This more interesting to me than anything. I knew a bit about Ranganathan, but to find out he died on the very day I was born made me more interested in him.
From Mena, the instructions:
- Go to Wikipedia.
- In the search box, type your birth month and day (but not year).
- List three events that happened on your birthday.
- List two important birthdays and one interesting death.
- One holiday or observance (if any).
September 27th ยข
Events
1821
- Mexico
gains its independence from Spain
.
1903
- Wreck of the Old 97
, a train crash made famous by the song of the same name.
1998
- Google
is first established
Births
1722
- Samuel Adams
, American revolutionary leader (d. 1803
)
1885
- Harry Blackstone, Sr.
, American magician (d. 1965
) (beat out Avril Lavigne)
Death
1972
- S. R. Ranganathan
, Indian mathematician and librarian (b. 1892
)
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