Use the Internet to find some interesting things about yourself!
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1.The Day I Was Born dMarie Time Capsule - On this Day In History See what happened on the day and year you were born. - http://www.dmarie.com/timecap/ Davy Crockett, US, frontiersman/adventurer/politician (Alamo) 1892 Mae West Bkln, actress (Go up & see her sometime) 1943 Robert De Niro NYC, actor (Bang the Drum Slowly, Taxi Driver) 1960 Sean Penn actor (Fast Times at Ridgemont High) 1973 A J Wood, Pittsburgh, soccer forward (Olympics-gold-96) 1903 Abram Chasins, composer 1951 Alain Mimoun France, marathon runner (Olympic-gold-1956) 1931 Alain Mimoun O'Kacha, Fran, marathoner (Olympic-gold-1956) [or 1/1/21] 1951 Alan Minter England, light-middleweight boxer (Olympic-bronze-1972) 1923 Anton Kersjes, violinist/conductor (Amsterdam Philharmonic Orch) 1958 Belinda Carlisle Hollywood Ca, (GoGos lead singer, Heaven on Earth) 1927 Bernard "Bernie" Cornfeld, Romanian/US financier (Fund of Funds) 1970 Bernard Wilson, NFL defensive tackle (Arizona Cardinals) 1948 Bo Rucker, Tampa FL, actor (Superman, Soup for One, Lock Up) 1941 Boog Powell baseball player (AL MVP 1970) 1970 Brad Bretz, WLAF quarterback (Frankfurt Galaxy) 1960 Bruce Penhall, Balboa CA, actor (Savage Beach) 1986 Bryton McClure, Lakewood Calif, actor (Richie-Family Matters) 1963 Carmen Berg Bismark ND, playmate (July, 1987) 1966 Cedric Figaro, WLAF linebacker (Amsterdam Admirals) 1720 Charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter (Contes de La Fontaine) 1887 Charles I, last emperor of Austria-Hungary (1916-18) 1932 Chet Allen Chickasha Okla, actor (Jerry-Bonino, Slats-Troubleshooter) 1969 Christian Laettner, NBA forward/center (Atlanta Hawks, Oly-gold-92) 1885 Clara [G Meijer-]Wichmann, German anarchists/feminist (Wife & society) 1955 Colin Moulding, English pop guitarist (XTC) 1876 D„ubler, writer 1940 David E Price, (Rep-D-North Carolina) 1969 Donald E Wahlberg Jr, Boston, rocker (New Kids-Hangin' Tough) 1965 Dottie Mochrie Pepper, Saratoga Springs NY, golfer (1992 Dinah Shore) 1969 Ed Cunningham, NFL center (Arizona Cardinals) 1968 Ed McCaffrey, NFL wide reciever (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32) 1912 Edgar Fernhout, Dutch painter/son of Charley Toorop 1943 Edward Cowie, composer 1916 Eleanor Steber, opera singer ???? Emily Schulain 1910 Eric Aaltonen, composer 1876 Eric Drummond 1st Secretary-General of League of Nations (1919-33) 1894 Erik A Blomberg, Swedish art historian/poet/author (Jorden) 1972 Ernie Conwell, tight end (St Louis Rams) 1924 Evan S Connell, US writer 1929 Francis Gary Powers US spy (USSR captures him in 1959 U-2 incident) 1914 Franklin D Roosevelt Jr son of FDR/(Rep-D-NY, 1949-55) 1779 Franz de Paula Roser, composer 1965 Fred Grim, soccer player (Cambuur L, Ajax) 1870 Frederick Russell developed 1st successful typhoid fever vaccine 1911 Frederik de Merode, Belgian prince 1947 Gary Talley, Memphis Tn, rock guitarist (Box Tops) 1921 Geoffery Rudolph Elton, historiographer 1828 George William Warren, composer 1920 Georgia Gibbs Worcester Mass, singer (Ballin the Jack, Kiss of Fire) 1898 Gerard Schmook, Flemish librarian/historian/custodian 1962 Gilby Clarke, US pop guitarist (Guns n' Roses-Civil War) 1965 Glen Goldsmith rocker (What You See is What You Get) 1952 Guillermo Vilas, Argentina, tennis champ (US Open-1977) ???? Guy Killum, LA Calif, actor (Snake-Better Days) 1926 Haakon Barfod Norway, yachting (Olympic-gold-1948, 52) 1946 Hans Vandenburg, Dutch