Birthday Meme

My friend Pam tagged me to do this and yes, it was pretty interesting:
1. Go to Wikipedia and type in your birth date only -without the year.

2. List 3 events that occurred that day: There were also a lot of Iragi War deaths

a) 1854 - The Republican Party of the United States is organized in Ripon, Wisconsin.
ALRIGHT!
b) 1983 - The final episode of M*A*S*H is broadcast in the USA, becoming the most watched television episode in history, with 106–125 million viewers in the U.S. (estimate varies by source).
For all you TV people
c) 1993 - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents raid the Branch Davidian church in Waco, Texas with a warrant to arrest the group's leader David Koresh. Four BATF agents and five Davidians die in the initial raid, starting a 51-day standoff.

3. List 2 important birthdays: I share a birthday with a gangster and a football player.

a) 1906 - Bugsy Siegel, American gangster (d. 1947)
b) 1945 - Bubba Smith, American football player and actor

4. List 1 death:
a) 1648 - King Christian IV of Denmark and Norway (b. 1577)

5.List a holiday or observance:

a) Kalevala Day, The Day of Finnish Culture - Finland