of U.S. Congress which conflicts with the Constitution is void.
1843 - The event that inspired the song “Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!” is held.
1989 - The first of 24 satellites of the Global Positioning System is placed into orbit.

Births:
1913 - Jimmy Hoffa, American labor union leader (disappeared 1975)
1942 - Michael Bloomberg, Mayor of New York City
1948 - Teller, American magician (Penn and Teller)

Deaths:
1400 - King Richard II of England (murdered) (b. 1367)
1405 - Timur, Mongol conqueror (b. 1336)
2003 - Dolly the sheep, first cloned mammal (b. 1996)

Holidays and Observances:
Feast day of Saint Abraham (d. 422)
Iraq - 'Communist Martyrs Day' celebrated by Iraqi Communist Party.
Denmark - Fastelavn. Children exchange cards knowns as gækkebrev.

Update: No, today's not my birthday, it's just a meme going around. You check the Wikipedia page for the day and month of your birthday, and pick three events, two births, and one death.

Another update: I’ve fleshed this out to the longer variant: 3 each of events, births, deaths, holidays/observances.

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