singer/guitarist (Gruppo Sportivo) 1890 Harry L Hopkins, US politician (Loan & Lease law) 1906 Hazel Bishop, chemist/cosmetics manufacturer 1924 Helen Wallis, cartographer/librarian 1876 Henri G Winkelman, Dutch general/supreme commander/navy 1940 1901 Henri Tomasi Marseilles France, composer (Don Juan de Ma¤ara) 1851 Henry Drummond, Scottish geologist/evangelist 1896 Henry P de Vries, Dutch painter/poet (Laws of the Americas) 1839 Hubert Platt Main, composer 1941 Ibrahim Babangida, president of Nigeria (1985- ) 1936 Ivan Parik, composer 1910 J A Manusama, Moluccan politician 1977 Jake Patellis, actor (Paul Bowman-Good Life) 1930 James Gulliver, businessman 1819 James Henry Van Alen, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1886 1967 James Jenkins, NFL tight end (Washington Redskins) 1961 Jamie Macoun, Newmarket, NHL defenseman (Toronto Maple Leafs) 1911 Jan Lode Cantens, Flemish dramatist (God's Murderer) 1955 Janet Quist Austin TX, playmate (Dec, 1978) 1926 Jean Poiret, French actor/writer (Le Dernier Metro) 1928 Jean R Adams, entomologist 1970 Jim Courier, Sanford Florida, tennis champ (1990, 91 French) 1894 Johan Polet, Dutch sculptor 1586 Johann V Andreae, German vicar/writer (Christenburg) 1811 Johannes H Scholten, Dutch theologist (Free Will) 1924 John A Emmens, art historian/poet (Kunst & Vliegwerk) 1916 John de Young, resistance fighter 1925 John Hawkes, US writer (2nd Skin) 1905 John Hay Whitney publisher (NY Herald Trib 1961-67) 1925 John Howard Purnell, scientist 1817 Joseph baron Kervyn de Lettenhove, Belgian Internal minister (1870-71) ???? Julianna McCarthy, actress (Young & Restless) 1952 Kathryn C Thornton Montgomery Alabama, PhD/astronaut (STS 33, sk: 49) ???? Kathy McNeil, actress (As the World Turns) ???? Kenji Hino, rocker (RU Ready) 1967 Kenny Davidson, NFL defensive end (Houston Oilers) 1973 Kerry Mock, WLAF linebacker (Frankfurt Galaxy) 1953 Kevin Rowlands rocker (Dexy's Midnight Runners-Come on Eileen) 1955 Kevin Welch, Calif, country songwriter/actor (Thing Called Love) 1943 Koos Postema, editor-in-chief (Vrije Volk)/Dutch TV host 1908 Kurt Hessenberg, composer 1885 Kurt Hiller, writer 1923 Larry Rivers modern/abstract painter (Wash crossing Delaware-1953) 1924 Laurence Richard Deniz, jazz guitarist 1880 Leo Ascher, composer 1841 Lu¡s NF Varela, Brazilian romantic poet 1939 Luther Allison Arkansas, guitarist (Bad News is Coming) 1906 Marcello J das Neves Alves Caetano, premier of Portugal (1968-74) 1887 Marcus Garvey began back-to-Africa movement among US blacks 1969 Maria Strandlund, Akersberga Sweden, tennis star (1987 Futures NOR) 1907 Marian Viktorovich Koval, composer 1934 Maureen Connally, champion tennis player (Wimbledon) 1921 Maureen O'Hara Dublin Ireland, actress (Miracle on 34th St) 1844 Menelik II, King of Ethiopia (1896-1913) 1991 Mikhail Moseyevich Botvinnik, world Chess Champion 1888 Monty Wooley NYC, actor (Pied Piper, Man Who Came to Dinner) 1918 Mort Marshall NYC, actor (Cully-Dumplings) 1967 Nelson Emerson, Hamilton, NHL right wing (Hartford Whalers) 1952 Nelson Piquet, auto racer, 3-time Formula One champ (1981, '83, '87) 1686 Nicola Antonio Porpora, composer 1917 P Roger Peyrefitte, French writer (Singular Love) 1922 Paul Wiens, writer 1973 Paul Wiggins, offensive linebacker (Pittsburgh Steelers) 1880 Percy Sherwell, cricketer (great S African batsman-keeper-captain) 1964 Pete McCutcheon, Boston Mass, Canadian Tour golfer (1993 Quebec Open) 1834 Peter Benoit, Flemish composer/conductor (Leie/Rubens Cantata) 1775 Philippe Libon, composer 