Do you know who you might be?

[MargaretR]

'Games' should be put in Anything Goes section.

[mobertol]

Originally Posted by MargaretR

'Games' should be put in Anything Goes section.

For "games" read "an excercise in imaginative thinking"

[susie123]

Well I’m not into reincarnation and haven’t found anyone who snuffed it on my actual birthday but was prompted into finding out more about what happened on 28 November. Quite a lot actually.

Births – the good guys:
1628 – John Bunyan, English cleric and author (d. 1688)
1632 – Jean-Baptiste Lully, French composer (d. 1687)
1757 – William Blake, British poet (d. 1827)
1820 – Friedrich Engels, German philosopher (d. 1895)
1829 – Anton Rubinstein, Russian composer (d. 1894)
1853 – Helen Magill White, first American woman to earn a PhD (d. 1944)
1895 – José Iturbi, Spanish pianist (d. 1980)
1961 – Martin Clunes, British actor
1963 – Armando Iannucci, Scottish comedian

Not too sure about these two:
1887 – Ernst Röhm, Nazi official (d. 1934)
1967 – Anna Nicole Smith, American television personality (d. 2007)

And a town! – bet not many of you can say that!
28 de Noviembre, written out as Veintiocho de Noviembre, is a town in southwestern Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. It has roughly 5,300 inhabitants, mostly of Argentinian, and Italian origin, and is located 270 km (168 mi) west of Río Gallegos and 13 km (8 mi) south of Río Turbio. The town is near the border with Chile, not far from Puerto Natales. Its main economic activity is coal mining.
The town was officially founded on November 28, 1959, on the second anniversary of adoption of the provincial constitution, when a decree merged several settlements into one town which was named after the date of foundation.

Events:
1660 – At Gresham College, 12 men, including Christopher Wren, Robert Boyle, John Wilkins, and Sir Robert Moray decide to found what is later known as the Royal Society.
1893 – Women vote in a national election for the first time: the New Zealand general election.
1919 – Lady Astor is elected as a Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. She is the first woman to sit in the House of Commons. (Countess Markievicz, the first to be elected, refused to sit.)
1990 – John Major replaces Margaret Thatcher as PM
It’s also Albanian Independence Day

Deaths:
741 – St. Gregory III
1290 – Eleanor of Castile, wife of Edward I of England (b. 1241) – of Eleanor Cross fame
1872 – Mary Fairfax Somerville, British scientific writer (b. 1780)
1954 – Enrico Fermi, Italian physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1901)
1968 – Enid Blyton, British children's author (b. 1897)
1972 – Havergal Brian, British composer (b. 1875)

The bad guys:
1994 – Jeffrey Dahmer, American serial killer (b. 1960)
1994 – Buster Edwards, English train robber (b. 1932)

[flashy]

no one famous died in February 76 so i guess i just have myself to blame for me being me

[mobertol]

Originally Posted by flashy

no one famous died in February 76 so i guess i just have myself to blame for me being me

We are who we are of course, but your parents have a lot to do with it -genes and up-bringing. Your own character and mind have some influence too and perhaps the soul that took up residence when you popped out

[mobertol]

Originally Posted by susie123

Well I’m not into reincarnation and haven’t found anyone who snuffed it on my actual birthday but was prompted into finding out more about what happened on 28 November. Quite a lot actually.

Whew! Pretty busy day then through the ages.

Anyone you identify with particularly, Sue?

William Blake was a pretty interesting character, and i loved Enid Blyton's books as a child.

(Found the Magic Faraway Tree in the Botanical Gardens Bologna a short while back -was with my friend Charlotte ,we both looked at this tree turned to each other and said "OMG, it's the Magic Faraway Tree" and had hysterics See photos, the tree is at least 3 times the height shown -friend Charlotte is pictured.

We were both very disappointed that the slippery slide was closed up inside it )

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by cashman

Never gave this matter any thought at all, but if it were to be the case, i was obviously a "Diplomat" in a previous life.

Ya cashy you've always called a spade a shovel

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by MargaretR

'Games' should be put in Anything Goes section.

