Well, I'm still waiting for reccomendations - I want to do another entry into your COMPLETE WORLD KNOWLEDGE, but someone has to give me a topic.

Also, I've stolen this from Rogue277's Livejournal. It's a Wikipedia game. You go to Wiki, type in your birthday (just the month and the day), and put down in your journal three events, two births, and a death that catch your eye. I knew the death already.

EVENTS:
1799 - Napoleon leaves Egypt, en route to France, to seize power.
1924 - The distance between Earth and Mars is the smallest since the 10th century.
1940 - World War II: The Germans start bombing London.

BIRTHS:
1754 - King Louis XVI of France (d. 1792)
1947 - Keith Moon, English singer and drummer (The Who) (d. 1978)

DEATH:
1305 - William Wallace, Scottish patriot (executed)