Just following the flock!

So - following people too numerous to mention, I have tried the Wikepedia meme.

Anyone who hasn't seen it - go to http://www.wikipedia.org/ type in your date of birth - day and month, but not the year, and then post in your journal

Three Facts

1065 - Westminster Abbey is consecrated.
1879 - The Tay Bridge Disaster: The central part of the Tay Rail Bridge in Dundee, Scotland collapses as a train passed over it, killing 75.
1895 - The Lumière brothers have their first paying audience at the Grand Cafe in Boulevard des Capucines marking the debut of the cinema.


Two Births
1932 - Roy Hattersley, British politician
1934 - Maggie Smith, British actress

and a death
1734 - Robert Roy MacGregor, Scottish folk hero (b. 1671)

Well that's a fairly interesting selection!