1601 Pierre de Fermat, mathematician who needed wider margins [or Aug 20] 1900 Quincy Howe Boston Mass, newscaster (CBS Weekend News) 1910 R Peyrefitte, writer 1922 Ralph Roberts NC, actor (Tradition, Gone are the Days) 1878 Reg Duff, cricketer (Australian bat, century on debut 1902) 1953 Robert Brent Thirsk, BC Canada, astronaut (STS 78) 1951 Robert Joy, Montreal Quebec, actor (Big Shots, Suicide Club) 1965 Robert Manry, Cleve newspaper editor/sailed the Atlantic (in craft) 1927 Robert Moore Detroit Mich, actor (Marshall-Diana) 1922 Roy Tattersall, cricketer (brilliant England off-spinner early 50's) 1917 Safa Khulusi, writer 1882 Samuel Goldwyn, [Goldfish], movie producer (MGM) 1949 Sib Hashian, Boston Mass, rock drummer (Boston) 1965 Steve Gorman, Hopkinsville Ky, rock drummer (Black Crowes) ???? Steven Gorman, rocker (Black Crowes-Shake Your Money Maker) 1930 Ted Hughes, British poet laureate 1876 Theodor D„ubler, German writer (Northern Lights) 1839 Thijs [Matthijs] Maris, Dutch painter/etcher 1952 Thomas J Hennen, Albany GA, astronaut (STS 44) 1928 Thomas Jefferson Anderson, composer 1940 Thomas Williams US, ice hockey play (Olympic-gold-1960) 1973 Tim Forsyth, Australian high jumper (Olympics-bronze-92, 96) 1932 Vidiadhar S Naipaul, Trinidad, novelist (Middle Passage) 1968 Vince Marrow, WLAF TE (Frankfurt Galaxy) 1856 Violet Paget, [Vernon Lee], British author (Satan the master) 1840 Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, England, writer (Irish Land League) 1928 Willem Duys, Dutch radio/TV host 1937 Yevgeni Aleksandrovich Illyin, Russia, cosmonaut 1943 Yukio Kasaya Japan, 70m ski jumper (Olympic-gold-1972) 1966 Zefross Moss, NFL tackle (Detroit Lions, NE Patriots) Too Close by Next The Boy Is Mine by Brandy & Monica You're Still the One by Shania Twain Truly Madly Deeply by Savage Garden Together Again by Janet (Jackson) All My Life by K-Ci & JoJo Nice & Slow by Usher I Don't Want to Wait by Paula Cole How's It Going to Be by Third Eye Blind No, No, No by Destiny's Child The Simpsons 1994-2001 ER 1990-1998 Seinfeld 1993-2001 The X-Files 1993-2001 Frasier 1990-2001 Law & Order 1991-1999 Home Improvement 1993-2001 Homicide: Life on the Street 1994-2001 Friends 1990-2000 Beverly Hills 90210 1993-2001 N.Y.P.D. Blue 1994-1999 Party of Five 1989-1999 Baywatch 1992-1999 Mad About You 1988-1998 Murphy Brown 1993-1998 Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman 1993-1999 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 1994-1999 Babylon 5 1995-1999 Star Trek: Voyager
1998 - Yomega STROBE 1998 - 3-D Jigsaw Puzzles 1998 - Teletubbies 1998 - Game Boy Color 1998 - Bouncing Tigger 1998 - Bug's Life Toys 1998 - Small Soldier figures 1998 - Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse 2.What's In A Name? Look at the Etymology of Names web site to find out what your name means. Be sure to click the Popularity button to see how popular your name is too! - http://www.behindthename.com/ From the Medieval Latin name Christianus meaning "a Christian" (see CHRISTOS). In England it has been in use since the Middle Ages, during which time it was used by both males and females, but it did not become common until the 17th century. In Denmark the name has been borne by ten kings since the 15th century. A famous bearer was Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875), the Danish author of such fairy tales as 'The Ugly Duckling' and 'The Emperor's New Clothes' 3.How Old Am I? Calculate how many hours and minutes old you are. - http://www.mathcats.com/explore/age/calculator.html