gurdymonkey | A date that will live in something?

Ganked from various as I contemplate what I am going to do this afternoon that would be nicer than straightening up the garret.

Look up your birthday in Wikipedia. Pick 4 events, 3 births, 2 deaths, and 1 holiday.

DECEMBER 6.

EVENTS:

1. 1240 – Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev under Danylo of Halych and Voivode Dmytro falls to the Mongols under Batu Khan.
2. 1768 – The first edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica is published.
3. 1865 – The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, banning slavery.
4. 1922 – One year to the day after the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty, the Irish Free State comes into existence.

BIRTHS:

1. 1421 – King Henry VI of England (d. 1471)
2. 1908 – Baby Face Nelson, American bank robber (d. 1934) ("Oh, George! Not the livestock!")
3. 1920 – Dave Brubeck, American pianist and composer

DEATHS:

1. 1949 – Leadbelly, American musician (b. 1888)
2. 1988 – Roy Orbison, American singer, guitarist, and songwriter (b. 1936)

HOLIDAY:
International – Saint Nicholas Day