Go back to sleep Margaret

[susie123]

Originally Posted by mobertol

Whew! Pretty busy day then through the ages.

Anyone you identify with particularly, Sue?

William Blake was a pretty interesting character, and i loved Enid Blyton's books as a child.

You hit on my two favourites, I've always loved William Blake and like you was a Blytonophile when young. Though having seen a recent TV drama about her I'm not sure she was a very nice person.

There's a novel about Blake, Burning Bright by Tracy Chevalier, which I enjoyed - her other books are worth a read too.

Of the rest Mary Somerville sounds fascinating - Somerville Coll Oxford was named after her. And I've always loved the story of the Eleanor crosses - a real tribute from a loving husband.

And maybe one day I'll go to Argentina and visit my town.

Funnily enough in three places I have lived one of my neighbours has shared my birthday. Not here though!

[steve2qec]

Funnily enough in three places I have lived one of my neighbours has shared my birthday. Not here though![/quote]
Talking of coincidences - when we moved into our current house, the chaps at No's 2 (me) 4,6 & 8 were all called Steve!! (the Steve at No.6 is now an Andrew)

[garinda]

Originally Posted by mobertol

A recent post by Garinda fired my imagination. After much discussion about re-incarnation, in a thread about funerals he noted :

Quote :

January '65.

One in, me.

One out, him. (Winston Churchill)

Pity I don't believe in reincarnation.

It would explain why I'm always giving people a two fingered salute."

Made me think who it could be who popped off as I popped out -so to speak.

A bit of research on the internet came up with the following:

One in, me. Oct.10th 1963.

One out - well two actually - Edith Piaf and a few hours later - reportedly because of grief at her death, Jean Cocteau.

Edith - was Known as "The Little Sparrow" - my nickname at junior school was "Chaffinch" because of my surname. She was reportedly blind from the age of 3-7, I suffered severe damage to one eye as a result of measles at the age of 3. I had a natural inclination to learn and speak French at school and have always loved singing.

I don't believe in reincarnation either but it is quite an interesting game to look for your hypothetical fore-bearer!

Failing Edith, there was always:

Leopold Friedrich Franz Sieghard Hubertus Erdmann, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt

seems he died at the age of 25 on October 9th 1963. He was also Grand Master of the Order of Albert the Bear, which sounds like a lot of fun.

Could explain my delusions of grandeur

So the question is -who do you think you might have been?

I love Piaf.

So yes, you can be her.

Always regret not buying a Cocteau drawing I found in France.

They were asking a hundred francs. A lot to me, at that time.

If the Little Sparrow had been with with me, you could have twittered in my ear, that it was a bargain, in reality, and I should definitely buy it.

Before trilling out Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien.

[susie123]

Originally Posted by susie123

Of the rest Mary Somerville sounds fascinating - Somerville Coll Oxford was named after her. And I've always loved the story of the Eleanor crosses - a real tribute from a loving husband.

And maybe one day I'll go to Argentina and visit my town.

Forgot to add that Mary S also has a crater on the Moon named for her!

[Eric]

As I entered this world, General of Infantry Anton Dostler was executed by firing squad. Sorry about that, Anton old buddy, somebody had to give up his seat on the bus.

[cashman]

Thinking about this, if it were to be the case, How come theres millions more people in the world these days?

[Eric]

Originally Posted by susie123

You hit on my two favourites, I've always loved William Blake and like you was a Blytonophile when young. Though having seen a recent TV drama about her I'm not sure she was a very nice person.

There's a novel about Blake, Burning Bright by Tracy Chevalier, which I enjoyed - her other books are worth a read too.

Of the rest Mary Somerville sounds fascinating - Somerville Coll Oxford was named after her. And I've always loved the story of the Eleanor crosses - a real tribute from a loving husband.

And maybe one day I'll go to Argentina and visit my town.

Funnily enough in three places I have lived one of my neighbours has shared my birthday. Not here though!

So, I'm not the only one who can see a world in a grain of sand I read that one to my critters too.