What famous things happened on your birthday or who shares your birthday:
What happened in the year you were born:
http://www.blogthings.com/yearborn.html
Julia Louise Dreyfus of Seinfeld was born on my birthday in the same year.
In 1961, John F. Kennedy becomes president of the US, Hurricane “Carla” killed 46 people in Texas, and the Green Bay Packers won the NFL Championship.
December 3:
1910 Neon lights, 1st publically seen (Paris Auto Show)
1922 1st successful technicolor movie (Tall of the Sea), shown in New York NY
1984 Oldest groom - Harry Stevens, 103, weds Thelma Lucas, 83, in Wisconsin
I dont know the actual year but micheal jackson celbrates his birthday on the same day I do( Sep 18) it a sad moment in my life
Re: What else happened on your birthday or in your birthyear?
In 1961 I was an 8-year-old boy when my school teacher told us that 1961 reads the same when turned upside down, and that such a year would not reoccur for more than the next 4000 years. I was suitably impressed, I was quite interested in these sorts of useless knowledge (and still am, really).
On 7-segment displays (old-fashioned LCDs) a ‘2’ may read the same upside down, which opens new possibilities. But in 1961 those displays were not invented yet.
Have you ever realised that aspect of your year of birth, Bruce?
Klaas
I’ll wait til Monday (my birthday) and see if something sprcial happens:D
But in the past according to this:
there were just toooooooo many things happening on my birthday;)
Re: Re: What else happened on your birthday or in your birthyear?
Klaas,
I can honestly say that I had never realized that interesting tidbit about the year 1961. Now that you mention it…but I have to look at it upside down to read it. It’s so confusing. 
I just might have to hang around for the next 4000 years to see the phenomenon occur again.
Bruce
March 13, (1960)Birthdays in common:
The Good
1960 Adam Clayton Oxfordshire, rock bassist (U2-I Will Follow)
The Bad (In the good sort of way)
1956 Dana Delany New York NY, actress (Colleen McMurphy-China Beach, Exit to Eden)
And the Ugly (Get that song out of my head!)
1939 Neil Sedaka Brooklyn NY, singer/songwriter (Breaking Up is Hard to Do)
The interesting
1804 Birth of James W. Alexander, American Presbyterian clergyman and hymn writer. It was Alexander who, in 1830, rendered the English text of Paul Gerhardt’s immortal German hymn, “O Sacred Head, Now Wounded.”
1984
Michael Jackson’s hair catches fire during the filming of a Pepsi commercial
“Where’s the Beef?” commercial campaign for Wendy’s airs for the first time
July 15, 1973 – I was born and so was Kris Holm
beat that suckaz! 
Another link for events by year (this one is 1960 but it links to others)
November 1st:
1798 Sir Benjamin Lee Baronet Guinness, Irish brewer/Dublin mayor
1512 Michelangelo’s paintings on ceiling of Sistine Chapel, 1st exhibited
1952 Fusion occurred for the 1st time on Earth
1951 - US soldiers are exposed to an atomic explosion for training purposes in Desert Rock, Nevada; participation was not voluntary
1994 - George Lucas leaves the day-to-day operations of his filmmaking business and starts a sabbatical. While on sabbatical, he writes the prequel section of the Star Wars movies.
1952 - Larry Flynt, magazine publisher
August 3. 1940
ACCEPTED??? Lucky Lithuanians.
OOOOOOH:D Feb 5,1955 Debra Jo Fondren was born. 1977Playmate of the Year
Another 1961er here.
I was born the same day/same year as Olympic Gymnast Nadia Comaneci.
I share a birthday with Neil Young (Of Crosy, Stills, Nash and Young, for you children) and Charles Manson.
Now here is an important fact: On November 12, Full House had its 100th episode and the twins were born.
If you want to know what important things happened in 1961, see Yoopers’ post.
I don’t follow boxing at all, but there seemed to be some kind of pattern here.
March 25th
The Famous
1958 Sugar Ray Robinson is 1st boxing champion to win 5 times
The Infamous
1988 Robin Givens demands full access to husband Mike Tyson’s money
1995 Boxer Mike Tyson released from jail after serving 3 years
Birthdays
1934 Gloria Steinem, 1940 Anita Bryant, 1942 Aretha Franklin, 1947 Elton John, 1958 Me, 1965 Sarah Jessica Parker
A birthday in the future
2184 Pavel Andreivich Chekov Leningrad, USSR (Star Trek-character)
On my birthday a race riot broke out in Newark NJ which resulted in the death of 27 people.
1967 Race riots break out in Newark, 27 die
At least something of note happened that day.