Late on the Wikipedia Birthday Meme

(originally posted at crw.vox.com)

After reading a few posts on this meme I just had to be a sheep and follow along.  Mostly I was just curious.  Watashi no tanjoobi wa go-gatsu juugo-nichi.

Events:

1. 1802 - The Légion d'Honneur is founded by Napoleon Bonaparte.
2. 1897 - Oscar Wilde is released from Reading Gaol.
3. 1962 - A birthday salute to U.S. President John F. Kennedy takes place at Madison Square Garden, New York. The highlight is Marilyn Monroe's infamous rendition of Happy Birthday

Births:

1. 1870 - Albert Fish, American serial killer and cannibal (d. 1936)
2. 1946 - André the Giant, French professional wrestler (d. 1993)

Deaths:

1. 1526 - Emperor Go-Kashiwabara of Japan (b. 1464)