[Jordan]  Giulia  [Vladimir]  [Caroline]  [Ben]  [Hannah]  [Yuko]  [Dan]  [Tal]  [Brian]  [Yoo Min]  [Ms Hos-McGrane]  [MENU]  The Day I Was Born by Brian April 1, 1989 I was born on April Fools Day and so were actress Debbie Reynolds and singer Marvin Gaye. PERSONAL STATISTICS My name is Brian. I was born on April 1, 1989. April 1 st is a day when people play jokes on each other. I am 10 years old. In days from October 1, 1999 I am 3,835. When I was born the last quarter of the moon was showing. In Celt (Celtic) language Brian means "strong." SHARED BIRTHDAYS Anne McCaffly was born on my birthday. She is the author of lots of science-fiction books. Dwight Eisenhower's (34th president of the United States) grandson was born on April first 1947. Debbie Reynolds was born on my birthday in 1932. She was a "mouseketeer" in the Mickey Mouse show. Marvin Gaye was born 1 day after my birthday in 1939. His hits in music were How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You, Pride And Joy and many more. EVENTS OCCURRING ON MY BIRTHDAY Historical Events The battle of Okinawa began on April 1st 1945. Hitler was sent to prison for five years for leading the Nazi's beer hall Putch in 1924 on my birthday. EVENTS OCCURRING ON MY BIRTHDAY Cultural Events. Tina Turner was in Europe on the day I was born. In the year I was born Batman was a big series of movies. Batman saves the day from evil bad guys. The stars are Jack Nicholson, Michael Kenton, Kim Bassinger, Billy Dee Williams and Jerry Hall. NOSTALGIA On the day I was born George Bush was president and now Bill Clinton is. The toy that was popular on the day I was born was a game called Bed Bugs. Tina Turner was in Europe on the day I was born. "Batman" was a hit movie that year. George Bush was the president of the United States in the year I was born. SUMMARY / EVALUATION I worked OK on the project. I enjoyed it a lot and the most interesting things were in the introduction. I found the project satisfactory and it was cool to learn what happened on the day I was born Page created: Thursday, 17-February-00 URL: http://best.com/~swanson/day_born/ Material copyright © 2000 M. Hos-McGrane, Grades 5 Class Graphics adapted from images © 2000 arttoday.com Web pages designed by L.C. Swanson.