You are 12 years old... or 151 months old or 657 weeks old or 4,601 days old or 110,435 hours old or 6,626,101 minutes old or 397,566,084 seconds old and your next birthday celebration is in: 146 days 12 hrs 58 mins 37 secs. 4.More of Me? Check out the Yahoo People Search web page to see if your phone number and/or address are listed: Are there other people who have the same name as you? How many? Others with the same last name? - http://www.yahoo.com/search/people/ 5.What does your phone number spell? Enter your phone number and see what words can be created to represent it. - http://www.phonespell.org/ 6.How tall will I be? Answer a few questions and let the computer predict how tall you will be. - http://www.ahealthyme.com/topic/adultheight 7.Stress-o-meter Take this quiz to get your personal stress profile - http://www.bam.gov/sub_yourlife/yourlife_stressometer.html Calm cool and collected 8.Kidzworld “Me” Quizzes: Complete one or more of the following: What kind of nerd are you? - http://www.kidzworld.com/quiz/5673-quiz-what-kind-of-nerd-are-you What kind of friend are you? - http://www.kidzworld.com/quiz/5502-quiz-what-kind-of-friend-are-you What’s your job personality? - http://www.kidzworld.com/quiz/2815-quiz-whats-your-job-personality You're A Reactor! When push comes to shove, people look to you to get the job done. You're always jumping in to fix things. You prefer to be working on a hands-on project, rather than reading the latest Harry Potter book. You're best suited for jobs like carpenter, seamstress, mechanic, gardener or firefighter. Keep that in mind when you're applying for your next after-school job. It's never too early to start shooting for the perfect career. 9. What sign are you? -http://www.astrologycom.com/starsign.html http://www.astrology-online.com/aquarius.htm LEO Playing to the grandstand when starring on the field is an everpresent temptation, but perhaps you ought to remember, in team sports even the king of beasts is still supposed to be part of a team. Arts and crafts, theatre groups, philanthropic societies and religious organizations attract your interest and participation. Leo rules the back and heart, so people with Leo active in their charts are subject to over-exertion, general problems with stress in the back and ailments of the heart. You have a strong constitution and can usually overcome your problems, many of which are of your own making, due to overindulgence. Best colours are gold, royal purple, and orange. Leo rules metallic gold, and your birthstone is the sardonyx. An appropriate representative of Leo's versatile, creative personality, the intriguing sardonyx is a variety of agate that exists in many colours and can be cut in many ways. One of the special ways it is used is in making cameos. Flowers for Leo include the showy dahlia, yellow lily, red poppy, marigold, sunflower, and heliotrope. 10. Visit the WolframAlpha search site and input your birth date-month, day and year. Record some of the interesting facts. http://www.wolframalpha.com/ Directory: file -> view view -> Western Europe after wwii view -> Author study: paul fleischman view -> Qpa1 7ela study Guide view -> Arctic Oil/Gas Neg view -> November 1970 Approximately 150,000-500,000 deaths Bhola Cyclone Bangladesh view -> Grade Level: 6 Unit of Study: Caribbean glce view -> Citation: Duffield, Katy view -> Table of Contents Lesson # view -> Chinese Wind Energy Disad Download 75.48 Kb. Share with your friends:
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