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1. Search Wikipedia for your birthday.
2. List 4 entries from the "Events" section, 3 from the "Births" section, 2 from the "Deaths" section, and one from the "Holidays and Observances" section.

Events

1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St. Brice's Day massacre.

1887 - Bloody Sunday clashes in central London.

1942 - World War II: Naval Battle of Guadalcanal - U.S. and Japanese ships engage in an intense, close-quarters surface naval engagement during the Battle of Guadalcanal.

1982 - A boxing match held in Las Vegas, Nevada ends when Ray Mancini defeats Duk Koo Kim. Kim's death on November 17 led to significant changes in the sport.-BOOM BOOM MANCINI! A ZEVON REFERENCE!

Births

Saint Augustine of Hippo, North African theologian

Jean Seberg, American actress

Gerard Butler, Scottish actor (THIS IS SPARTA!)

Deaths

Ol' Dirty Bastard, American rapper (Wu-Tang Clan) (b. 1968)

Red Holzman, American basketball coach (b. 1920)

Holiday

# Roman festivals - Iovis epulum; feast of Feronia

Either that or the Feast of John Chrysostom, Archibshop of Jerusalem.