My Birthday's Lackluster History

Okay. I've been tagged in a Birthday Meme, the point of which is to see who shares your birthday, historical events that took place on your birthday, and any holidays that fall on your birthday. Seems simple enough. And here's how it works:

Instructions: 1. Go to Wikipedia and type in your birthday (month and day). 2. Write down three events, 2 births, 1 holiday and tag 5 friends. 3. There are five slots in the Birthday Meme. As you are tagged, you have to remove the name in the first slot and bump everyone up so that your name can be added to the bottom.

Here's mine:

Birthday: July 29th

I'm a Cancer.

I share my birthday with the not-quite-all-there actor, Gary Busey and race car driver, Jeff Burton.

My birthday falls on Veterans Day in the Netherlands.

And last, but not least, the three historical events which took place on my birthday are:

Coal is discovered on Vancouver Island.

The Globe Theatre in London, England burns to the ground.

The U.S. Supreme Court rules the death penalty could constitute "cruel and unusual punishment."

Well, that does it. Not too impressive, in my opinion. June 29th appears to be a hump day in history. Oh well.

And the list:
Mommyness is Happiness
This is a miracle
Mariuca
First Time Dad Adrian
Lisa at Work at Home Mom Revolution

I kindly ask these five bloggers to participate in this meme:
Polliwog's Pond
Hearts A Fire
Plain Jane Mom
Working at Home Mom
Outta the Coop