birthday
The annual celebration of a person's birth probably originated in Egypt,
where the birthdays of rulers and gods were celebrated with feasts.
The early Christians did not celebrate birthdays at all.
 Jackie Chan, April 7, 1954. Movie star and martial arts expert.
Jack London, January 12, 1876. American author.
John Steinbeck, February 27, 1902. Author of The Grapes of Wrath.
Benjamin Franklin, January 17, 1706. American forefather, inventor, author, and philosopher.
Sir Isaac Newton, January 4, 1643. English scientist who discovered the law of gravity.
Thomas Edison, February 11, 1847. American inventor.
Galileo Galilei, February 15, 1564. Italian scientist.
Albert Einstein, March 14, 1879. Famous for his Theory of Relativity.
George Washington, February 22, 1732. First president of the United States (1789-1797).
John Adams, October 30, 1735. Second president of the United States (1797-1801).
Thomas Jefferson, April 13, 1743. Third president of the United States (1801-1809).
James Madison, March 16, 1751. Fourth president of the United States (1809-1817).
James Monroe, April 28, 1758. Fifth president of the United States (1817-1825).
John Quincy Adams, July 11, 1767. Sixth president of the United States (1825-1829).
Andrew Jackson, March 15, 1767. Seventh president of the United States (1829-1837).
Martin Van Buren, December 5, 1782. Eighth president of the United States (1837-1841).
William Henry Harrison, February 9, 1773. Ninth president of the United States (1841-1841).
Harrison died of pneumonia after 31 days in office.
His was the grandfather of Benjamin Harrison, 23rd president of the United
States.
John Tyler, March 29, 1790. Tenth president of the United States (1841-1845).
Abraham Lincoln, February 12, 1809. 16th president of the United States (1861-1865).
Joan of Arc, January 6, 1412.
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