Event, Birth, Death

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Go to Wikipedia, type in your birthday, and post three events, two births, and one death. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18_July)

Events:
64 - Great fire of Rome: A fire begins to burn in the merchant area of Rome and soon burns completely out of control while Emperor Nero reportedly plays his lyre and sings while watching the blaze from a safe distance.

1536 - The authority of the Pope is declared void in England.

1925 - Adolf Hitler publishes his personal manifesto Mein Kampf.
(A whole bunch of other things happened on my birthday, including a massacre.)

Births:
1937 - Hunter S. Thompson, American journalist and author (d. 2005)
1929 - Screamin' Jay Hawkins, American singer (d. 2000)

Deaths:
1698 - Johann Heinrich Heidegger, Swiss theologian (b. 1633)

And for a bonus, here's a holiday:

• Uruguay - Constitution Day